All Library in Brooklyn

The Clason’s Point Branch of The New York Public Library, a modern, spacious, brick building located on Morrison Avenue between 172nd Street and Westchester Avenue, was opened in May 1974. Open to the public since 1952, the library was previously located at Harrod Place. Fully accessible to people who use wheelchairs, the one-story facility houses an adult, young adult, and children’s Read more...

Windsor Terrace’s first library service began in 1922 with a deposit station that housed a 3,000-book collection in a pharmacy. The most notable later move was to a library created from two abandoned street cars. The present 7,000-square-foot library opened in 1969 after a local campaign to upgrade the library service. With the addition of two new self-check units, the branch continues to Read more...

In 1903, the Williamsburgh Library became the first Carnegie library built in Brooklyn. The 26,000 square-foot Classical Revival building featured a central delivery desk, radially arranged stacks, wood wainscoting and fireplaces. The Library was renovated in 1955, and again in 2003-2004. In 2006, the branch became a designated landmark of New York City. Read more...

The two-story, Tudor Revival Washington Irving branch opened in 1923 — the 21st and last Carnegie library built in Brooklyn. Library specialist Edward L. Tilton designed it with a unique gabled roof. Known as “Irving Branch” until 1944, the library was renovated in 1960 and 1986, when the collection was arranged in a “merchandising” format to encourage people to browse. Read more...