Description: Several takes of reporter standup on the Boston Public Library having to shut down the bookmobile. Exteriors of Boston Public Library older (McKim) building. Pan of the inscription “The Commonwealth requires the education of the people as the safeguard of order and liberty.” Move to the attached modern building entrance. Interiors of the Library. Sign reads “Effective Sunday, February 13, the Library will be closed on Sundays until further notice.” Patrons in line at circulation desk in lobby. Librarian stamps due dates on borrowing cards. Patrons at reading tables in research room.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/15/1977
Description: BPL director Arthur Curley and Globe publisher William Taylor explain importance of keeping up BPL. Exteriors and interiors of library. Books.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/28/1986
Description: Three-part series updating the state of the Boston Public Schools since court ordered desegregation. First part on changes in racial and socioeconomic composition of student body. White enrollment has declined and more children come from poor and single-parent households. Second part on the dilapidated conditions of school buildings and the difficult decision of which schools should be closed. Exteriors of closed schools, some boarded up. Third part on the evolution of curriculum planning to enhance flexibility and keep up with standards. Interviews with John Coakley, School Department; Robert Dentler, expert on court order; Ellen Guiney, Citywide Education Coalition; Leon Nelson, Freedom House. Superintendent Robert Spillane attends School Committee meeting.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/20/1985
Description: Brief interview with Boston Red Sox Ticket Manager regarding resumption of ticket sales following the end of the 1981 Major League Baseball Strike. Shots of signs and game schedules, fans at ticket window.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/31/1981
Description: ROXBURY vs Boston Redevelopment Authority. STEPHEN COYLE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. VACANT LOTS.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/11/1986
Description: Boston Repertory Ballet class and rehearsal. Nine dancers, female and male, practice at barre in front of mirror wall. Leotards, ballet slippers, toe shoes, leg warmers. Music from reel-to reel-tape recorder. Founder and artistic director Samuel Kurkjian. reel 1 of 2
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/24/1978
Description: Interview with Samuel Kurkjian, founder and artistic director of the Boston Repertory Ballet, about the difficulty of starting a new dance company. reel 2 of 2
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/24/1978
Description: Boston School Committee; 9 to 5 Rally.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/08/1982
Description: Boston School Committee.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/14/1981
Description: Boston School Committee Members.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/11/1982