Adams Street Library

Open today from 10 am - 8 pm.

Hours

Day of Week Open 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.

Upcoming Events

Tai Chi

Thu, Jun 11 10:30am
Adams Street Library

Walking Tai Chi

Thu, Jun 11 11:15am
Adams Street Library

DUMBO Writes

Thu, Jun 11 12:30pm
Adams Street, Multipurpose Room

Little Kids Create: Toddler Open Art…

Thu, Jun 11 3:00pm
Adams Street, Multipurpose Room

Tween & Teen Create Space

Thu, Jun 11 4:30pm
Adams Street Library

Board Game Night

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

Summer Reading Kick Off: Drag Story Hour

Fri, Jun 12 3:00pm
Adams Street Library

Craft Circle

Tue, Jun 16 6:00pm
Adams Street, Multipurpose Room

English Conversation Group

Tue, Jun 16 6:00pm
Adams Street, Small Meeting Room

Creative Aging: The Magic of Acrylics

Wed, Jun 17 1:00pm
Adams Street Library

Juneteenth Celebration

Wed, Jun 17 2:00pm
Adams Street Library

Tai Chi

Thu, Jun 18 10:30am
Adams Street Library

Walking Tai Chi

Thu, Jun 18 11:15am
Adams Street Library

DUMBO Writes

Thu, Jun 18 12:30pm
Adams Street, Multipurpose Room

Nature Storytime

Thu, Jun 18 3:00pm
Brooklyn Bridge Park Environmental Education Center

Tween & Teen Create Space

Thu, Jun 18 4:30pm
Adams Street Library

Astro Interpreters: Cancer Edition

Thu, Jun 18 6:00pm
Adams Street, Multipurpose Room

Cinema From the Margins: The Legend of…

Sat, Jun 20 2:00pm
Adams Street, Multipurpose Room

Babies and Books (LAPSIT BABIES ONLY)

Mon, Jun 22 10:30am
Adams Street Library

Toddler Time (CRAWLING/WALKING TODDLERS…

Mon, Jun 22 11:15am
Adams Street Library

Staff Picks

  • Adams Street Tween Book Club (May 2026)
  • BKLYN: DUMBO Reader
Book jacket for Gumshoe
Gumshoe
Brenna Thummler
Book jacket for Return to sender
Return to sender
Vera Brosgol
Book jacket for Mary Anne's bad-luck mystery
Mary Anne's bad-luck mystery
Ann M Martin
Book jacket for Mary Anne's bad luck mystery
Mary Anne's bad luck mystery
Cynthia Yuan Cheng
Book jacket for Are you ready to hatch an unusual chicken?
Are you ready to hatch an unusual chicken?
Kelly Jones
Book jacket for The postman from space
The postman from space
Guillaume Perreault
Book jacket for I witnessed : the great train robbery of 1963
I witnessed : the great train robbery of 1963
Andrea Debbink
Book jacket for To all the boys I've loved before
To all the boys I've loved before
Jenny Han
Book jacket for DUMBO : the making of a neighborhood and the...
DUMBO : the making of a neighborhood and the...
Paul Goldberger
Book jacket for Brooklynites : the remarkable story of the free...
Brooklynites : the remarkable story of the free...
Prithi Kanakamedala
Book jacket for The bridge : how the Roeblings connected Brooklyn...
The bridge : how the Roeblings connected Brooklyn...
Peter Tomasi
Book jacket for Birding at the bridge : in search of every bird on...
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...
Walking Brooklyn : 30 tours exploring historical...
Adrienne Onofri
Book jacket for In the shadow of genius : the Brooklyn Bridge and...
In the shadow of genius : the Brooklyn Bridge and...
Barbara Mensch
Book jacket for Chief engineer : Washington Roebling : the man who...
Chief engineer : Washington Roebling : the man who...
Erica Wagner
Book jacket for A picture history of the Brooklyn Bridge : with...
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...
Green gentrification : urban sustainability and...
Kenneth Alan Gould
Book jacket for A history of Brooklyn Bridge Park : how a...
A history of Brooklyn Bridge Park : how a...
Nancy Webster
Book jacket for The great bridge : the epic story of the building...
The great bridge : the epic story of the building...
David G McCullough
Book jacket for Brooklyn Bridge Park : a dying waterfront...
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...
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...
How Emily saved the bridge : the story of Emily...
Frieda Wishinsky
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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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