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Park Slope Library | Brooklyn Public Library
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Leonard Library | Brooklyn Public Library
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Colorful Afternoons: Adult Coloring Program at Spring Creek Library | Brooklyn Public Library
Every Tuesday and Saturday afternoon at the Spring Creek Library, rain or shine, we're here for you.Looking for a new way to relax on a Tuesday and Saturday...
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Flatbush Library | Brooklyn Public Library
Flatbush Library serves one of Brooklyn’s most diverse communities. Its patrons include native speakers of English, Spanish, Kreyol and various African...
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Sheepshead Bay Library | Brooklyn Public Library
The original Sheepshead Bay Library opened August 22, 1903, after area residents lobbied for their own branch and raised $200 as a down payment on its...
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Mill Basin Library | Brooklyn Public Library
The Mill Basin Branch originally opened in 1940 in the Austin Pharmacy, a storefront deposit station located on Avenue T. Through the diligence and hard work...
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DeKalb Library | Brooklyn Public Library
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Midwood Library | Brooklyn Public Library
Founded in 1912, Midwood Library originally opened as a deposit station in the Coney Island Drug Store. The branch moved several times over the years and was...
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New Lots Library | Brooklyn Public Library
A rendering of the future New Lots Library, courtesy of MASS Design Group and Marble Fairbanks Architects.
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Fort Hamilton Library | Brooklyn Public Library
In the 1890s, Mrs. Gelston of Shore Road donated a collection of books to open the Fort Hamilton Free Library, the predecessor of the Fort Hamilton branch. In...
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Bedford Library | Brooklyn Public Library
Bedford Library has served patrons from its beautiful building on Franklin Avenue since 1905. Today, patrons visit Bedford Library for many reasons, including...
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Brighton Beach Library | Brooklyn Public Library
Brighton Beach is home to one of the highest-circulating collections in the BPL system, with particular demand for Russian-language materials. The...
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Carroll Gardens Pop-Up Library | Brooklyn Public Library
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The Othmer Library | Brooklyn Public Library
Preparing for Your VisitHere are some tips to help you prepare for your visit to the Othmer Library:
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Tool Library | Brooklyn Public Library
Borrow a tool from Greenpoint Library!The Greenpoint Library Tool Library was created with the knowledge that repair and maintenance have a meaningful role to...
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Macon Library | Brooklyn Public Library
Beautiful, historic Macon Library is one of the best preserved Carnegie branches in Brooklyn.
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McKinley Park Library | Brooklyn Public Library
McKinley Park Branch entered the Brooklyn Public Library system in 1911 as a deposit station. As the community grew, a new 7,425-square foot facility opened in...
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Spring Creek Library | Brooklyn Public Library
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Bushwick Library | Brooklyn Public Library
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Bay Ridge Library | Brooklyn Public Library
Bay Ridge Library is one of BPL’s busiest branches, ranking in the top 10 for annual visitors, circulation and program attendance. The branch has served a...
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Cortelyou Library | Brooklyn Public Library
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Ryder Library | Brooklyn Public Library
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Coney Island Library | Brooklyn Public Library
Coney Island Library has emerged stronger than ever from the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. The renovated branch reopened in 2013 with new technology, more...
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Stone Avenue Library | Brooklyn Public Library
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Mapleton Library | Brooklyn Public Library
About Mapleton LibraryAfter two decades in smaller locations, Mapleton Library opened at its current home on the corner of 17th Avenue and 60th Street in 1955....
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Sunset Park Library | Brooklyn Public Library
Originally called South Branch, the original Sunset Park Library opened to the public on December 9, 1905, at 5108 Fourth Ave (at 51st Street). The original...
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Saratoga Library | Brooklyn Public Library
Saratoga Library opened in 1908 and is a Classical Revival-style Carnegie branch with a distinctive Spanish tile roof and a storied history. Saratoga Library’s...
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Brower Park Library | Brooklyn Public Library
Brower Park Library is named for George V. Brower, who was Brooklyn Park Commissioner in 1890 and the chairman of the Brooklyn Tree Planting and Fountain...
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Brownsville Library | Brooklyn Public Library
Brownsville Library has served patrons for more than 100 years. Today, the branch is a popular resource for resume and career help. Its laptops are always in...
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Clinton Hill Library | Brooklyn Public Library
Clinton Hill Library was built in 1973 to meet the needs of a vibrant and diverse community. The single-story building is set in a leafy landmarked...
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Williamsburgh Library | Brooklyn Public Library
Williamsburgh Library was designed in a classical revival style, its floorplan meant to evoke an open book, with two wings radiating from the center atrium. At...
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Rugby Library | Brooklyn Public Library
Located two blocks from the childhood home of Jackie Robinson and within walking distance of the world’s first solar-powered home, Rugby Library is a beloved...
