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Laptop Loan
For more information about laptops for use in the library, visit our laptop loan page.
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Return library materials
Return your BPL library materials during open hours.
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After-hours Returns
Return your BPL materials in our exterior book drop when the branch is closed.
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Extended Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi signal that can reach up to 300 feet outside the library, available 24/7; learn more about Bklyn Reach.
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Outdoor Services
Offering outdoor seating, browsing, programs and more—weather permitting. Learn more about BPL Outdoors.
- Cooling Center
Located two blocks from the childhood home of Jackie Robinson and within walking distance of the world’s first solar-powered home, Rugby Library is a beloved civic institution in East Flatbush. When Rugby opened in 1957, its interior was perhaps the most colorful of any library in New York, with modern furniture in bright reds, yellows and blues. The branch still catches the eye of visitors, including those who attend Story Time and Ready Math, two of its most popular programs.
Rugby Library Events
Staff Picks
- Women's History Month
- Disability Awareness Month (YA Picks)
- Romance Novel Starter Pack
- Winter Vibes
Rad American women A-ZKate Schatz
Women who dared : 52 stories of fearless daredevils, adventurers, & rebelsLinda Skeers
Women in sports : 50 fearless athletes who played to winRachel Ignotofsky
Amazing womenCaryn Jenner
100 women who made history : remarkable women who shaped our worldStella Caldwell
Rosa Parks & Claudette Colvin : civil rights heroesTracey Baptiste
Nina : a story of Nina SimoneTraci N Todd
Frida Kahlo : the revolutionary painter!James Buckley
Sing, Aretha, sing! : Aretha Franklin, Hanif Abdurraqib
The heart of the storm : a biography of Sue BirdSharon Mentyka
Sylvia and Marsha start a revolution! : the story of the trans women of color who made LGBTQ historyJoy Michael Ellison
Born hungry : Julia Child becomes Alex Prud'homme
Dorothy HeightKelly Starling Lyons
She persisted in science : brilliant women who made a differenceChelsea Clinton
Troublemakers in trousers : women and what they wore to get things doneSarah Albee
Justice rising : 12 amazing Black women in the Civil Rights MovementKatheryn Russell-Brown
One wish : Fatima al-Fihri and the world's oldest universityM O Yuksel
Out of the shadows : how Lotte Reiniger made the first animated fairytale movieFiona Robinson
Her name was Mary Katharine : the only woman whose name is on the Declaration of IndependenceElla Schwartz
We're in this together : a young readers edition of We are not here to be bystandersLinda Sarsour
Opal Lee and what it means to be free : the true story of the grandmother of JuneteenthAlice Faye Duncan
Choosing brave : how Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till sparked the civil rights movementAngela Joy
Story quilts : Appalachian women speakShannon Hitchcock
Deb Haaland : first Native American cabinet secretaryJill Doerfler
Blast off! : how Mary Sherman Morgan fueled America into spaceSuzanne Slade
Stolen science : thirteen untold stories of scientists and inventors almost written out of historyElla Schwartz
To boldly go : how Nichelle Nichols and Star trek helped advance civil rightsAngela Dalton
Latinitas : celebrating big dreamers in history!Juliet Menéndez
She caught the light : Williamina Stevens Fleming : astronomerKathryn Lasky
She raised her voice : 50 black women who sang their way into music historyJordannah Elizabeth
Cut! : how Lotte Reiniger and a pair of scissors revolutionized animationC E Winters
The girl who built an ocean : an artist, an argonaut, and the true story of the world's first aquariumJess Keating
Her epic adventure : 25 daring women who inspire a life less ordinaryJulia De Laurentiis Johnston
Coretta Scott KingKelly Starling Lyons
Good night stories for rebel girls : 100 inspiring young changemakers
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?Shelia P Moses
Rosalind FranklinKimberly Brubaker Bradley
Science and meAli Winter
Susan LaFlesche PicotteDiane Bailey
Hannah G. Solomon dared to make a differenceBonnie Gratch Lindauer
Rosalind looked closer : the unsung hero of molecular scienceLisa Gerin
Rosie the Riveter : the legacy of an American iconSarah Dvojack
She stitched the stars : a story of Ellen Harding Baker's solar system quiltJennifer Harris
Alma's artRoda Ahmed
Legacy : women poets of the Harlem RenaissanceNikki Grimes
She persisted : Sonia SotomayorMeg Medina
Mary AnningMa Isabel Sánchez Vegara
Fossil hunter : how Mary Anning changed the science of prehistoric lifeCheryl Blackford
Sisters in science : Marie Curie, Bronia Dluska, and the atomic power of sisterhoodLinda Elovitz Marshall
Rebel girls powerful pairs : 25 tales of mothers and daughters
