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Due to insufficient heat in the building, the library will be closed to the public today Friday, February 20, 2015. During this time please visit our nearest location – Stone Avenue Library 581 Mother Gaston Blvd. We apologize for any inconvenience. With a collection of 7,000 books donated by the Hebrew Educational Society, the branch opened in 1905. In 1908, it moved to its present Read more...
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Built under the Beame plan in 1963, Brower Park Branch was the first library added to Brooklyn’s northern section in 40 years. Located in Crown Heights, it is named for George V. Brower, who was Brooklyn Park Commissioner in 1890. After a 1988 fire, Brower Park Branch was completely renovated and reopened in 1990. Read more...
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Brooklyn Public Library is committed to providing a high level of service to the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood. In 1857, the Mercantile Library Association of the City of Brooklyn established a library in this neighborhood, succeeded by the Brooklyn Public Library. In 1991 the Cadman Plaza West building underwent extensive renovations, which added a new auditorium and other space. Read more...
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According to the latest statistics, the Brighton Beach Branch serves 26,099 registered patrons. Read more...
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In 1907, the small, independent library that occupied the Edgewood Reformed Chapel for three years became Borough Park Branch. After outgrowing a 13th Avenue site established in 1926, the library moved to its current location in 1955. Read more...
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The North Forest Park Community Library has: 6 public computers Free Internet access Microsoft Office software Limited free printing Read more...
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The first library in the Brooklyn Public Library system. It opened in 1897 in the former P.S. 3, a schoolhouse in a cornfield. After two other locations, it moved to its present 1905 Carnegie building. Read more...
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Brooklyn Public Library Learning Centers provide free innovative educational programs for beginning adult readers and writers. Through books, technology, and small group instruction, adults build the skills needed to meet their personal, educational, and employment goals. Other Brooklyn Public Library Learning Centers are located at the Central, Eastern Parkway, Flat Bush and New Lots libraries. Adult learners in the program are Read more...
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Built on its present site in 1896, the Bay Ridge Free Library, first organized in 1880 by the Bay Ridge Reading Club, became a BPL branch in 1901. The spacious, two-story structure opened in 1960. In 2004 it underwent a $2.1 million renovation that included new lighting, furniture, shelving and 27 new public access computers. Read more...
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The Mitchell-Linden Community Library has: 9 public computers 1 Computer Catalog Wireless access for laptops (For wireless access information see Wireless Policy) Free Internet access Microsoft Office software Limited free printing Read more...