Snag Some Great Reads at the Bomb Magazine and Brooklyn Public Library’s...
If you are still on the hunt for some summer reads to get you through the sweltering season, head to the annual Small Press Flea this month. Sponsored by Brooklyn Public Library and BOMB Magazine, the...
View ArticleEmpty Your Shelves and Then Fill Them Back Up Again at the Big Brooklyn Book...
If you've been wanting to clear out some tomes to make way for new reading material, the Brooklyn Public Library's annual book sale offers an opportunity to donate your used reading material for a good...
View ArticlePromised Public Library and Arts Spaces Take Step Closer to Reality at 300...
Condominium declaration documents hit public records Friday for eight separate units at 300 Ashland Place, paving the way for the arrival of the long-promised Brooklyn Public Library and cultural...
View ArticleRevealed: The Red Hook Brooklyn Public Library Branch Is Getting a New Look
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View ArticleRenderings Reveal Look of Long-Awaited Cultural Spaces in Fort Greene’s 300...
After years of delay, ground was broken, so to speak, on the long-promised cultural spaces at 300 Ashland in Fort Greene this morning. The new 50,000 square-foot space, now called L10 Arts and Cultural...
View ArticleSpend All Night at the Brooklyn Public Library With Return of ‘A Night of...
A night of wide-ranging ideas and discussion is returning to the Brooklyn Public Library. Presented by Brooklyn Public Library and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, “A Night of Philosophy...
View ArticleGet Some Teen Perspective With Digitized High School Newspapers From Brooklyn...
If you needed another excuse to spend a day in a historic record dive, Brooklyn Collection at Brooklyn Public Library has a new resource ready for you with the digitization of more than 900 high school...
View ArticleLearn About the Green Legacy of Bed Stuy’s Hattie Carthan With the Brooklyn...
Her determination and advocacy prowess spawned a green movement in Bed Stuy. Delve into the story of Hattie Carthan and the black presence in the urban ecology movement with a special program at the...
View ArticleBrooklyn Historical Society to Merge With Brooklyn Public Library, in...
The venerable and private Brooklyn Historical Society, more than 150 years old, plans to merge with the Brooklyn Public Library. The sweeping historic Brooklyn collections of both will be combined at...
View ArticleDistract Yourself With These Research Resources You Can Use from Home
The libraries, archives and other cultural institutions may be closed, but if you need a little dig through history to distract you there are plenty of resources online to provide the service. With an...
View ArticleOnline Programs, Concerts and Exhibits to Keep Brooklynites of All Ages Busy
With most public programs cancelled for the spring season, cultural organizations, performance venues and bookstores are stepping up to make as much programming accessible online as possible....
View ArticlePandemic Pushes Back Finish Date for Long-Delayed Greenpoint Public Library
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View ArticleJoin Bed Stuy Restoration and Actor Gbenga Akinnagbe for Brooklyn Public...
A special edition of the Brooklyn Public Library Story Time program brings actor and activist Gbenga Akinnagbe to chat about activism. Akinnagbe will read an illustrated edition of "I, Too, Am America"...
View ArticleGrab-and-Go Service to Launch at Some Brooklyn Public Library Branches in July
The Brooklyn Public Library announced Thursday that it will start the first phase of its reopening on July 13, allowing for grab-and-go book service after more than three months of virtual-only...
View ArticleBrooklyn Public Library Adds 6 More Branches Across Borough With Grab-and-Go...
Brooklyn Public Library is expanding its list of branches where grab-and-go service is available. The six new branches that will be open for limited service, the library announced today, include the...
View ArticleBrooklyn Historical Society and Brooklyn Public Library Merge, Creating New...
The possible fusing of the venerable and private Brooklyn Historical Society with the Brooklyn Public Library was announced this winter and now the entities have merged to create the new Center for...
View ArticleLong-Delayed Environmentally Friendly Library Finally Opens in Greenpoint
A new, environmentally conscious library is finally open in Greenpoint. The project has been years in the making, further delayed by the arrival of COVID-19. Located at 107 Norman Avenue, at the corner...
View ArticleRenovation of Red Hook Library Postponed Amid Pandemic
Brooklyn Public Library has postponed the overhaul of its Red Hook branch until the next city fiscal year, according to a spokesperson for the borough’s book lender. “During the pandemic, like many...
View ArticleSubmit Your Design for a New Brooklyn Public Library Card Celebrating Black...
A new limited-edition library card will be launching in celebration of Juneteenth 2021 and artists are being encouraged to submit their designs this month. The new Brooklyn Public Library card, the...
View ArticleBrooklyn Library’s Night of Ideas Returns With Shorter, Virtual Event on...
The Brooklyn Public Library’s annual Night of Ideas (formerly known as the Night of Philosophy and Ideas) returns this year with a shortened, completely virtual event. Starting at 6 p.m. on Thursday,...
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