Brooklyn Public Library offers parents with children of all ages a wide array of resources and services, both in our libraries and online.
Explore the many cultures of Brooklyn with events and programming in many languages
Programming, events and services for kids and teens with and without disabilities
Today's Teens, Tomorrow's Techies is a professional development program for teens that teaches tech and customer service skills
Get your family passports at one of BPL's passport offices! Passport applications for a child or adult’s first passport are processed at our centers, including passport photos. Browse the stacks with your family while you wait!
Sign up for NYC's municipal ID card, for New Yorkers ages 14 and up.
Get a book on the go! Find out where BPL's Bookmobile will be next.
Events & Classes
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Read & Play: The Big Brooklyn Playdate
What do a pool full of shredded paper, stack of foam blocks, and sticky wall begging to be covered in an array of colors and textures...
Read MoreStaff Picks
- Books Featuring Dads
- Divorce & Blended Families
Because I Am your DaddyNorth, Sherry
Baby Badger's Wonderful NightSaunders, Karen
The Very Best Daddy of AllBauer, Marion Dane
My Daddy and MeSklansky, Amy E.
My DaddyGenechten, Guido van
My Dad Is the Best PlaygroundPowell, Luciana Navarro
Guess How Much I Love YouMcBratney, Sam
Daddy, Papa, and MeNewman, Lesléa
Daddy Loves MeSirett, Dawn
Daddies and Their BabiesGenechten, Guido van
Baby DanceTaylor, Ann
Do You Sing Twinkle?Levins, Sandra
Two HomesMasurel, Claire
Fred Stays With Me!Coffelt, Nancy
Mama and Daddy Bear's DivorceSpelman, Cornelia
The Family BookParr, Todd
Missing RabbitSchotter, Roni
Oh, Brother!Grimes, Nikki
Lizzie Logan, Second BananaSpinelli, Eileen
Like Jake and MeJukes, Mavis
Cuando Tía Lola vino de visita a quedarseAlvarez, Julia
My Family's ChangingThomas, Pat
Dinosaurs DivorceBrown, Laurene Krasny
Divorce Is Not the End of the WorldStern, Zoe
My StepfamilyJohnson, Julie
StepfamiliesRogers, Fred
Learning Resources
- New & Notable
- Kids
- Newspapers
Academic Search Premier
Articles from academic journals and magazines, covering all major areas of study.
Brooklyn Newsstand
Access to the full run of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle newspaper, Brooklyn’s premier newspaper from...
CultureGrams
Cultural information on the nations of the world as well as individual U.S. states.
eBooks and More
Brooklyn Public Library’s collection of digital books, magazines and reference library.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online for Kids
Children's edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica.
InfoTrac Newsstand
New York State newspapers as well as other local and national newspapers.
Kids InfoBits
For grades K-5, uses a graphic interface to provide reference content and magazine articles for...
Little Pim
An online language learning program for children. Uses videos to assist in learning words...
Mango Languages
Learn a new language or brush up current skills. Contains 72 languages as well English...
New York State Newspapers
Current and archived articles from newspapers across New York State.
New York Times (1851-2007) with Index (1851-1993)
Search full text articles and find page images from the New York Times archival collection.
New York Times Digital Microfilm
Digitized version of the New York Times going back to 2008.
NovelistPlus K-8
Reading recommendations for kids based on the books, authors, and themes you love.
NovelNY (resources for students)
Free encyclopedias, research tools, eBooks and more for students of all ages.
Oxford English Dictionary Online
Access to the premier dictionary of the English language.
Press Reader
Access to current newspaper editions from around the world in a full color readable online format.