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Saturday Storytime at Macon Library | Brooklyn Public Library
Join us Saturday to hear new stories and favorite tales read aloud. All ages welcome!
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Windsor Terrace Library | Brooklyn Public Library
Windsor Terrace Library is a busy branch serving a diverse neighborhood that is home to many young families. Its story time programs are particularly popular,...
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Clarendon Library | Brooklyn Public Library
The award-winning Clarendon Library came from humble beginnings, first opening in 1913 as an unstaffed deposit station in Markland's Drug Store on Clarendon...
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Homecrest Library | Brooklyn Public Library
Located on Coney Island Avenue, the Homecrest branch serves four local schools and several daycare centers and nursery schools. Many of the library’s programs...
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Resume Help At East Flatbush Library | Brooklyn Public Library
Are you struggling in your job search or looking to improve your current employment situation?Free assistance is available at the library.Work on your resume...
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Gravesend Library | Brooklyn Public Library
Gravesend Library opened in 1962. In 2001, the branch underwent a $1.5 million renovation that included new lighting, furniture, shelving, art objects and...
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Adams Street Library | Brooklyn Public Library
Adams Street Library is BPL’s 60th and first new branch built since 1983. The library serves all New Yorkers and visitors but especially the Vinegar Hill,...
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Pacific Library | Brooklyn Public Library
Pacific Library opened in 1904 and has the distinction of being the first Carnegie library in Brooklyn. The staff look forward to serving the people of this...
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Paerdegat Library | Brooklyn Public Library
The predecessor to Paerdegat Library opened in 1950 in the abandoned laundry of the Glenwood Project. The popularity of the library-in-a-laundry made it clear...
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New Utrecht Library | Brooklyn Public Library
New Utrecht Library has operated in its current location since 1956, but its history dates to 1894 and the opening of the Free Library of the Town of New...
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Highlawn Library | Brooklyn Public Library
Highlawn Library features a circular main room with walls of glazed block in a variety of colors, a design departure for Brooklyn libraries. The branch was...
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Central Library | Brooklyn Public Library
About Central LibraryCentral Library first opened its doors to the public on February 1, 1941. With its breathtaking façade, sweeping grand lobby and vast...
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Red Hook Pop-Up Library | Brooklyn Public Library
The Red Hook Pop-Up Library is now open at 362 Van Brunt Street. This location will serve as Red Hook’s neighborhood library while the permanent Red Hook...
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Walt Whitman Library | Brooklyn Public Library
The predecessor to Walt Whitman Library opened in a storefront on Nassau and Bridge streets in 1900. Eight years later, a beautiful new library, funded by...
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The Brooklyn Bridge : a cultural history - Brooklyn Public Library
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Wire Wrapped Jewelry Making | Brooklyn Public Library
We will be making different jewelry pieces each week or continuing a piece from the previous week. We will provide some material so you can also practice at...
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Privacy's Defender at Brooklyn Public Library | Electronic Frontier Foundation
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Remote Research | Brooklyn Public Library
[Brooklyn Public Library staff members], [196-?], gelatin silver print, CBPL_1032; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History. IntroductionThis guide...
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People Making Power: Politics in Brooklyn | Brooklyn Public Library
People Making Power: Politics in Brooklyn explores the history of politics in the borough of Brooklyn. By highlighting three levels of political action: block...
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Salt houses - Brooklyn Public Library
Book - 2017. From a dazzling new literary voice, a debut novel about a Palestinian family caught between present and past, between displacement and home ... On...
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Free English Class (We Speak NYC) | Brooklyn Public Library
The library offers free English classes for beginners learning English.Classes meet once a week.Practice and improve your English with other adults.Watch We...
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Death of a salesman - Brooklyn Public Library
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Teen Tech Time | Brooklyn Public Library
Join us in a teen friendly environment where you can meet new friends and old, while playing an assortment of video games, board games and computer games. Use...
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This is Brooklyn : an amazing place - Brooklyn Public Library
DVD - 2007. A series of still images portray different aspects of Brooklyn, both good and bad, including Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Brooklyn...
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Once upon a park Prospect Park 1866-1966 - Brooklyn Public Library
DVD - 2007. The history of Prospect Park from 1866 to 1966. Includes many still images and engravings that show the park from its first plans through its hey...
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Crescent - Brooklyn Public Library
Book - 2003. Never married, living with an Iraqi-immigrant uncle and devoted dog, and working as a chef in a Lebanese restaurant, thirty-nine-year-old Sirine...
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Exhibition Tour, The Battle of Brooklyn: Fought and Remembered | Brooklyn Public Library
Join us at the Center for Brooklyn History for a free tour of The Battle of Brooklyn: Fought and Remembered. In August of 1776, the first and largest battle of...
