Co-presented by the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL Presents) and Greenlight Bookstore. Feyi Adekola wants to learn how to be alive again. It’s been five years since the accident that killed the love of her life and she’s almost a new person now—an...
Join children’s book artist Katie Yamasaki on a visit to her Brooklyn studio, where we will read and discuss her latest book, Dad Bakes. Katie will talk about what inspired the book, and how we can use both books and murals to tell our stories...
In this series, past winners and nominees of the Brooklyn Public Library’s Literary Prize read and discuss their work. This time, it's Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein.
In The Disordered Cosmos, Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein shares her love for...
Under the pond is a hidden world of minnows darting, beavers diving, tadpoles growing. These and many other secrets are waiting to be discovered... Brooklyn-based children's book illustrator Christopher Silas Neal will read his latest book Over...
In May and June the Center for Brooklyn History opens its doors for limited, live public programs! Before renovations to our ground floor begin, join us in the building for one or more of these live programs and whet your appetite for CBH’s grand...
Co-presented by the New Lots Library, A Woman of Endurance, set in nineteenth-century Puerto Rican plantation society, follows Pola, a deeply spiritual African woman who is captured and later sold for the purpose of breeding future slaves. The...
In May and June the Center for Brooklyn History opens its doors for limited, live public programs! Before renovations to our ground floor begin, join us in the building for one or more of these live programs and whet your appetite for CBH’s grand...
All gifts made between now and June 30th will be MATCHED—dollar for dollar, up to $50,000—by a generous group of BPL Trustees. Your gift will go TWICE as far to celebrate the library you love and our milestone 125th anniversary!
