Grab-and-Go Service to Launch at Some Brooklyn Public Library Branches in July
Patrons won't be able to browse but will pick up books checked out online or by phone, reports our sister pub Brooklyn Paper.
Join Bed Stuy Restoration and Actor Gbenga Akinnagbe for Brooklyn Public Library Story Time
A special edition of the Brooklyn Public Library Story Time program brings actor and activist Gbenga Akinnagbe to chat about activism.
Pandemic Pushes Back Finish Date for Long-Delayed Greenpoint Public Library
Construction on the project halted in March but resumed on May 4, our sister pub Brooklyn Paper reports.
Online 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.
Distract 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.
Brooklyn Historical Society to Merge With Brooklyn Public Library, in Surprising Move
The sweeping historic Brooklyn collections of both will be combined at BHS' treasured 1881 Brooklyn Heights headquarters, a landmark inside and out.
Learn About the Green Legacy of Bed Stuy’s Hattie Carthan With the Brooklyn Collection
Her determination and advocacy prowess spawned a green movement in the neighborhood.
Get Some Teen Perspective With Digitized High School Newspapers From Brooklyn Public Library
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 newspapers.
Spend All Night at the Brooklyn Public Library With Return of ‘A Night of Philosophy and Ideas’
This year's all-night event features more than 50 speakers and performers, including philosophers, musicians and economists.
Renderings Reveal Look of Long-Awaited Cultural Spaces in Fort Greene’s 300 Ashland Tower
The 50,000 square-foot expanse, now called L10 Arts and Cultural Center, will feature movie theaters, performance spaces, galleries and a public library branch.
