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A photo by TewariTewari (Source: Wikimedia Commons)The Kings Highway branch of the Brooklyn Public Library will host a reception for their new photography exhibit, “In Search of Ground: The Art of Exploration.” The exhibit, curated by librarian Boris Isolev, features photographs by Dr. Ashutosh K. Tewari that uses images
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It’s the third year of participatory budgeting in District 39 [/blog/politics/tell-brad-lander-how-the-slope-should-spend-one-million-dollars] , and Councilmember Brad Lander [http://bradlander.com/YourIdeas] now has a website [http://d39.pbnyc.org/] where you can enter ideas and show your support for ones others have suggested. Anyone can post ideas, whether you
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The interior of the Gerritsen Beach Library Post-SandyThe Gerritsen Beach library (2808 Gerritsen Avenue), which was devastated by Superstorm Sandy, is one step closer to reopening . In a press release, Councilman Lew Fidler and Assemblyman Alan Maisel announced that the library is set to open its doors in September. Like
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If you’re hanging around the neighborhood this Memorial Day Weekend, we’ve put together a list of places in that will either be closed or operating under a limited schedule. From NYC.gov [http://www.nyc.gov/apps/311/allServices.htm?requestType=topService&serviceName=Memorial+Day+Information] :>
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Elected officials and library administrators gathered at the Kings Bay branch of the Brooklyn Public Library last Friday to celebrate the launch of a new laptop loaner program. The program kicked off in Brooklyn Public Library branches in Kings Bay (3650 Nostrand Avenue) and Kings Highway (2215 Ocean Avenue), where
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One of the libraries flooded by Sandy (Photo: Brooklyn Public Library via NYDailyNews.com)Five Brooklyn Public Library branches, four of which are in Southern Brooklyn, remain closed after taking severe damage during Superstorm Sandy, and library administrators say they need millions to get back online. New York Daily News
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The new BPL computer checkouts, equipped with shoulder-mounted laser scanner. Caution: Keep away from lighting.The Homecrest branch of the Brooklyn Public Library (2525 Coney Island Avenue) is debuting new self-checkout service, enabling patrons to check out, renew and return books without the hassle of a face-to-face encounter. Assemblyman Steven
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Source: Wikimedia CommonsOne hundred and seven years before stodgy ol’ librarians were banning 50 Shades of Grey from public bookshelves [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/09/book-banned-fifty-shades-of-grey_n_1503949.html] , they were banning the great Mark Twain stories of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. So, naturally, the bondage and
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Source: BrooklynPublicLibrary.orgA Gravesend librarian has transformed his library’s auditorium into an art gallery that displays work from emerging artists. “I want to raise the culture for everyone in the area,” said Boris Loselev in the New York Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/gravesend-librarian-transforms-branch-auditorium-a-gallery-local-artists-article-1.977378] . “Our
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Today is the first day of the Gerritsen Beach Library Book Sale. Help support the library and stock your shelves by picking up some “gently used and like-new books,” as well as DVD, VHS tapes (what are those?), and more. The sale is going on all weekend until Monday at