Adams Street Library

Open today from 10 am - 8 pm.

Hours

Monday 10 am - 6 pm
Tuesday 1 pm - 8 pm
Wednesday 10 am - 6 pm
Thursday 10 am - 8 pm
Friday 10 am - 6 pm
Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday CLOSED

Address & Contact

9 Adams Street (between John and Plymouth)
Brooklyn, NY 11201 Get Directions

Fully accessible

ACF

B25B67

718.230.2264

Managing Librarian
Polina Mitenko

Amenities

For more information about laptops for use in the library, visit our laptop loan page.

To see available spaces, review BPL’s meeting room policy, and request a reservation, visit our room reservation website.

Adams Street Library is BPL’s 60th and first new branch built since 1983. The library serves all New Yorkers and visitors but especially the Vinegar Hill, DUMBO and Farragut communities. The new library is located on the ground floor of a former factory building at 9 Adams St, fronting Brooklyn Bridge Park with stunning views of the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges and downtown Manhattan.

Adams Street Library offers 6,565 square feet of space, with library materials, meeting rooms, facilities and programming areas for children, teens and adults. The library's design and its programming were shaped by comprehensive community feedback gathered over several months.

StoryWalk® at Brooklyn Bridge Park

Did you know you can read and learn by walking through the park? Visit our StoryWalk, which starts at the Main Street Playground in Brooklyn Bridge Park, to read and explore with your child.

Upcoming Events

Tai Chi

Thu, Apr 24 10:30am
Adams Street Library

Adams Street Library Book Club

Thu, Apr 24 6:00pm
Adams Street, Multipurpose Room

Playtime

Fri, Apr 25 3:30pm
Adams Street, Multipurpose Room

Planter Painting

Sat, Apr 26 2:00pm
Adams Street Library

Babies and Books (10:30 session)

Mon, Apr 28 10:30am
Adams Street, Multipurpose Room

Babies and Books (11:15 AM session)

Mon, Apr 28 11:15am
Adams Street, Multipurpose Room

Kids Gaming: Board Games & Video…

Mon, Apr 28 4:00pm
Adams Street, Multipurpose Room

Friends of Adams Street Library

Mon, Apr 28 5:00pm
Virtual

Tech Help: By Appointment

Tue, Apr 29 2:00pm
Adams Street, Small Meeting Room

Preschool Storytime

Tue, Apr 29 3:30pm
Adams Street, Multipurpose Room

Craft Circle

Tue, Apr 29 6:00pm
Adams Street Library

Playtime (10:30 AM Session)

Wed, Apr 30 10:30am
Adams Street, Multipurpose Room

Playtime (11:15 AM session)

Wed, Apr 30 11:15am
Adams Street, Multipurpose Room

Anime Afternoon

Wed, Apr 30 4:00pm
Adams Street Library

Tai Chi

Thu, May 1 10:30am
Adams Street Library

Book Donation Day

Sat, May 3 10:00am
Adams Street Library

Plant Giveaway

Sat, May 3 2:00pm
Adams Street, Multipurpose Room

Babies and Books (10:30 session)

Mon, May 5 10:30am
Adams Street Library

Babies and Books (11:15 AM session)

Mon, May 5 11:15am
Adams Street Library

Aviva and Friends: Sing Your Way to…

Mon, May 5 4:00pm
Adams Street Library

Staff Picks

  • Book Club (March 2025)
  • Comics Workshop
  • Craft Circle Picks
Book jacket for Doppelganger : a trip into the mirror world
Doppelganger : a trip into the mirror world
Naomi Klein
Book jacket for Atlas of AI : power, politics, and the planetary costs of artificial intelligence
Atlas of AI : power, politics, and the planetary...
Kate Crawford
Book jacket for No logo : no space, no choice, no jobs
No logo : no space, no choice, no jobs
Naomi Klein
Book jacket for The shock doctrine : the rise of disaster capitalism
The shock doctrine : the rise of disaster...
Naomi Klein
Book jacket for Operation Shylock : a confession
Operation Shylock : a confession
Philip Roth
Book jacket for Never let me go
Never let me go
Kazuo Ishiguro
Book jacket for The double ; and The gambler
The double ; and The gambler
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Book jacket for Look at me
Look at me
Jennifer Egan
Book jacket for Conspiracy : why the rational believe the irrational
Conspiracy : why the rational believe the...
Michael Shermer
Book jacket for Her fearful symmetry
Her fearful symmetry
Audrey Niffenegger
Book jacket for The unaccountability machine : why big systems make terrible decisions--and how the world lost its mind
The unaccountability machine : why big systems...
Dan Davies
Book jacket for Filterworld : how algorithms flattened culture
Filterworld : how algorithms flattened culture
Kyle Chayka
Book jacket for Just roll with it
Just roll with it
Lee Durfey-Lavoie
Book jacket for Sink or swim
Sink or swim
Lee Durfey-Lavoie
Book jacket for Mending life : a handbook for repairing clothes and hearts
Mending life : a handbook for repairing clothes...
Nina Montenegro
Book jacket for The crone : women of age, wisdom, and power
The crone : women of age, wisdom, and power
Barbara G Walker
Book jacket for Mosaic knitting
Mosaic knitting
Barbara G Walker
Book jacket for A letter to the luminous deep
A letter to the luminous deep
Sylvie Cathrall
Book jacket for The future
The future
Naomi Alderman
Book jacket for In the time of the butterflies
In the time of the butterflies
Julia Alvarez
Book jacket for Embroidery : a modern guide to botanical embroidery
Embroidery : a modern guide to botanical...
Arounna Khounnoraj
Book jacket for Emily Wilde's encyclopaedia of faeries
Emily Wilde's encyclopaedia of faeries
Heather Fawcett
Book jacket for Ripe
Ripe
Sarah Rose Etter
Book jacket for Visible mending : repair, renew, reuse the clothes you love
Visible mending : repair, renew, reuse the clothes...
Arounna Khounnoraj
Book jacket for The forest brims over
The forest brims over
Maru Ayase
Book jacket for Sweet bean paste
Sweet bean paste
Dorian Sukegawa
Book jacket for Like water for chocolate : a novel in monthly installments, with recipes, romances, and home remedies
Like water for chocolate : a novel in monthly...
Laura Esquivel
Book jacket for Invisible women : data bias in a world designed for men
Invisible women : data bias in a world designed...
Caroline Criado-Perez
Book jacket for A psalm for the wild-built
A psalm for the wild-built
Becky Chambers
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An exterior shot of Adams Street Library. The building is painted orange with the word "Library" printed in white letters across the first floor of the building.
A corner shot of the Adams Street Library children's section looking from the main entrance. The wall is curved and textured wood and the opening window into the children's section is orange.
An interior photograph of Adams Street Library. The right side of the photo is a curved wall and on the left are bookshelves next to a pillar. In the lower left hand corner are a table and chairs.
Adams Street Library's children's section: The room is a light orange color with an orange carpet. There are low tables and chairs that look like elephants in the middle of the floor. At the back of the room are low seats.
A view of the Adams Street Library children's section looking out into the adult books section through a passthrough window in the center of the room. The carpet is orange and there are two rows of small seats.
An interior shot of Adams Street Library, facing the reference desk. To the left is a curved and textured wall with an window opening in the middle of the wall to the children's section.
A view of the Adams Street Library reception desk. The wall behind the desk is a textured mural of flowers.
An interior shot of Adams Street Library, facing the windows. In front of the windows are two white tables with four blue chairs at each table.
An interior photograph of Adams Street Library, facing the back of the library. In the foreground are bookshelves next to a pillar. In the background you can see the children's section.
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