The World Languages Department is looking for gift basket donations for their upcoming World Languages Bazaar on October 9th.  Gift baskets will be raffled off the night of the event. If you would like to donate a basket or you know of a merchant in your neighborhood who would like to donate a basket, please e-mail me at or call me at 617-323-1900.

Here are some basket ideas: BLA Basket, Movie night, Gardener, Cook’s basket, Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics, spa/beauty basket, home/decorator, Holiday, French, neighborhood, etc.

Get Ready to Pick Your Favorite Basket!

Italian Basket: a $25.00 gift certificate to Bertucci’s, pasta, sauce, and an Italian cookbook (Marie Carvalho, BLA’s Director of World Languages)

Boston Bruins Basket: contents TBA (Ms. Karen Haller-Beer, BLA Modern Languages)

Dunkin Donuts Basket: contents TBA (Ms. Restrepo, BLA Science)

BPL Book Bag: Unit Pride by John McAleer (grandfather of Caroline O’Brien, BLA Class VI) & Billy Dickson; Jumanji written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg (autographed copy); The Grey King by Susan Cooper (autographed copy); Library Lions, Grand Staircase at the Boston Public Library decorative tile commissioned by the Citywide Friends of the BPL ($50 value); Boston Mobile Book Fair “I only came for one book” T-shirt (S); BPL “You don’t belong to the library. The library belongs to you.” T-shirt (XL) (donated by the O’Brien family)

Halloween Basket: contents TBA (Mary O’Brien)

Boston Red Sox Basket: contents TBA (Sue Low, BLA parent)

Cookware Basket: contents TBA (Sue Low)

Movie Basket: contents TBA (Chris Carter, BLA parent & SPC co-chair)

Custom Jewelry Basket: contents TBA (Karen Keifer, BLA parent)

Candy Basket: includes a delectable selection of candy from Phillips Candy House (Donna McMahon, BLA parent)