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NOTICE: Due to mid-year city budget cuts, BPL will no longer be able to offer Sunday service. The last day of Sunday service will be December 17, 2023. Additionally, wait times for books and other materials may be longer -- spending for print and digital collections has been drastically impacted. Learn more about our service updates.

2023

Nov 17, 2023 Hemp Thyself Wins Top Prize of $20,000 in Brooklyn Public Library’s PowerUP! Business Competition
Nov 15, 2023 Brooklyn Public Library and Fifth Avenue Committee Cut the Ribbon on Historic Sunset Park Library and Apartments
Nov 3, 2023 Brooklyn Public Library and Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority Incorporated® Eta Omega Omega Chapter Unveil Newly Commissioned Portrait of Dr. Lucille Cole Thomas,
Oct 27, 2023 FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel Visits Brooklyn Public Library To Discuss Affordable Connectivity Program
Oct 18, 2023 Brooklyn Public Library and Council Member Justin Brannan Host Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for Opening of Bay Ridge Library Teen Tech Center
Oct 18, 2023 New York City Council Speaker Adams and Council Member Narcisse Announce Capital Funding for Jamaica Bay Library
Oct 3, 2023 Mayor Adams Proclaims Freedom to Read Day in New York City
Oct 2, 2023 Brooklyn Public Library Announces 2023 Shortlist for Book Prize
Sep 28, 2023 Brooklyn Public Library Announces Expansion of Books Unbanned to Boston and LA County Public Libraries
Sep 19, 2023 Chief Librarian Nick Higgins Named to the 2023 TIME100 Next List.
Sep 15, 2023 Brooklyn Public Library Celebrates Grand Re-opening of The Center for Brooklyn History
Sep 13, 2023 Brooklyn Public Library, in partnership with Prospect Park Alliance, Announces the Return of University Open Air, Featuring Free Immigrant-Taught Classes
Sep 5, 2023 Brooklyn Public Library Announces 2023 Longlist for Book Prize
Aug 30, 2023 Hey Brooklyn, What’s Your Problem?
Jul 28, 2023 Brooklyn Public Library Unveils Impressive Success of The Book of Hov Exhibition
Jul 25, 2023 Brooklyn Public Library Launches LevelUP with support from the Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women Initiative
Jul 20, 2023 Brooklyn Public Library and Brooklyn Children’s Museum Celebrate Opening of New Brower Park Library Located inside Brooklyn Children’s Museum
Jul 19, 2023 NYC Libraries and the New York Life Foundation to Giveaway 15,000 Books in Summer Book Giveaway on July 28 and 29 at Select Libraries in All Five Boroughs
Jul 10, 2023 Brooklyn, New York and Queens Public Libraries Celebrate Five Years of Culture Pass
Jun 7, 2023 Brooklyn Public Library Celebrates Re-Opening of East Flatbush Library
May 25, 2023 Librarians Rakisha Kearns-White and Robert Weinstein Named Movers and Shakers by Library Journal
May 23, 2023 Brooklyn Public Library Names Older Adult of The Year At Aging Unbound Celebration Fair
May 1, 2023 The People’s Ball Returns to Brooklyn Public Library
Apr 27, 2023 BPL’s Viral Books Unbanned Initiative Celebrates New Milestone during National Library Week; Teens In All 50 States Checked Out 100,000 Books from Brooklyn Public Library’s Digital Collection Over Last Year
Apr 3, 2023 Greenpoint Library Wins Top Prize in Culture Pass’ Citywide Library Book Display Contest
Mar 20, 2023 NYC’s Three Public Libraries Protest Planned $36.2M Budget Cuts at City Hall
Mar 7, 2023 Brooklyn, New York, and Queens Public Library Systems’ Culture Pass Initiative Launch Citywide Book Display Contest
Mar 3, 2023 Brooklyn Heights Library Unveils New Illuminated Gravity-Defying Sculpture by Jean Shin
Feb 17, 2023 Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library Announces Winners of New York City History Day Contest
Feb 16, 2023 Brooklyn Public Library Wins Gold Anthem Award for Books Unbanned Initiative
Jan 25, 2023 Washington Irving Branch Wins BKLYN Library Robotics League Championship
Jan 4, 2023 Brooklyn Public Library Books Unbanned Team Named Librarians of the Year by Library Journal

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