We’re So Glad You’re Here! Friends Groups are integral to sustaining BPL's creativity and energy. Your support and advocacy ensures neighborhood libraries have essential funds to purchase program supplies and care for well-tread spaces. Above all, you help educate your community about BPL, so that more people can benefit from our diverse resources and services.
Friends of Brooklyn Public Library support their local branch in many ways. They support their library through advocacy, increasing community awareness, raising funds and helping at special events. Friends host monthly meetings and events, including book and bake sales, author talks and readings, holiday events and much more!
Want to become a Friend? Visit your local branch and talk to a library staff member or join us at one of our upcoming events!
Upcoming Events
Jamaica Bay Friends Group Craft Club: Lanyards
Join us for a special Friends group craft club session: Let's make lanyards! Instruction will be provided & supplies included.
Friends of Sunset Park Library Monthly Meeting
Do you love your library? Want to find out how to get more involved with your community? If so, join the Friends of Sunset Park Library as we host our hybrid monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 10th at 6PM.
The Sunset Park Library is looking for dedicated…
Friends Group of East Flatbush Library Meet and Greet
Join us for a special Meet & Greet to launch the Friends of the East Flatbush Library. Connect with fellow book lovers, share a poem, and enjoy light refreshments as we build our community together!
Friends of Midwood Holiday Book Sales
Join us for our Book Sales. All proceeds will benefit Midwood Library's programs and materials.
CASH ONLY PLEASE!
Thursday, 11 am to 7 pm
Friday, 11 am to 5 pm
Friends Of Jamaica Bay Library: Craft Club!
Join us Thursdays for handcraft coworking with group organizer is Cathy Henry-Ayum
Bring your own craft materials and supplies to work on.
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Friends of Greenpoint Library Meeting
Have ideas on how to make the branch a better place? Want to support the branch through advocacy and fundraising? Come and join the Friends of Greenpoint Library and help us plan and support our upcoming events! Bring your time and talent, and ideas, too. All are welcome to join!
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Friends of Washington Irving Meeting
Join us on Thursday, June 12th @ 6 PM to make your voice heard in the community by becoming part of the Washington Irving Library Friends Group!
This is a fantastic opportunity to share ideas and shape the future of our library. Your involvement matters, and together we can create positive…
Friends of Adams Street Book Sale
Support the Friends of Adams Street Library and the Adams Street Library with our Annual Book Sale!
FATHER'S DAY RETREAT
You are invited to join the Macon Library as we celebrate Fathers at our Father's Day Aloha Retreat!!!!
Join us as we celebrate and honor the incredible paternal figures in our community with a day dedicated to relaxation, reflection, and fun!
📅 Date: Saturday,…
Friends Of Jamaica Bay Library: Craft Club!
Join us Thursdays for handcraft coworking with group organizer is Cathy Henry-Ayum
Bring your own craft materials and supplies to work on.
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Resources for Friends
Handbook and Forms
- Friends Handbook (.pdf)
- Code of Conduct: Color or B&W (.pdf)
- Sign-in Sheet: Color or B&W (.pdf)
- 2025 In-Kind Donation Form (.pdf)
Example Fliers
- Bake Sale Flyer One (.docx)
- Bake Sale Flyer Two (.docx)
- Book Sale Flyer One (.docx)
- Book Sale Flyer Two (.docx)
Useful Websites
Join the Conversation on Facebook:
BPL Friends Facebook Group
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