Free To All: West End Branch Library Exhibit Opening and Book Swap

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[vc_row][vc_column][ultimate_heading source="post_title" heading_tag="h1" main_heading_color="#BE1E2D" main_heading_font_family="font_family:|font_call:" main_heading_style="font-weight:bold;"][/ultimate_heading][ultimate_spacer height="10" height_on_tabs="10" height_on_tabs_portrait="10" height_on_mob_landscape="7" height_on_mob="7"][dt_fancy_separator separator_color="accent" line_thickness="3"][ultimate_spacer height="10" height_on_tabs="10" height_on_tabs_portrait="10" height_on_mob_landscape="7" height_on_mob="7"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][dt_fancy_image image_id="30199" onclick="lightbox" width="" caption="on"][ultimate_spacer height="32" height_on_tabs="32" height_on_tabs_portrait="32" height_on_mob_landscape="28" height_on_mob="28"][vc_column_text] Learn the storied history of the West End Branch of the Boston Public Library in this new exhibit! Bring an old book, leave with a new one. Libraries are a place for community, culture, and activism. The West End Branch of the Boston Public Library is no exception. Join us for the opening of a new special exhibit tracing the history of the neighborhood library and its impact. Originally opening in 1896 in the Old West Church, the branch saw decades of change as the West End gained a vibrant immigrant community and eventually faced the wrecking ball of urban renewal. The West End Branch became the cradle of memories of the Old West End as host for the collections that would give rise to the West End Museum. It wouldn’t be a library event if you didn’t leave with a book! Take a book and leave a book for The WEM’s second Free to All Book Swap. Bring gently used books to share with neighbors and exchange them with old friends and new. Admission is free, but bringing books is encouraged! Light refreshments will be available. [/vc_column_text][ultimate_spacer height="32" height_on_tabs="32" height_on_tabs_portrait="32" height_on_mob_landscape="28" height_on_mob="28"][vc_btn title="GET YOUR TICKETS" align="center" size="lg" style="custom" custom_background="#B5996A" custom_text="#FFFFFF" i_icon_fontawesome="fa fa-solid fa-ticket" link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Ffree-to-all-west-end-branch-library-exhibit-opening-and-book-swap-tickets-2002570407998%3Faff%3DWEMsite" add_icon="true"][/vc_column][/vc_row]