State Library of Massachusetts

Histories of bills from the 2005-2006 legislative session that were either sent to a study order—a common way to  “kill a bill”—or on w...

As a reference librarian sometimes I get very interesting questions.  Recently I got a question where a patron wanted to know about a bomb...

Register Online People before Highways: Boston Activists, Urban Planners, and a New Movement for City Making , by Karilyn Crockett  Tue...

With the beginning of August comes the slow end of summer, but still there is plenty of time to pack every last bit of summer fun in! While ...

Although the State Library’s “Zimmer” newspaper index has been mentioned in some of our previous blogs , it’s such a great resource that I...

The Massachusetts state seal, which adorns the commonwealth’s flag, is easily identifiable by most Massachusetts residents. In 1629 King Cha...

We celebrate America’s independence on July 4, but Bostonians in 1776 did not hear the stirring words of the Declaration of Independence unt...