Adams Street Library

Open today from 10 am - 6 pm.

Hours

Monday 10 am - 6 pm
Tuesday 1 pm - 8 pm
Wednesday 10 am - 6 pm
Thursday 10 am - 8 pm
Friday 10 am - 6 pm
Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday CLOSED

Address & Contact

9 Adams Street (between John and Plymouth)
Brooklyn, NY 11201 Get Directions

Fully accessible

ACF

B25B67

718.230.2264

Managing Librarian
Polina Mitenko

Amenities

For more information about laptops for use in the library, visit our laptop loan page.

To see available spaces, review BPL’s meeting room policy, and request a reservation, visit our room reservation website.

Notary Services are available by appointment. To see our policy, available times and participating locations, visit our notary reservation website.

Adams Street Library is BPL’s 60th and first new branch built since 1983. The library serves all New Yorkers and visitors but especially the Vinegar Hill, DUMBO and Farragut communities. The new library is located on the ground floor of a former factory building at 9 Adams St, fronting Brooklyn Bridge Park with stunning views of the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges and downtown Manhattan.

Adams Street Library offers 6,565 square feet of space, with library materials, meeting rooms, facilities and programming areas for children, teens and adults. The library's design and its programming were shaped by comprehensive community feedback gathered over several months.

StoryWalk® at Brooklyn Bridge Park

Did you know you can read and learn by walking through the park? Visit our StoryWalk, which starts at the Main Street Playground in Brooklyn Bridge Park, to read and explore with your child.

Upcoming Events

Craft Pop-up: Zine Making

Fri, Aug 29 3:30pm
Adams Street Library

English Conversation Group

Fri, Aug 29 4:00pm
Adams Street, Small Meeting Room

Tech Help: By Appointment

Tue, Sep 2 2:00pm
Adams Street, Small Meeting Room

Craft Circle

Tue, Sep 2 6:00pm
Adams Street, Multipurpose Room

Anime Afternoon

Wed, Sep 3 4:00pm
Adams Street, Multipurpose Room

Tai Chi

Thu, Sep 4 10:30am
Adams Street Library

English Conversation Group

Fri, Sep 5 4:00pm
Adams Street, Small Meeting Room

Babies and Books (LAPSIT BABIES ONLY)

Mon, Sep 8 10:30am
Adams Street Library

Toddler Time (CRAWLING/WALKING TODDLERS…

Mon, Sep 8 11:15am
Adams Street Library

Craft Pop-up: Design Your Own Bookmark

Mon, Sep 8 3:30pm
Adams Street Library

Brooklyn Robotics League

Mon, Sep 8 4:00pm
Adams Street, Multipurpose Room

Tech Help: By Appointment

Tue, Sep 9 2:00pm
Adams Street, Small Meeting Room

Craft Pop-up: Design Your Own Bookmark

Tue, Sep 9 3:30pm
Adams Street Library

Pre-K Storytime

Tue, Sep 9 3:30pm
Adams Street, Multipurpose Room

Craft Circle

Tue, Sep 9 6:00pm
Adams Street, Multipurpose Room

Toddler Time (CRAWLING/WALKING TODDLERS…

Wed, Sep 10 10:30am
Adams Street Library

Babies and Books (LAPSIT BABIES ONLY)

