Central Brooklyn Public Library

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Each year, approximately one million people walk through Central Library's majestic 50-foot high entryway, and countless others access its unique services online. Located at the intersection of Flatbush Avenue and Eastern Parkway on Grand Army Plaza, Central Library contains over one million cataloged books, magazines, and multimedia materials and serves as the major reference center for BPL's 60-location system.

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Staff Pick! Deb (Digital Lab): Catch a snack at the Mambo Open Book Café and check out some books at the same time. Sit under an umbrella o... Read More
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You can mooch the WiFi all day. They have restrooms AND water fountains! Plus, there's paper everywhere that you can look at to learn stuff!
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Don't talk
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Tables & chairs under umbrellas..sit & take in the view
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Central Library is an anchor institution, a modernist landmark, and one of Brooklyn's most beloved and celebrated civic spaces. Its unusual ... Read More
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On 2/21/12, I announced a new partnership between NYC's Workforce1 Career centers and public libraries that will give New Yorkers more acces... Read More
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The best library in the entire city. it has three floors and the collection are simply phenomenal. Overal, the interiors remind you of a mus... Read More
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Library has a # of Rosetta Stones installed on one of the machines (in the Multilingual Center, naturally)
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Pro tip: if you new a passport made or updated, they have a secret office here right where you walk on. Open on weekends too!
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constantly impressed by their little art exhibit on the ground floor - always worth a stop en route to the park.
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