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Ever wondered about curation and language remediation? Meet the new Associates-funded Boston Public Library Curator of Modern Books and Manuscripts, Viv Will... Meet the Boston Public Library's Curator of Modern Books and Manuscripts

Get to know Viv, the Associates-funded Boston Public Library Curator of Modern Books and Manuscripts, in our latest YouTube interview! ▶️

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TS5QDXf6x8

Are books that were popular 100 years ago still relevant today? 📚 Each year at the Associates of the Boston Public Library’s Hundred-Year Book Debate, three... What was the best book of 1926?

Missed the Hundred-Year Book Debate last week? You can now watch the full program on our YouTube Channel! Find out which book won the Hundred-Year Book Debate of 1926! 📚

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWTcyVZbiFo

Thank you to everyone who attended our Hundred-Year Book Debate of 1926 last night! We hope you enjoy these photos from the engaging literary event. Missed it? Stay tuned for the full event recording coming soon on YouTube!

Photos by: Z Weber

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The Hundred-Year Book Debate of 1926 is TONIGHT! 🎟️: https://ow.ly/qZkG50YbXSB

Join us in the Boston Public Library Rabb Hall or on Zoom from 6-7 to see The Sun Also Rises, The Weary Blues, and Winnie-the-Pooh go head to head 📚

This free event is brought to you by the generosity of our donors. Make a donation while booking your ticket to support literary events like these and to further our mission of preserving and promoting the Boston Public Library’s Special Collections. Donate today: www.associatesbpl.org/donate

📖 Bring your own copy of the book you’re rooting for to the debate! Or purchase it from @tridenthalifax.bsky.social at the event.

A century later, three literary classics go head-to-head - The Boston Globe This year's Hundred-Year Book Debate pits Winnie-the-Pooh against Hughes and Hemingway.

TOMORROW! The Hundred-Year Book Debate of 1926 is almost here 📚

Join us in @bpl.boston.gov Rabb Hall or on Zoom from 6–7 PM as The Sun Also Rises, The Weary Blues, and Winnie-the-Pooh go head to head.

📰 Read this wonderful @bostonglobe.com feature on the debate: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/09/a...

A century later, three literary classics go head-to-head - The Boston Globe This year's Hundred-Year Book Debate pits Winnie-the-Pooh against Hughes and Hemingway.

Happening tomorrow night at the Boston Public Library! Join @associatesbpl.bsky.social in person or online and vote for your favorite. The event will be MC'd by the dazzling Kennedy Elsey from Mix 104.1. Don't miss it! Get your free tickets here: www.associatesbpl.org/events-and-p...

📍 @tridenthalifax.bsky.social will be selling the featured books before and after the event. Book free tickets here: 100year1926.eventbrite.com?aff=bsky

We’re thrilled to partner with bookstores to celebrate the centennial of the books in our Hundred-Year Book Debate of 1926 on Feb 10!

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But the final verdict isn’t in yet! Join the Associates of the Boston Public Library for our Hundred-Year Book Debate on February 10 at the Central Library or on Zoom, where experts make the case for The Sun Also Rises, The Weary Blues, and Winnie-the-Pooh. Then cast your vote for the winner!

Readers of Boston.com recently weighed in on which 1926 book still stands the test of time, with Winnie-the-Pooh narrowly edging out The Sun Also Rises. 🐻 Read the article here: www.boston.com/community/re...

Meet the moderator of the Hundred-Year Book Debate, Kennedy Elsey.

Get free in-person or livestream tickets for this lighthearted literary debate on February 10 at the Central Library here: https://100year1926.eventbrite.com/?aff=bsky

The Associates of the Boston Public Library extends their gratitude to Peter King + Company for years of pro bono partnership.

We are thankful for the time and creativity shared with us. Check out their great work at https://www.peterkingandcompany.com/

Meet the third debater of the Hundred-Year Book Debate of 1926, Jackie Horne, who will defend Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne. 

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Meet the second debater of the Hundred-Year Book Debate of 1926, Regie Gibson, who will defend The Weary Blues by Langston Hughes. 

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Meet the first debater of the Hundred-Year Book Debate of 1926, Hilary Justice, who will defend The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway.

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Had a blast talking with Jared Bowen today about the upcoming @associatesbpl.bsky.social Hundred-Year Book Debate! Join us @bpl.boston.gov on Feb. 10. More information here: www.associatesbpl.org/events-and-p...

The Associates is honored to have funded the digitization of highlights from this collection, as well as the salaries of Lead Curator of the Arts, Kristin Parker (pictured here), and the Curator of Photography, Aaron Schmidt, who were on the exhibition curation team.

Today, we honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American civil rights activist and Baptist minister, who led the civil rights movement. This 1965 image from the BPL’s Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Collection is currently on display in the "Revolution!" Exhibition in the Central Library.

📚 Meet the third book of the Hundred-Year Book Debate of 1926: Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne. 📚 Milne drew inspiration from his son Christopher Robin’s stuffed toys and Winnie, the London Zoo bear adopted by Canadian WWI vet Harry Colebourn. Tickets: https://100year1926.eventbrite.com/?aff=bsky

Get free in-person or livestream tickets for this lighthearted literary debate on February 10 at the Central Library here: 100year1926.eventbrite.com?aff=bsky

The Weary Blues by Langston Hughes is a published poetry collection that explores themes of weariness, resilience, and Black life in early 20th-century America, utilizing music as both a cultural expression and an emotional release.

📚 Meet the second book of the Hundred-Year Book Debate of 1926: The Weary Blues by Langston Hughes, presented by literary performer Regie Gibson. 📚

Get free in-person or livestream tickets for this lighthearted literary debate on February 10 at the Central Library here: 100year1926.eventbrite.com?aff=bsky

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway is about the "Lost Generation" of American and British expatriates in post-World War I Europe. Following journalist Jake Barnes and the independent Lady Brett Ashley, the novel explores themes of disillusionment, lost love, and moral decay.

📚 Get to know the first book of the Hundred-Year Book Debate of 1926: The Sun Also Rises, presented by scholar and curator Dr. Hilary Justice. 📚