Lucy Parsons Center

The Lucy Parsons Center is an independent, non-profit, radical bookstore and community space. We are run collectively by our volunteers—no bosses, no pay. We are kept alive by dedicated volunteers who contribute their time to keeping this project on its feet. Read more about our collective or sign up to volunteer and get involved if you are interested!

Bookstore: The Lucy Parsons Center has a well-stocked bookstore with new and used books and more than 200 magazines, newspapers, and journals, covering every wing of the progressive movement. We also carry posters, bumper stickers, t-shirt, cards, and pins. There are low-priced used and bargain books in addition to new titles, Spanish-language books, and children's books.

Meeting Space, Info Space: The Center offers its space free to local activist groups for meetings and events. We also receive, display, and distribute dozens of newsletters, events notices, and flyers from projects and organizations locally and around the world.

In-Store Events: We draw on the many outstanding activists in the Boston area, as well as visiting progressives, to offer lectures, readings, discussions, poetry, puppetry, music, movies, and more on a wide range of issues of current relevance.

Book Tables: We bring information into the community by setting up book tables and displays at conferences, demonstrations, and events around Boston. Contact us if you'd like a book table at your event.

Radical Movie Nights: Every Wednesday at 7:00 PM, the center hosts videos, films, and documentaries on freedom struggles in this country and around the world.

Hours

The Center is open every day. Our hours are 12 - 9 PM on Monday - Friday, and 12 - 6 PM on Saturdays and Sundays.

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Lucy Parsons Center
549 Columbus Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts
02118-1125
phone: (617) 267-6272
fax: (270) 969-3156
lucyparsons@tao.ca