Mattapan Branch of the Boston Public Library

06/03/2026

We got our first harvests! Stop by the Mattapan library and check out our community garden. We just got our first radishes!

06/03/2026

Yesterday, our Generalist and Children's Librarian attended Mayor Wu's Neighborhood Coffee Hour at the Mattahunt Community Center. It was a pleasure to meet so many community members and share the exciting programming we have planned for the summer. Hope to see you there!

• Juneteenth Mocktails | June 6th, 2 pm - 3:30 pm
• Pride Tie-Dye | June 9th, 6 pm - 7:30 pm
• Frying Sweet Plantains for Caribbean Heritage Month | June 16th, 4 pm - 5:30 pm
• Summer Reading Kickoff Party | June 25th, 2 pm - 4 pm

06/03/2026

05/16/2026

Bòn Mwa Eritaj Ayisyen!

Come celebrate Haitian Heritage Month with us at the Mattapan Branch Library on May 23rd for these special programs:

• Family Story Time: Haitian Heritage Month | 10:30am - 11:30am

• Haitian Heritage Month Film Screening: Mountains | 11am - 1pm

05/09/2026

05/05/2026

Looking to get started with gardening? Mattapan Library has everything you need, from seeds to seedlings, workshops and books, and more!

04/21/2026

Make a body scrub as a gift for Mother’s Day, someone special, or yourself! Presented by Emerged Wellness.

03/07/2026

Dreaming of spring 🌸

Mattapan library has gotten its first lettuce sprouts. Do you want to help out at our community garden? Check out our website and calendar for our upcoming Green Thumb Club and Open Garden events. Come plant, tend to, or simply enjoy our vegetables, herbs, and flowers! Keep an eye out for announcements regarding our seed library distribution, too. For more information, check out the link in our bio. 🥬🌻

02/04/2026

Your Mattapan librarians visited Boston Arts Academy today!

Do you want us to go to your school, community center, or other locations? Let us know, we love to bring the library to you 👋

02/03/2026

Celebrate Black History Month with Documentary Club today! We'll be watching Sam Pollard and Llewellyn M. Smith's thought provoking film, South to Black Power. Screening at 5:30 PM

About the Film 📽

Charles M. Blow, New York Times columnist and best-selling author of The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto, sets off across the country on a personal journey. Along the way, he meets with politicians, historians, community activists, colleagues, friends, and family members to test his theory on Black Liberation, which involves a daring strategy for Black Americans to move to southern states to control legislatures and gain greater political power.