Wed, Sep 10 11:15am
Adams Street Library

Anime Afternoon

Wed, Sep 10 4:00pm
Adams Street, Multipurpose Room

Tai Chi

Thu, Sep 11 10:30am
Adams Street Library

Cinema From the Margins: Stand Up…

Thu, Sep 11 6:00pm
Adams Street, Multipurpose Room

Staff Picks

  • Adams Street Book Club (August 2025)
  • BKLYN: DUMBO Reader
  • BKLYN: Urban Design and City Planning
Book jacket for Get the picture : a mind-bending journey among the inspired artists and obsessive art fiends who taught me how to see
Get the picture : a mind-bending journey among the...
Bianca Bosker
Book jacket for Metropolitan stories
Metropolitan stories
Christine Coulson
Book jacket for Making it in the art world : strategies for exhibitions and funding : a post-pandemic guide for artists
Making it in the art world : strategies for...
Brainard Carey
Book jacket for Art 21 : art in the twenty-first century
Art 21 : art in the twenty-first century
Book jacket for Hot, cold, heavy, light : 100 art writings, 1988-2018
Hot, cold, heavy, light : 100 art writings,...
Peter Schjeldahl
Book jacket for Art is life : icons and iconoclasts, visionaries and vigilantes, & flashes of hope in the night
Art is life : icons and iconoclasts, visionaries...
Jerry Saltz
Book jacket for How to be an artist
How to be an artist
Jerry Saltz
Book jacket for You are an artist : assignments to spark creation
You are an artist : assignments to spark creation
Sarah Urist Green
Book jacket for The maverick's museum : Albert Barnes and his American dream
The maverick's museum : Albert Barnes and his...
Blake Gopnik
Book jacket for Friends of the museum
Friends of the museum
Heather McGowan
Book jacket for The square
The square
Book jacket for DUMBO : the making of a neighborhood and the rebirth of Brooklyn
DUMBO : the making of a neighborhood and the...
Paul Goldberger
Book jacket for The bridge : how the Roeblings connected Brooklyn to New York
The bridge : how the Roeblings connected Brooklyn...
Peter Tomasi
Book jacket for Birding at the bridge : in search of every bird on the Brooklyn waterfront
Birding at the bridge : in search of every bird on...
Heather Wolf
Book jacket for When Brooklyn was queer
When Brooklyn was queer
Hugh Ryan
Book jacket for The Brooklyn nobody knows : an urban walking guide
The Brooklyn nobody knows : an urban walking guide
William B Helmreich
Book jacket for Walking Brooklyn : 30 tours exploring historical legacies, neighborhood culture, side streets, and waterways
Walking Brooklyn : 30 tours exploring historical...
Adrienne Onofri
Book jacket for In the shadow of genius : the Brooklyn Bridge and its creators
In the shadow of genius : the Brooklyn Bridge and...
Barbara Mensch
Book jacket for Chief engineer : Washington Roebling : the man who built the Brooklyn Bridge
Chief engineer : Washington Roebling : the man who...
Erica Wagner
Book jacket for A picture history of the Brooklyn Bridge : with 167 prints and photographs
A picture history of the Brooklyn Bridge : with...
Mary J Shapiro
Book jacket for Skylines of New York
Skylines of New York
Richard Berenholtz
Book jacket for Green gentrification : urban sustainability and the struggle for environmental justice
Green gentrification : urban sustainability and...
Kenneth Alan Gould
Book jacket for A history of Brooklyn Bridge Park : how a community reclaimed and transformed New York City's waterfront
A history of Brooklyn Bridge Park : how a...
Nancy Webster
Book jacket for The great bridge : the epic story of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge
The great bridge : the epic story of the building...
David G McCullough
Book jacket for Brooklyn Bridge Park : a dying waterfront transformed
Brooklyn Bridge Park : a dying waterfront...
Joanne Witty
Book jacket for Where is the Brooklyn Bridge?
Where is the Brooklyn Bridge?
Megan Stine
Book jacket for Secret engineer : how Emily Roebling built the Brooklyn Bridge
Secret engineer : how Emily Roebling built the...
Rachel Dougherty
Book jacket for The Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge
Lynn Curlee
Book jacket for How Emily saved the bridge : the story of Emily Warren Roebling and the building of the Brooklyn Bridge
How Emily saved the bridge : the story of Emily...
Frieda Wishinsky
Book jacket for Walkable city : how downtown can save America, one step at a time
Walkable city : how downtown can save America, one...
Jeff Speck
Book jacket for The Power Broker : Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
The Power Broker : Robert Moses and the Fall of...
Robert A Caro
Book jacket for The death and life of great American cities
The death and life of great American cities
Jane Jacobs
Book jacket for Co-cities : innovative transitions toward just and self-sustaining communities
Co-cities : innovative transitions toward just and...
Sheila R Foster
Book jacket for Invisible women : data bias in a world designed for men
Invisible women : data bias in a world designed...
Caroline Criado-Perez
Book jacket for Feminist city : claiming space in a man-made world
Feminist city : claiming space in a man-made world
Leslie Kern
Book jacket for The works : anatomy of a city
The works : anatomy of a city
Kate Ascher
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An exterior shot of Adams Street Library. The building is painted orange with the word "Library" printed in white letters across the first floor of the building.
A corner shot of the Adams Street Library children's section looking from the main entrance. The wall is curved and textured wood and the opening window into the children's section is orange.
An interior photograph of Adams Street Library. The right side of the photo is a curved wall and on the left are bookshelves next to a pillar. In the lower left hand corner are a table and chairs.
Adams Street Library's children's section: The room is a light orange color with an orange carpet. There are low tables and chairs that look like elephants in the middle of the floor. At the back of the room are low seats.
A view of the Adams Street Library children's section looking out into the adult books section through a passthrough window in the center of the room. The carpet is orange and there are two rows of small seats.
An interior shot of Adams Street Library, facing the reference desk. To the left is a curved and textured wall with an window opening in the middle of the wall to the children's section.
A view of the Adams Street Library reception desk. The wall behind the desk is a textured mural of flowers.
An interior shot of Adams Street Library, facing the windows. In front of the windows are two white tables with four blue chairs at each table.
An interior photograph of Adams Street Library, facing the back of the library. In the foreground are bookshelves next to a pillar. In the background you can see the children's section.
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