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East Flatbush’s Rugby Library Reopens after Long-Delayed, $10 Million Renovation

The branch has reopened to the public after a years-long renovation project that was dragged out by funding challenges, changing plans and issues with contractors.

Central Brooklyn

Brooklyn Public Library Cuts the Ribbon on Remodeled Central Branch

The “New & Noteworthy” section at the remodeled Central Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. (Image: BPL)The leadership of Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) and public officials gathered on Thursday morning to unveil the first phase of a $60-million-renovation of the Central Library branch at Grand Army Plaza. The renovation [https:

Central Brooklyn

Flatlands Library Closes For One Year While Roof is Replaced

The Flatlands Library in June 2018 (Image: Google Maps)Starting today, the Brooklyn Public Library’s Flatlands branch will be closed for one year while the building’s roof is replaced. A short notice [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/flatlands] published on the Brooklyn Public Library’s website says the

Arts & Culture

BKLYN Fashion Academy Graduates Debut Their Looks In Virtual Fashion Show

Dominus Sowell working at home. Courtesy of Dominus Sowell.Tomorrow, the soon-to-be graduates of Brooklyn Public Library’s BKLYN Fashion Academy [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/bklyn-fashion-academy] will debut their original collections in a Zoom fashion show, free and fully accessible to the public. This year’s designers – a mix of

Arts & Culture

The Brooklyn Book Bodega Looks to Fill the Borough with “100 Book Homes”

Volunteers from the Brooklyn Navy Yard distribute books at a Brooklyn Book Bodega event in Fort Greene in November. The event was organized in partnership with the Ingersoll Residents Association and Ingersoll Cornerstone Community Center. Book Bodega co-founder Seema Aghera is second from the left; co-founder Rebecca Cohen is on

Arts & Culture

Your Booklist in Response to Capitol Invasion, Courtesy of BPL

Greenpoint Library via BPL’s websiteIn response to the invasion of the Capitol on Jan 6, Brooklyn Public Library has put together a list of books for [https://borrow.bklynlibrary.org/booklist/january-6-2021]Brooklynites to read to better understand the historic moment. The list includes both modern and historical fiction

Business

Brooklyn Public Library’s PowerUp! Contest Awards Over $40,000 To Local Businesses

Last night, the Brooklyn Public Library’s 17th annual PowerUp! [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/business/powerup] competition culminated in a Zoom program to announce the winners. The competition, which was hosted by Joe Connolly of WCBS News Radio, began with over 300 participants and 90 business proposals. The awards ceremony

Arts & Culture

Brooklyn to Berlin and Back: Paranoia, Alt-Right & Quest For Truth in Hari Kunzru’s “Red Pill”

Red Pill [https://www.harikunzru.com/] (September 1st) follows a British-Indian author living in Brooklyn who travels to Berlin for an academic fellowship. That also accurately describes Kunzru himself, but the unnamed narrator in the novel has his world tilted askew by his time in Germany. As he procrastinates by

Announcements

Some Libraries Reopen Monday With Grab-And-Go Services

Flatbush Library Branch getting ready for reopening. (Photo via BPL)BROOKLYN – The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) is finally reopening on Monday, however, it will be grab-and-go – think takeout but for books. In this first phase of the libraries’ reopening, people will be able to access a small area inside some

Central Brooklyn

Some Library Branches Will Start Reopening July 13

Flatbush Library, file photo. Liena Zagare/BklynerBrooklyn Public Library (BPL) along with New York Public Library and Queens Public Library announced yesterday plans to start reopening some of its branches [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/nyc-public-libraries-0?fbclid=IwAR27Op-UGI9sHudgXaB9bop-SbFjSxUT0P2UubTl9CmilY90HxCrTIl8lhI] starting Monday, July 13 for limited service. The library has devised

Arts & Culture

Our Streets, Our Stories – Doctors, New Moms, Amazon Employees, And Other Neighbors Share Their COVID-19 Stories in Local Oral History Archive

Brooklyn Public Library, Courtesy of BPLDuring this unprecedented time, the Brooklyn Public Library [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/] is asking residents to contribute to its local oral history archive, Our Streets, Our Stories [https://ourstreetsourstories.tumblr.com/], by sharing their experiences about living through the COVID-19 pandemic. This pandemic has already

Arts & Culture

Story Times By Local Librarians Brighten The Day For Young And Old Alike

Even though the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) closed its physical doors due to coronavirus on March 16, it has continued to provide a critical resource for local communities [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/coronavirus], offering free digital books, compiling reading lists, holding essay competitions for teenagers and connecting with its youngest

COVID-19

Germs, Viruses, And Other Books

“Do not lick this book!” is the title of a children’s book by Ben-Barak. That’s good advice for all of us as the COVID-19 outbreak spreads in our region, as is washing our hands, staying away from large gatherings, and using hand sanitizer. That book is part of

