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An engaging classroom is a central goal for any teacher—but a strategic approach to student engagement is often missing from discussions of teaching. When we think of student engagement, several familiar goals come to mind: we should strive for active...

A special meeting of the Boston Public Library Board of Directors was held today. Below is a 1200+ word news release with details about the plans announced and discussed at the meeting. One major change will be a restructuring of BPL’s public services...

Editor’s note: Pforzheimer University Professor Robert Darnton, the Harvard University Librarian since 2007, is retiring at the end of the academic year. This is the text of his remarks at a farewell celebration with members of the library community...

Library – Chlld/Youth Services This is a temporary 3 year, grant funded position. The Organization A leading American historian has called the Public Library of the City of Boston “one of the five great libraries of the world.” Well over 3.5 million...

If you love books, libraries are some of the most spectacular buildings in the world. To celebrate these monumentally important buildings, we’ve complied a list of the most magnificent libraries on the planet. From a library hidden in the forests of...