libraries

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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Mar
13

City Considers Eminent Domain To Seize Property For McKinley Park Library Branch

Source: BPLThe Brooklyn Public Library is pursuing a bid to buy the property currently leased for the McKinley Park branch
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Nov
14

TONIGHT: Kings Highway Library To Host Reception For New Photo Exhibit

A photo by TewariTewari (Source: Wikimedia Commons)The Kings Highway branch of the Brooklyn Public Library will host a reception
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Oct
15
Share And Support Participatory Budgeting Ideas Online

Share And Support Participatory Budgeting Ideas Online

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.
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Jul
23

Gerritsen Beach Library Eyeing September Reopening

The interior of the Gerritsen Beach Library Post-SandyThe Gerritsen Beach library (2808 Gerritsen Avenue), which was devastated by Superstorm Sandy,
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May
24
Memorial Day Schedules Around South Slope

Memorial Day Schedules Around South Slope

If you’re hanging around the neighborhood this Memorial Day Weekend, we’ve put together a list of places in
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Mar
14

Local Brooklyn Public Library Branches Launch Laptop Loaner Program

Elected officials and library administrators gathered at the Kings Bay branch of the Brooklyn Public Library last Friday to celebrate
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Nov
29

Local Brooklyn Public Library Branches Remain Under Water

One of the libraries flooded by Sandy (Photo: Brooklyn Public Library via NYDailyNews.com)Five Brooklyn Public Library branches, four
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Jul
23

Homecrest Library Unveils Self-Checkout Service

The new BPL computer checkouts, equipped with shoulder-mounted laser scanner. Caution: Keep away from lighting.The Homecrest branch of the
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May
23

Mark Twain “Troubled” By 1905 Letter From Sheepshead Bay Librarian

Source: Wikimedia CommonsOne hundred and seven years before stodgy ol’ librarians were banning 50 Shades of Grey from public bookshelves
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