Brooklyn Public Library announces longlist for 2026 Book Prize
BOROUGHWIDE — BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY’S 2026 Book Prize longlist was announced Tuesday. The BPL’s Book Prize longlist spans…
BPL hosts event series with Brooklyn Institute for Social Research
BOROUGHWIDE — THE BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY and the Brooklyn Institute For Social Research, a community-based education and research institute,…
Carnegie Foundation grants $1M to Brooklyn Public Library
BOROUGHWIDE — THE ANDREW CARNEGIE FOUNDATION has awarded the Brooklyn Public Library a two-year grant of $1 million,…
Historian Ron Schweiger retells Battle of Brooklyn
FLATLANDS — To celebrate the country’s 250th anniversary, Flatlands resident and Brooklyn Borough Historian Emeritus Ron Schweiger, 81,…
Brooklyn Public Library and Brooklyn Museum celebrate Carnival
FLATBUSH — The Brooklyn Public Library and Brooklyn Museum hosted a block party on Thursday to celebrate Carnival…
Brooklyn Public Library to welcome Professor Angela Davis
GRAND ARMY PLAZA — ON MAY 31, the Brooklyn Public Library will welcome author, professor and activist Angela…
For first time, NYC’s libraries to have permanent, baseline funding
FLATBUSH — New York City’s 200 public libraries will no longer have to plead and protest for operating…
Brooklyn Public Library opens ‘Printing Black America’ exhibition
GRAND ARMY PLAZA — Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) illuminates Black history with “Printing Black America,” an exhibition portraying…
‘Family Leadership Summit’ explores evolving priorities of families
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — The inaugural Brooklyn Family Leadership Summit explored family life, culture and commerce on Jan. 28…
Marcia Ely brings popular live programs to the CBH
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Before she designed public programs at the Center for Brooklyn History (CBH), Marcia Ely was…
Culture Pass program surpasses 500,000 reservations
CITYWIDE — THE THREE CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM’S JOINT CULTURE PASS program has surpassed 500,000 reservations. Culture Pass…
Brooklyn Public Library announces top 10 moments of 2025
BOROUGHWIDE — Uncertainty and change may have dominated this year’s headlines, yet Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) remained a…