Press Releases

2015

Celebrated Writers, Editors to Choose Winners of Inaugural Brooklyn Eagles Literary Prize
September 18 2015
Zipcars Available at Nine Brooklyn Public Library Branches as Innovative Partnership Expands
September 01 2015
Brooklyn’s Bookmobiles Hit the Road with Colorful New Design by Illustrator Adam J. Kurtz
August 07 2015
Brooklyn Eagles Literary Prize Shortlists Announced
August 06 2015
Brooklyn Public Library Announces Longlists for Inaugural Brooklyn Eagles Literary Prize
July 29 2015
New Community Arts Space Opens at Historic Williamsburgh Library
June 29 2015
Summer Exhibitions Bring Fat Boy, Fairy Tales and More to Brooklyn Public Library
June 25 2015
Statement from Brooklyn Public Library on City's FY 2016 Budget Agreement
June 23 2015
Brooklyn Public Library Announces Start of Public Review Process for Brooklyn Heights Library Redevelopment
June 16 2015
De Blasio Administration and USCIS Announce New Partnership to Establish New Americans Corners at Libraries Across the City
June 10 2015
Brooklyn Kids Attend Superhero Training Camp, Kick Off Library’s Summer Reading Program
June 04 2015
Brooklyn Kids to Attend Superhero Training Camp, Kick Off Summer Reading Program
May 28 2015
New Lots Library Wins NYC Neighborhood Library Award
May 21 2015
Council Member Laurie A. Cumbo Visits Clinton Hill Library, a Finalist for the NYC Neighborhood Library Awards
May 20 2015
Forum on Solitary Confinement, Criminal Justice Reform at Brooklyn Public Library
May 18 2015
BPL Focuses on Digital Privacy with IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Grant
May 18 2015
Council Member Inez Barron Visits New Lots Library, a Finalist for the NYC Neighborhood Library Awards
May 14 2015
Council Member Brad Lander Visits Storytime at Windsor Terrace Library, a Finalist for the NYC Neighborhood Library Awards
May 11 2015
Brooklyn Public Library Earns Place in 2015 InformationWeek Elite 100
April 29 2015
Brooklyn Public Library Celebrates El día de los niños/El día de los libros
April 27 2015
Brooklyn Public Library’s Third Annual “Bike the Branches” Invites Brooklynites to Explore the Borough by Bike
April 22 2015
The House That Herman Built Comes to Brooklyn Public Library
April 16 2015
Library Presidents, Advocates & Elected Officials Launch Citywide Campaign to Urge City Hall to Invest in Libraries
March 20 2015
BPL Librarian Taneya Gethers Receives Prestigious “Mover & Shaker” Award from Library Journal
March 11 2015
Brooklyn Public Library Announces Updates to Brooklyn Heights Library Project
March 09 2015
Brooklyn Public Library Celebrates Equality at 18th Annual Gala
March 05 2015
Brooklyn Public Library Named Finalist for National Medal from Institute of Museum and Library Services
February 24 2015
Brooklyn Public Library Reopens Arlington Branch
February 09 2015
Brooklyn Public Library to Exhibit Museum of Science Fiction Architectural Design Competition Winners
February 03 2015
Brooklyn Public Library Hosts “Take Your Child to the Library Week”
January 30 2015
Brooklyn Public Library’s “Culture in Transit” to Digitally Archive New York History
January 30 2015

2014

Brooklyn Public Library Receives $5 Million Grant For Environmental Education Center at Greenpoint Library
December 19 2014
More than $30,000 Awarded to Small Businesses at Brooklyn Public Library’s 11th Annual PowerUP! Business Plan Competition
December 10 2014
Zipcars Now Available for Reservation at Three Brooklyn Public Library Branches
November 25 2014
Brooklyn Public Library Announces Two New Programs To Provide Immigrants Greater Access to Free Citizenship & Legal Services
October 29 2014
Brooklyn Public Library Announces Development Partner and Unveils Plans for New Brooklyn Heights Library
September 16 2014
Brooklyn Public Library to Expand Hours of Service Across the Borough
September 08 2014
Brooklyn Public Library Engages Record Number of Summer Reading Program Participants In 2014
August 27 2014
Brooklyn Public Library Partners with Lincoln Center to Offer Free Programming at Branches Throughout the Borough
August 01 2014
Brooklyn Public Library Receives $400,000 Grant from the New York Life Foundation
June 16 2014