Kings Bay Library Is Up For $10K Or $20K Neighborhood Library Award!

Great news: the Kings Bay Library is one of the 10 finalists for the third annual NYC Neighborhood Library Awards! Huzzah!

The annual awards are often dubbed the “Oscars of libraries” and has steadily grown in popularity as more library branches have been nominated and won financial prizes for their programs — and as more library patrons have found out and rallied around their neighborhood library.

“All in all, you can come to this library at opening time and leave it with the last employee, having enjoyed a useful and interesting day. One cannot find a better remedy for depression, illness, and loneliness… I want to thank the library staff with all my heart,” Asya, a senior citizen and neighborhood resident, wrote in her testimonial to the judges.

The Kings Bay Library joins two other Brooklyn libraries as finalists: the Dyker Library and Sunset Park Library.

Each year, five branches win $20,000 each for programming, with the remaining five finalists receiving $10,000 each. Awards are funded through the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and the Charles H. Revson Foundation.

Winners will be announced in June.