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Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer (DVD) - Brooklyn Public Library
DVD - 2015. In the infancy of hip-hop, Brooklyn-born photographer Jamel Shabazz documented the pioneers of music and style who would launch an enduring...
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Blogs | Brooklyn Public Library
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A covenant with color : race and social power in Brooklyn - Brooklyn Public Library
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Art of the Brooklyn Bridge : a visual history - Brooklyn Public Library
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Exhibitions | Brooklyn Public Library
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Exhibition Tour, The Battle of Brooklyn: Fought and Remembered | Brooklyn Public Library
Join us at the Center for Brooklyn History for a free tour of The Battle of Brooklyn: Fought and Remembered. In August of 1776, the first and largest battle of...
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Fifteen Iraqi poets - Brooklyn Public Library
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Caraval - Brooklyn Public Library
Book - 2018. Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father. Now Scarlett's...
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Parents | Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn Public Library offers parents with children of all ages a wide array of resources and services, both in our libraries and online.Virtual...
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Novelist Plus | Brooklyn Public Library
Reading recommendations based on the books and authors you love.
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Unseen city - Brooklyn Public Library
Book - 2020. In a city teeming with stories, how do lost souls find one another? It's a question Meg Rhys doesn't think she's asking. Meg is a self-identified...
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Our History | Brooklyn Public Library
The story of the Center for Brooklyn History began in 1863 with the founding of the Long Island Historical Society (LIHS) during a time of tumultuous change.In...
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Brooklyn Heights Library | Brooklyn Public Library
The new Brooklyn Heights Library is open! Your new neighborhood library has dedicated areas for children and teens, private meeting rooms, and a main hall...
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The other Americans - Brooklyn Public Library
Book - 2020. From the Pulitzer Prize finalist, author of The Moor's Account--a timely and powerful new novel about the suspicious death of a Moroccan immigrant...
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I am the swarm - Brooklyn Public Library
Book - 2025. As far back as anyone can remember, the women of the Strand family have been magical. Their gifts manifest when they each turn fifteen, always in...
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Computer Basics (Brower Park) | Brooklyn Public Library
Learn the basics of computers at Brower Park Library! No matter your experience level, all are welcome.Topics include how to perform basic tasks on a computer...
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New York, a documentary film. Episode four: 1898-1918, - Brooklyn Public Library
DVD - 2004. This covers the years from 1898 through 1918 showing how New York's industry drew in people from all over the world, and how these immigrants...
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It's who you know : how to make networking work for you - Brooklyn Public Library
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Branch Wi-Fi | Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn Public Library provides free wireless Internet access to library users with appropriately equipped and configured laptop computers. Wireless Internet...
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Teen Tech Time | Brooklyn Public Library
Join us at Park Slope Library for video games and tech exploration every Thursday from 4-5pm.This program is for teens: 6th - 12th gradeFREE SNACKS!
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Storytime in Fort Greene Park | Brooklyn Public Library
Sing, read, and play with librarians from Brooklyn Public Library! Have fun hearing great picture books read aloud and playing with other children during this...
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You exist too much - Brooklyn Public Library
Book - 2020. On a hot day in Bethlehem, a twelve-year-old Palestinian-American girl is yelled at by a group of men outside the Church of the Nativity. She has...
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Brooklyn Documentaries - Brooklyn Public Library Booklist
Documentaries related to Brooklyn, its histories, and its people
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The Brooklyn nobody knows : an urban walking guide - Brooklyn Public Library
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CBH Talk | Confronting Climate Change Part 2: The Science | Brooklyn Public Library
Confronting Climate Change is a three-part series that explores one of the most urgent issues of our times. Join leading thinkers, scientists, journalists, and...
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Library Outreach | Brooklyn Public Library
Outreach Services at Brooklyn Public Library ensures that library programs and spaces are available to all Brooklynites. We offer specialized services for...
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POTW: Fresh Air and a Sandwich | Brooklyn Public Library
[Elderly woman standing on boardwalk], 1974, gelatin silver print, HERZ_0104; Irving I. Herzberg photograph collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for...
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District leader - Brooklyn Public Library
DVD - 2007. This program investigates politics at the big-city clubhouse level. The film follows and interviews Brooklyn's Bernie Bloom, a local party leader...
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Library for Arts & Culture | Brooklyn Public Library
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Lego Time | Brooklyn Public Library
At Macon library, enjoy DUPLO Legos for children. For 5 years and younger and their participating caregivers.
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Career Help | Brooklyn Public Library
Unsure about your job search? You can get help from the library. Career Help Classes and ProgramsThe library regularly offers classes, information sessions,...
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