Every year, more than a million people visit Brooklyn Public Library, checking out over 7 million materials and attending our 40,000 programs and events. Here are just some of our patrons and staff sharing their favorite picks from the stacks.
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Alex Lima, PoetThe Old Man and the Sea

Dexter Henry, ReporterTheir Eyes Were Watching God

Jason Reynolds, AuthorRed at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson

Nigel Barker, PhotographerQuizás algo hermoso

LeVar Burton, ActorRuby's Wish

Malik Yoba, ActorEquus

Michael C. Hall, ActorStoner

Chris Bauer, ActorSiddhartha

Martin Freeman, ActorAnimal Farm

Peter Sarsgaard, ActorUnder the Volcano

Téa Leoni, ActressWar and Peace

Morena Baccarin, ActressThe Great Gatsby

Ibi Zoboi, AuthorThe Ear, the Eye, and the Arm

Jim Parsons, ActorCharlotte's Web

Daniel José Older, AuthorThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Jesse Eisenberg, ActorThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

@ShortTalesPippi Longstocking

Zetta Elliott, AuthorKindred

Jenny Han, AuthorI Capture the Castle

Kenan Thompson, ActorGreen Eggs and Ham

@epauknerA People's History of the United States

Jeff Daniels, ActorThe Ancient Minstrel

@GiliRWThe Absolutely True Diary of A Part-time Indian

Alec Baldwin, ActorThe Red Pony

Robert Cornegy, City Council MemberClick, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type

Peter Scanavino, ActorFather and Sons

Tituss Burgess, ActorGoing to Meet the Man

Cat Greenleaf, Host of Talk Stoop The Little Prince

Sophie Blackall, IllustratorThe Snowy Day

Mariska Hargitay, ActorDeath of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

@jooopertAnimal Farm

Ice-T, Rapper and ActorThe Art of War

DW Gibson, Winner of the 2015 Eagles Literary Prize for Nonfiction Slouching Towards Bethlehem

Robert Reich, EconomistBring Up the Bodies

Emma Stone, ActressRaise High the Roof Beam Carpenters; and Seymour: An Introduction

@JessicaEarlyLitWhere's Waldo? The Wonder Book

Adam J. Kurtz, IllustratorThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

@brklynshoebabeTaking the Heat

Tom Finkelpearl, Commissioner, NYC Department of Cultural AffairsAuthentic Happiness

@themediarunnerBrr, il fait froid

Father Goose, ProducerMother Goose and Friends

Noah Emmerich, ActorEnemies Within

Anusha Bala, Assistant to the President & CEO, Brooklyn Public LibraryHellhound on His Trail

Theodore B. Olson, Gala AwardeeThe Snopes Dilemma: Faulkner's Trilogy

Simcha Felder, NY State SenatorThe Keillor Reader

Michael Chernus, ActorThe Corrections

Bobby Simic, Neighborhood Library Supervisor, Greenpoint LibraryThe Woodman of Oz

Doreen Cronin, AuthorHarold and the Purple Crayon

Leonard Lopate, WNYC radio host and authorThe Natural

Dan Zanes, MusicianMoomin and the Sea

@kotuonyeAll Fall Down

@worldwithoutwwwInfinite Jest

Lisa Rosenblum, Chief Librarian, Brooklyn Public LibraryLittle House on the Prairie

Eva Raison, Immigrant Services CoordinatorDoce Cuentos Peregrinos

David Woloch, Executive Vice President, External Affairs, Brooklyn Public LibraryJacobin Legacy

@sslater310Corduroy

Cindi Leive, Editor-in-Chief of Glamour MagazineThe House of Mirth

Emma Straub, AuthorMiddlemarch

Rita Meade, Library Information Supervisor, Bay Ridge LibraryA Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Robin Lester Kenton, Vice President, Marketing & Communications, Brooklyn Public Library Random Family

@elleninbrooklynLandline

Edwin Maxwell, Neighborhood Library Supervisor, New Lots LibraryDavid and Goliath

Benicio del Toro, ActorThe Call of the Wild

Linda E. Johnson, President and CEO, Brooklyn Public LibraryStones from the River

Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCrayNothing to Fear: FDR's Inner Circle and the Hundred Days That Created Modern America

Eric Adams, Brooklyn Borough PresidentCurious George

Javaka Steptoe, Author and IllustratorRound Trip

Selvon Smith, VP of IT Telecom, Brooklyn Public LibraryChicka Chicka Boom Boom

Michael Shannon, ActorSiddharta

Leila Taylor, Creative Director, Brooklyn Public LibrarySpecies of Spaces and Other Pieces

Simon Kenton, young patronShark Vs. Train

Diana Reyna, Deputy Borough PresidentNo, David!

Lev Grossman, AuthorThe Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

Melissa Mark-Viverito, Speaker of the New York City CouncilLa Isla Bajo el Mar

Rachel Weisz, ActorThe Member of the Wedding

Kazuo Ishiguro, AuthorJane Eyre

Evangeline Lilly, ActorGreen Eggs and Ham

Frank Bruni, The New York TimesHeartburn