Kamala HarrisTonya K Grant
She persisted : Florence Griffith JoynerRita Williams-Garcia
Maya LinGrace Lin
Temple GrandinLyn Miller-Lachmann
Virginia ApgarSayantani DasGupta
Marian AndersonKatheryn Russell-Brown
Clara LemlichDeborah Heiligman
Wilma MankillerTraci Sorell
Nellie BlyMichelle Knudsen
Malala YousafzaiAisha Saeed
Diana TaurasiMonica Brown
Ruby BridgesKekla Magoon
Patsy MinkTae Keller
Margaret Chase SmithRuby Shamir
Sally RideAtia Abawi
Wangari MaathaiEucabeth A Odhiambo
Maria TallchiefChristine Day
Claudette ColvinLesa Cline-Ransome
Helen KellerCourtney Sheinmel
Harriet TubmanAndrea Davis Pinkney
Oprah WinfreyRenée Watson
Pocket full of colors : the magical world of Mary Blair, Disney artist extraordinaireAmy Guglielmo
Mary Blair's unique flair : the girl who became one of the Disney legendsAmy Novesky
It began with a page : how Gyo Fujikawa drew the wayKyo Maclear
Lotte's magical paper puppets : the woman behind the first animated feature filmBrooke Hartman
She did it! : 21 women who changed the way we thinkEmily Arnold McCully
Ruth objects : the life of Ruth Bader GinsburgDoreen Rappaport
Frida KahloLucy Brownridge
Frida KahloIsabel Thomas
Frida Kahlo : artist and activistMatt Doeden
I am Frida KahloBrad Meltzer
Frida Kahlo and her animalitosMonica Brown
Who was a daring pioneer of the skies? : Amelia EarhartMelanie Gillman
Dr. Mae Jemison : brave RocketeerHeather Alexander
Bold words from Black women : inspiration and truths from 50 extraordinary Black women who helped shape our world
Rise up with a song : the true story of Ethel Smyth, suffragette composerDiane Worthey
The astronomer who questioned everything : the story of Maria MitchellLaura Alary
I am Dolly PartonBrad Meltzer
Dolly! : the story of Dolly Parton and her big dreamRobyn McGrath
Dazzlin' Dolly : the songwriting, hit-singing, guitar-picking Dolly PartonSuzanne Slade
BeyoncéNansubuga Nagadya Isdahl
Maryam's magic : the story of mathematician Maryam MirzakhaniMegan Reid
One step further : my story of math, the moon, and a lifelong missionKatherine G Johnson
Ada LovelaceBen Jeapes
Ada Lovelace cracks the codeCorinne Purtill
Ada LovelaceNancy F Castaldo
Ada Lovelace, poet of science : the first computer programmerDiane Stanley
Ada's ideas : the story of Ada Lovelace, the world's first computer programmerFiona Robinson
Ada and the number-crunching machineZoë Tucker
Programmers : with STEM projects for kidsKaren Bush Gibson
Paleontologists : with STEM projects for kidsKaren Bush Gibson
EngineersDiane C Taylor
AstronautsAlicia Klepeis
Rolling warrior : the incredible, sometimes awkward, true story of a rebel girl on wheels who helped spark a revolutionJudith E Heumann
A curse so dark and lonelyBrigid Kemmerer
A time to dancePadma Venkatraman
This is kind of an epic love storyKacen Callender
Not if I see you firstEric Lindstrom
Unbroken : 13 stories starring disabled teens
The Oracle code : a graphic novelMarieke Nijkamp
Nowhere near youLeah Thomas
Disability visibility : 17 first-person stories for today : adapted for young adultsDisability visibility
You're welcome, universeWhitney Gardner
Breathe and count back from tenNatalia Sylvester
One for allLillie Lainoff
Even if we breakMarieke Nijkamp
The disability experience : working toward belongingHannalora Leavitt
A face for Picasso : coming of age with Crouzon syndromeAriel Henley
Just breatheCammie McGovern
Call it what you wantBrigid Kemmerer
The reckless kindCarly Heath
It's my lifeStacie Ramey
How we rollNatasha Friend
A quick & easy guide to sex & disabilityA Andrews
The arsonistStephanie Oakes
Maybe we're electricVal Emmich
Reframing disability in mangaYoshiko Okuyama
Queerly autistic : the ultimate guide for LGBTQIA teens on the spectrumErin Ekins
My brain is different : stories of ADHD and other developmental disordersMonzusu
The courage to compete : living with cerebral palsy and following my dreamsAbbey Curran
Beach readEmily Henry
Red, white & royal blueCasey McQuiston
Josh and Hazel's guide to not datingChristina Lauren
An extraordinary unionAlyssa Cole
A princess in theoryAlyssa Cole
The hating gameSally Thorne
The lady's guide to celestial mechanicsOlivia Waite
Get a life, Chloe BrownTalia Hibbert
The right swipeAlisha Rai
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be : essaysNichole Perkins
Big bad wolfSuleikha Snyder
You deserve each otherSarah Hogle
The simple wildK A Tucker
The Duchess warCourtney Milan
Slave to sensationNalini Singh
Women of Color in Romance
Paladin's graceT Kingfisher
A heart of blood and ashesMilla Vane
Wintering : the power of rest and retreat in difficult timesKatherine May
Winter hours : prose, prose poems, and poemsMary Oliver
In the midst of winterIsabel Allende
The little book of hygge : Danish secrets to happy livingMeik Wiking
Moon of the crusted snowWaubgeshig Rice
The complete autumn & winter cookbook : 550 recipes for warming dinners, holiday roasts, seasonal desserts, breads, food gifts, and more
Snow countryYasunari Kawabata
MigrationsCharlotte McConaghy
BeartownFredrik Backman