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
$1 Book Sale: Sponsored By Friends of Sheepshead Bay Library
All sales benefit Sheepshead Bay Library programs and services.
NEW HOURS:
Monday 11-4
Tuesday 1-4
Wed/Thurs/Fri 11-4
Saturday 11-3
We have hundreds...
*VIRTUAL* Jamaica Bay Friends Presents: Basic Conversation In French Creole
Name: Jamaica Bay Friends Presents: Basic Conversation In French Creole
Time: Weekly 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Dates: 12/11, 12/18; 1/8, 1/15, 1/22 & 1/29
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$1 Book Sale: Sponsored By Friends of Sheepshead Bay Library
All sales benefit Sheepshead Bay Library programs and services.
NEW HOURS:
Monday 11-4
Tuesday 1-4
Wed/Thurs/Fri 11-4
Saturday 11-3
We have hundreds...
Jamaica Bay Friends Group Craft Club: Lanyards
Join us for a special Friends group craft club session: Let's make lanyards!
Lanyard Facilitator is Christine King
Instruction will be provided & supplies included.
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$1 Book Sale: Sponsored By Friends of Sheepshead Bay Library
All sales benefit Sheepshead Bay Library programs and services.
NEW HOURS:
Monday 10-5
Tuesday 1-6
Wed/Thurs/Fri 10 - 5
Saturday 10 - 4
We...
Jamaica Bay Friends Group Craft Club
Join us Thursdays for handcraft coworking :
Bring your own craft materials and supplies to work on.
Crafts can include:
* Amigurumi * Calligraphy * Needlepoint * Crochet...
Friends of Washington Irving Monthly Meeting
Do you love the library? Want to find out how to get more involved with your community? Join the Friends of Washington Irving Library for an in-person monthly meeting on Thursday, December...
Friends of Cortelyou Library Meeting
Interested in ways to support your local library? Join volunteers who support the Cortelyou Library through fundraising efforts and more! We will be hosting our next Friends meeting on Thursday,...
*VIRTUAL* Jamaica Bay Friends Presents: Basic Conversation In French Creole
Name: Jamaica Bay Friends Presents: Basic Conversation In French Creole
Time: Weekly 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Dates: 12/11, 12/18; 1/8, 1/15, 1/22 & 1/29
...
$1 Book Sale: Sponsored By Friends of Sheepshead Bay Library
All sales benefit Sheepshead Bay Library programs and services.
NEW HOURS:
Monday 10-5
Tuesday 1-6
Wed/Thurs/Fri 10 - 5
Saturday 10 - 4
We...
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)
- 2023 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
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BPL Friends Facebook Group
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