Celebrate the cultures of Brooklyn with family programming in many languages.
Upcoming Events
Birding at Green-Wood
Do you want to learn more about the birds around you and meet fellow birders? Join us for a fun birding walk around Green-Wood Cemetery! The Cemetery shelters 185 species of migrating birds annually and is a perfect place to bird for new and seasoned birders alike! Our group meets monthly at the…
Walt Whitman Bookmobile @ Whitman Houses
Walt Whitman Branch Bookmobile service will continue Wednesdays from 11AM - 4PM outside the Whitman Houses at 100 Carlton Avenue. There will be fun activities. We also provide reference services and point patrons towards library and community resources. The Brooklyn Public Library…
Family Chess Club
Come with your family and bring your friends to have fun!
Teen Tech Time 🎮
13+. Join us for Teen Tech Time to hang out with friends and play video games!
Sit and be Fit
Seated exercises may: -
Lower risk of some health conditions like stroke, heart disease, hypertension, and type 2 diabetesImprove better bone healthImprove quality of lifelower risk of dementia
Bookmobile @ Friends Field
Ryder Library misses you! Chase away the winter blues by visiting the Ryder staff in the neighborhood. Pick up fun books, grab-and-go craft bags, and other cool library freebies. Check facebook.com/RyderLibrary for updates about the day’s weather/parking situation. The Bookmobile will parked…
New York City ID Appointment Help Office Hours
Need to get a NYC ID, but have trouble securing an appointment? Appointments for the NYC ID card are released every Friday at 3 PM for the following week and fill up fast. If you need help making an appointment, our staff is ready and willing to help on Fridays from 3 PM-4 PM…
Family Chess Club
Come with your family and bring your friends to have fun!
Celebrate Lunar New Year
Download this coloring sheet to celebrate the Year of the Ox.
We speak your language!
Patrons at Brooklyn Public Library now have access to free language interpretation. Language Line is available in all 60 Brooklyn libraries and telephone reference lines. Free language interpretation via telephone allows speakers of different languages to communicate with the assistance of an interpreter in more than 170 languages. Learn more!
The “Everyone is Welcome Here” world language series is provided through the generous support of Apple Bank, celebrating over 20 years in Brooklyn and over 150 years of neighborhood banking in greater New York.