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Boston Public Library trustees have voted to change the Dudley branch’s name to the “Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library.”
Arana-Ortiz said she supported the Roxbury Historical Society and Friends of the Dudley Branch groups, who both supported the name change.
A May 27 press release from the Boston Public Library notes that the name change honors Roxbury’s historic contributions to Boston — contributions that date as far back as the Revolutionary War.
The press release says that Roxbury is one of the few larger Boston neighborhoods without a library branch in its name.
We return to having a Roxbury branch of the Boston Public Library as a testament to the deep, rich history of the area and its communities.”