Arts & Culture

Refresh Cortelyou Library – Upcoming Renovations & Fundraiser

Via Brooklyn Public LibraryThe Cortelyou branch of the Brooklyn Public Library is getting a lick of paint, new shelves, and new lighting later this year – all part of a $250,000 capital grant requested in 2016 by our former Assemblymember Jim Brannan, who retired in 2017, and was replaced by

Events

Sheepshead Bay Library Reopens After Renovation

Photo credit Gregg Richards, Brooklyn Public LibraryThis morning a ribbon was cut and stories were read to celebrate the reopening of Sheepshead Bay Library at 2636 E. 14th Street (Between Shore Parkway and Sheepshead Bay Road). The $275,000 renovation – a new paint job, installing of new floor, bookshelves, storage

east flatbush

Pop-Up Library Opens at Brookdale Hospital

Larissa Larrier cuts the ribbon to the new “library in transit” at Brookdale Hospital. Ben Brachfeld/BklynerEAST FLATBUSH – Officials with Brookdale Hospital and the Brooklyn Public Library cut the ribbon Tuesday at the new “library in transit” pop-up located within the hospital, giving the public the opportunity to use library

Arts & Culture

BPL Debuts 7 New Murals By Award-Winning Children’s Book Artists

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – On Monday, the Brooklyn Public Library’s (BPL) Central Branch celebrated a series of new murals in the youth wing created by seven renowned children’s book illustrators. L-R: Children’s book illustrators/authors Javaka Steptoe, Sophie Blackall, Christopher Myers, Yuyi Morales, Paul Zelinsky, Selina Alko, and Stephen

affordable housing

National Grid Is Denying Gas To New Affordable Housing Projects

National Grid’s monthslong moratorium on new gas hookups is having a significant impact on affordable housing in Brooklyn, with completed developments being denied gas service and sitting vacant. The impact on affordable housing developments, like that facing businesses, is likely to only get more acute as the standoff between

Events

Knuffle Bunny Hops Into New Home At Park Slope Library

PARK SLOPE – After years of planning, a statue of the beloved children’s book character, Knuffle Bunny, was finally unveiled Thursday morning at the Park Slope Library [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/park-slope]‘s Reading Circle And Storytelling Garden. Knuffle Bunny statue at Park Slope Library’s Storytelling Garden (Photo:

Brooklyn Heights

Condo Sales Launch For Brooklyn Heights Library-Replacing Tower

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – One Clinton [https://www.oneclintonbk.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIw5OV8Pbj3wIVmY3ICh3zUw00EAAYASAAEgIxn_D_BwE] , the 38-story tower replacing the Brooklyn Heights Library at 280 Cadman Plaza West and Clinton Street, recently launched sales for some of the development’s 134 luxury condos. 280 Cadman Plaza West rendering [http://280cadman.com] via Marvel

history

The Brooklyn Public Library Eagle Has Been Named

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – After launching a contest last fall [/name-the-brooklyn-public-library-eagle/] to name the cast-copper eagle sitting above the entrance of the Central Library, Brooklyn Public Library [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/] has announced the winning moniker. Brooklyn Historical Society gifted the cast-copper eagle, Ingersoll, to Brooklyn Public Library (Photo: Nathan Haselby)Ingersoll

Arts & Culture

The History Of Brooklyn Libraries, Carnegie and Cardboard Models

Park Slope Library interior with two-story iron bookshelves, wood details, and stained glass. (Photo: Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein)Walk into one of the four Brooklyn Public Library branches in Park Slope, Red Hook, Pacific, or Carroll Gardens – and you’ll be entering a well-used building that, in three out of the four

Greenpoint

Stop Work Order Halts Construction at Greenpoint Library

A pedestrian inspects the stop work order posted to the Greenpoint Library construction site (Paul Stremple/Bklyner)GREENPOINT – After delays pushing back the completion date of the Greenpoint Library by half a year, progress was being made on the site—until it was hit with a stop work order on

Announcements

Windsor Terrace Library To Close For Remodel February 1

Windsor Terrace Library (Photo: Brooklyn Public Library website)WINDSOR TERRACE – The Windsor Terrace library will close on February 1 until 2020, according to a Brooklyn Public Library spokesperson. The city’s Department of Design and Construction [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/ddc/about/about-ddc.page] will install a new HVAC

Events

BPL Hosts The People’s Ball, A Celebration Of Personal Style And Expression

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Tis the season for holiday parties and dressing up in festive attire, and the Brooklyn Public Library [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/people%E2%80%99s-ball-night-style-central-library-20181201] (BPL) is hosting a free bash “celebrating imagination, style and freedom, with a touch of subversion” this Saturday, December 1. BPL’s