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MAPLETON/BOROUGH PARK – Mapleton Branch Library reading garden will look quite different come next spring. Naila Rosario from Brooklyn Public Library presented the latest designs at the Community Board 12 April meeting and they were approved without objections. Here is what the site looks like: and here what it will
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Photo: Zainab IqbalPROSPECT HEIGHTS – About 500 people (including dozens and dozens of young children) showed up to Brooklyn Central Library yesterday to hear Chelsea Clinton read her new book, “She Persisted Around the World,” get their copies signed, and ask questions like — “Are you gonna be president one day?” “She
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(Photo via Brooklyn Public Library)BED-STUY/CROWN HEIGHTS – Applications are now open for Brooklyn Library’s Artist in Residence Program [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/content/artist-residence-air], which is seeking local artists from the Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights neighborhoods to “become part of a dynamic community of artists participating in the
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The newly renovated Marcy Library reopened this morning at 617 DeKalb Avenue (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)BED-STUY – After an 18-month closure, the Marcy Library reopened today, with students from the nearby P.S. 54 in attendance for the inaugural storytime in the newly renovated facility. With new paint, shelves, computers and
Arts & Culture
February is Black History Month and there are a variety of events happening all around Brooklyn to celebrate—from art exhibitions, dramatic readings, musical performances, history tours, and movie screenings. Check out our list of events across the borough and find out how you can celebrate, commemorate, and learn about
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MILL BASIN – The library this morning was packed. Seniors, children from the local public school, politicians and the Brooklyn Public Library administrators all milled around enjoying the bright and pleasant space. As you enter, you are greeted by the reception desk. To the left is the children’s area, with
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ID NYC sample cardEAST NEW YORK – NYC ID card – you know you want one. Brooklyn Public Library’s New Lots Branch [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/new-lots] is the newest spot to apply for the New York City’s official, government-issued identification card, which is available to all City residents
Business
Entrepreneurs from across Brooklyn came together last night to compete for cash prizes at the Brooklyn Public Library’s PowerUP! Business Plan Competition. The $15,000 first prize went to Jared Moldonado, founder of Catch-A-Ride [http://catcharidebus.com/], a bus service connecting the outer boroughs to cities in the northeast.
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Brooklyn is a borough where 47% of residents speak a language other than English at home, as Borough President Eric Adams is wont to remind us. This holiday season, the Brooklyn Public Library is capitalizing on that linguistic diversity, offering an expanded slate of holiday programming in myriad languages. The
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The first cohort of students will begin classes at the Central Library in Prospect Heights next January (Photo by Park Slope Stoop)A new initiative between Bard College and the Brooklyn Public library aims to help nontraditional students earn college degrees—for free! The “microcollege” program will meet students at
environment
Local political leaders ceremoniously broke ground for the new library at Norman Ave and Leonard St yesterday (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)GREENPOINT – Local leaders broke ground yesterday on the new Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center, surrounded by North Brooklyn Community members, builders, and schoolchildren from nearby PS 34’s Green
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BROOKLYN – Any young patron who has been unable to borrow books due to outstanding fines – here’s some good news. All of the city’s public libraries, including Brooklyn Public Library, are forgiving all outstanding fines and fees on items borrowed and not returned in a one day amnesty to