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Community Support for JP Branch Renovation

Gretchen Grozier
Nov 26, 2012

Jamaica Plain - your library branch needs your support with a great turnout to the public meeting Wednesday in order to demonstrate that we deserve a full and comprehensive renovation. See you there!

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Help Preserve 161 South Huntington Ave

Gretchen Grozier
Aug 14, 2012

Please make your voice heard at a meeting this Wed at 6:30pm if you believe the luxury housing project proposed for 161 So Huntington is out of character with the community goals & values of JP.

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Your Old Ceramics Can Help Beautify the JP Branch Library

Gretchen Grozier
Aug 1, 2012

Your old ceramics can help beautify the JP Branch Library. Over the summer we will be accepting donations for incorporation into a Community Mosaic Project (to be assembled this fall).

Added Benefits at the JP Branch Library

Gretchen Grozier
Jul 22, 2012

The JP Branch Library provides so much more than books. Did you know that you can go to the branch and check out a pass to visit a local museum or attraction for free (or at a reduced price)?

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Books

Summer Saturdays at the JP Branch Library — Why Close?

Gretchen Grozier
Jul 3, 2012

The branch libraries of JP are a wonderful community institution that are open less, just when kids & youth need them more. That just seems counter intuitive. Why close on summer Saturdays?

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JP Reads is Coming!

Gretchen Grozier
Jun 13, 2012

As the summer reading lists start to appear & you start to think about a few blissful days on the beach with a good book consider that this fall JP is going to be reading...'The Night Circus'.

Books

Calling all the Booklovers of JP

Gretchen Grozier
May 18, 2012

The Annual Book Sale hosted by the Friends of the Jamaica Plain Branch Library starts today. This year we are having a two-day sale - it is being held on both Friday and Saturday.

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Books

The Relevancy of Libraries

Gretchen Grozier
Apr 30, 2012

A recent post about having the JP branch renovation included in the upcoming capital budget sparked an interesting comment. Someone thought libraries are becoming irrelevant. I would beg to differ!

File photo: During the 2010 fiscal crisis, the JP community fought to keep the branch open. The sign reads "Don't Cut Off Healthy Branches." For many, the fight is to get a much-needed renovation, not simply keep the doors open.

Politics

Why Isn't JP Hopping Mad?

Gretchen Grozier
Apr 11, 2012

JP is a community that fights when we see injustice. So why isn't everyone up in arms about what has happened with the JP Branch Library?

The JP Branch of the Boston Public Library

Politics

Renovate the JP Branch Library Now!

Gretchen Grozier
Feb 17, 2012

A tagline from the Globe in 2007 Long Overdue: Some of Boston's branch libraries languish on a waiting list of broken-down buildings and unanswered needs. Which will get help, and when, is a mystery.