GRAND ARMY PLAZA — Brooklyn Public Library hosted the eighth annual Night in the Library over the weekend, keeping the doors open from 7 p.m. Saturday, March 16, to 2 a.m. Sunday, March 17.

Night in the Library, Brooklyn Public Library’s annual overnight workshop, returns on March 16 for an evening of conversations, debates, performances and more. This year’s seminar will center around ...

The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) is launching a new vinyl lending library for record aficionados and new initiates alike. Beginning today, patrons can listen to any of 400 records at newly-installed ...

The proposal from the City Council builds on previous models in New York City that have delivered new public libraries with ...

Seven-day service is coming back to the Brooklyn Public Library after Mayor Eric Adams and the City Council agreed to restore millions of dollars of funding for the city’s library systems. Sunday ...

Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) is launching a series of events next week to combat the rise in book censorship across the U.S. with talks, film screenings and community gatherings to raise awareness ...

For the past year, the Brooklyn Public Library has been celebrating its 125th anniversary, and we wanted in on the fun! On November 30, 1896, the Brooklyn Common Council passed a resolution to ...

Recently, the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Arch at the center of Grand Army Plaza was wrapped in scaffolding—a la Christo and Jeanne-Claude—to undergo restoration. Nearby, another landmark has also been ...

PROSPECT HEIGHTS — A seven-hour program at Brooklyn Public Library’s annual Night in the Library included performances, debates, screenings, lectures and more centered on the theme “The Sky Above ...

The Brooklyn Public Library has just announced that Where the Wild Things Are is its most borrowed book. Since Oct. 27, the institution has been sharing its 125 most checked-out books throughout its ...

One of Brooklyn's most prolific icons, Jay-Z, has driven scores of New Yorkers to their local public library. The Brooklyn Public Library activated more than 14,000 new library memberships between ...

Tove Jansson and the Moomins: The Door is Always Open at Brooklyn Public Library includes two facade projections of Jansson (left) and Moomintroll (right). (photo by Charles Roussel, courtesy Moomin ...