Brooklyn Public Library

Nov
25
Throwback Thanksgiving In Brooklyn: Kids On Turkey Day

Throwback Thanksgiving In Brooklyn: Kids On Turkey Day

Over the past few weeks we’ve honored the season by creating thankful trees [/kids/craft-corner-thankful-tree-grows-brooklyn], asking Brooklyn kids to
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Nov
24
This Week’s Events Picks For Brooklyn Kids

This Week’s Events Picks For Brooklyn Kids

Photo Courtesy of Brooklyn Public LibraryLooking for something to do with the whole family this week? There are a lot
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Oct
27

Authors DW Gibson and Atticus Lish Win Inaugural Brooklyn Eagles Literary Prize

Author Atticus Lish, BPL President & CEO Linda E. Johnson, and author DW Gibson. (Photo by Gregg Richards)The two
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Aug
21

Flashback Friday: Trio Nabbed At Bar Brawl

Photo via Brooklyn Visual Heritage [http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/trio-nabbed-bar-brawl]This image was taken in a precinct house after three
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Jun
16
Family Friendly Events This Week In Park Slope

Family Friendly Events This Week In Park Slope

Alex & the Kaleidoscope [https://www.facebook.com/alexandthekaleidoscope] Looking for something fun to do with the whole family this
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Apr
08
Bike The Branches And Support The Brooklyn Public Library

Bike The Branches And Support The Brooklyn Public Library

Photo via bruce_mcadam [https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce_mcadam/295346798/] /FlickrStart thinking spring and all the nice, warm-weather
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Jan
07
City Seizes Privately Owned Gravesend Library Building

City Seizes Privately Owned Gravesend Library Building

Source: Google MapsThe city has officially seized the Gravesend Library building located at 303 Avenue X from its owner, a
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Nov
11
Help Your Favorite Local Library Win $20,000!

Help Your Favorite Local Library Win $20,000!

Love your library? Whether your go-to branch is Park Slope (431 6th Avenue), Pacific (25 4th Avenue), or the Central
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Aug
14
Kensington Library Pulls Computers From Children’s Section After Patrons Used Them To Shop, Play Video Games & Watch Porn

Kensington Library Pulls Computers From Children’s Section After Patrons Used Them To Shop, Play Video Games & Watch Porn

Officials at the Kensington library [http://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/kensington] are removing two iPads from the children’s reading
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May
22

Sheepshead Bay Library Featured In Video Appealing For More Library Funding

I guess it’s not exactly the highest honor when they flash the Sheepshead Bay branch of the Brooklyn Public
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