Report says BPL?s artwork in state of neglect

The library?s 320,000 pieces are in dire need of space, a massive reorganization, and a complete inventory, the report says.

Adrian Walker

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This mass murder makes me wonder if there is any refuge from history. Yet another idiot has turned his paranoia into tragedy.

Parishioners prayed at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. Sunday morning.

David Goldman/AP

Charleston church defiant in wake of shooting tragedy

Emanuel AME ? shuttered since Wednesday?s massacre ? opened its doors Sunday, but gone were nine familiar faces.

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An interfaith service in Roxbury capped a day on which local churches tried to make sense of the killings.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/11/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Images/IMG_8975_Dakinatpodium.jpg State revises count of impoverished students

Under a new formula, less than half of Boston students appear to be impoverished, compared to three-quarters previously.

The medical device and biotech industries say the trade plan would make it  easier to win regulatory approvals abroad. At left, a bioreactor used to make  Genzyme?s treatment for Gaucher disease.

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff/File 2015

Mixed reaction in Mass. to Pacific trade bill

Key sectors of the state?s economy back the Trans-Pacific Partnership, but the state?s entire congressional delegation opposes it.

Dan Shaughnessy

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/06/21/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Dan_Shaughnessy_150px-7922.jpg Batting around some topics before Tom Brady?s hearing

Picked up pieces while packing to cover Brady?s steel cage match with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

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The vehicles aren?t just a nuisance, but have also been linked to everything from littering to homicide, law enforcement officials say.

Divan Silva, 7, who was wounded while riding his bike, was applauded by officers at a party.

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Boston police make shooting survivor, 7, one of their own

Divan Silva, hit by a stray bullet while riding his bicycle last month in Dorchester, became an official member of the force for a day.

Mr. Schuller, shown conducting the Lexington High School wind ensemble as it practiced a piece he composed, led New England Conservatory from 1967-77.

Gunther Schuller, classical-jazz giant, dies at 89

Schuller, the former president of New England Conservatory, was Boston?s most versatile and accomplished musical citizen.

Pat Connaughton showed off some of his underrated athleticism at Athletic Evolution in Woburn.

Pat Connaughton making a strong pitch for NBA Draft

Already a professional baseball player, the Arlington native and Notre Dame standout has been turning heads during predraft workouts.

Families bond in different ways when parents coach their children?s teams.

Parenting

The joy of coaching kids? sports, even if you can?t play

With the youngest players, your most important asset is not sports knowledge but your deep well of experience at running playdates.

Barry Chin/Globe Staff

Facing issues with older drivers

The stress of having to take the car keys from an aging parent can be difficult for both sides.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/06/18/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/wiggs_Casino_377479.jpg Plainridge Park launches state?s casino era

The Plainville slot parlor opening Wednesday follows decades of deliberation and offers a glimpse of the future ? for better or worse.

Opinion | John E. Sununu

Donald Trump?s presidential bid has no downside for him

Trump owns the resources and name identity to carry out a presidential campaign, with no real downside to losing.

Home Life

Do you have new daddy blues?

A new study suggests the gap between new dads? expectations of parenthood and the reality they encounter may lead to postnatal depression.

music

15 albums to listen to this summer

The music suited for sun and sand, a lively barbecue, or something to set the mood for dinner parties.

The Big Picture

A man kneels across the street from where police gather outside the Emanuel AME Church following a shooting on June 17 in Charleston, S.C.

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Shooting at Charleston church

Dylann Storm Roof, 21, allegedly killed nine people at a prayer meeting inside the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C.