Rugby Library

Open today from 1 pm - 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

1000 Utica Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11203 Get Directions

Fully accessible

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B35B46

718.566.0053

Managing Librarian
Stefanie Sinn

Amenities

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

Return your BPL materials in our exterior book drop when the branch is closed.

Located two blocks from the childhood home of Jackie Robinson and within walking distance of the world’s first solar-powered home, Rugby Library is a beloved civic institution in East Flatbush. When Rugby opened in 1957, its interior was perhaps the most colorful of any library in New York, with modern furniture in bright reds, yellows and blues. The branch still catches the eye of visitors, including those who attend Story Time and Ready Math, two of its most popular programs.

Upcoming Events

Library Lanes: Virtual Bowling

Wed, Jul 3 11:30am
Rugby Library

Kids Tech Time

Wed, Jul 3 3:00pm
Rugby, Meeting Room

YA Craft Time: Jewelry and Keychains

Fri, Jul 5 4:00pm
Rugby Library

Saturday Storytime

Sat, Jul 6 11:00am
Rugby, Meeting Room

Free Summer Meals

Mon, Jul 8 1:00pm
Rugby, Meeting Room

Kids Create

Mon, Jul 8 4:00pm
Rugby, Meeting Room

Free Summer Meals

Tue, Jul 9 1:00pm
Rugby, Meeting Room

Resume Workshop

Wed, Jul 10 11:00am
Rugby Library

Library Lanes: Virtual Bowling

Wed, Jul 10 11:30am
Rugby Library

Free Summer Meals

Wed, Jul 10 1:00pm
Rugby, Meeting Room

Kids Tech Time

Wed, Jul 10 3:00pm
Rugby, Meeting Room

Story Play

Thu, Jul 11 11:00am
Rugby, Meeting Room

Introduction to BPL computers

Thu, Jul 11 11:30am
Rugby Library

Free Summer Meals

Thu, Jul 11 1:00pm
Rugby, Meeting Room

Legos + Games

Thu, Jul 11 4:00pm
Rugby, Meeting Room

Free Summer Meals

Fri, Jul 12 1:00pm
Rugby, Meeting Room

YA Craft Time: Painted Triptych on…

Fri, Jul 12 4:00pm
Rugby Library

Saturday Storytime

Sat, Jul 13 11:00am
Rugby, Meeting Room

Free Summer Meals

Mon, Jul 15 1:00pm
Rugby, Meeting Room

Free Summer Meals

Mon, Jul 15 1:00pm
Rugby, Meeting Room

Staff Picks

  • Pride Month 2024 Books for Kids: School Age
  • Pride Month 2024 Books for Teens: Comics
  • Pride Month 2024 Books for Adults: Poetry
  • Celebrate Juneteenth with these great reads
  • Juneteenth
Book jacket for Lunar Boy
Lunar Boy
Wibowo Jes/ Wibowo Cin
Book jacket for Mehndi boy
Mehndi boy
Zain Bandali
Book jacket for Alex Wise vs. the end of the world
Alex Wise vs. the end of the world
Terry J Benton-Walker
Book jacket for Emma and the love spell
Emma and the love spell
Meredith Ireland
Book jacket for Paige not found
Paige not found
Jen Wilde
Book jacket for Just Lizzie
Just Lizzie
Karen Wilfrid
Book jacket for Riley Reynolds conquers spring cleaning
Riley Reynolds conquers spring cleaning
Jay Albee
Book jacket for Riley Reynolds pumps up the party
Riley Reynolds pumps up the party
Jay Albee
Book jacket for Riley Reynolds slides into summer
Riley Reynolds slides into summer
Jay Albee
Book jacket for Riley Reynolds takes care of business
Riley Reynolds takes care of business
Jay Albee
Book jacket for Deephaven
Deephaven
Ethan M Aldridge
Book jacket for Gallowgate
Gallowgate
K R Alexander
Book jacket for Blood City rollers. 1
Blood City rollers. 1
V P Anderson
Book jacket for The year my life went down the toilet
The year my life went down the toilet
Jake Maia Arlow
Book jacket for The curse of Eelgrass Bog
The curse of Eelgrass Bog
Mary Averling
Book jacket for Skip!
Skip!
Sarah Burgess
Book jacket for The showdown
The showdown
Jessica Burkhart
Book jacket for Ghost girl
Ghost girl
Brooke Carter
Book jacket for Cross my heart and never lie
Cross my heart and never lie
Nora Dåsnes
Book jacket for Upstaged a Graphic Novel
Upstaged a Graphic Novel
Easter Robin
Book jacket for The night compass
The night compass
Amanda Foody
Book jacket for Green
Green
Alex Gino
Book jacket for Gooseberry
Gooseberry
Robin Gow
Book jacket for Noah Frye Gets Crushed
Noah Frye Gets Crushed
Horne Maggie
Book jacket for Linus and Etta could use a win
Linus and Etta could use a win
Caroline Huntoon
Book jacket for The school for invisible boys
The school for invisible boys
Shaun David Hutchinson
Book jacket for King Bro!
King Bro!
Jenny Jägerfeld
Book jacket for Elle Campbell Wins Their Weekend
Elle Campbell Wins Their Weekend
Kahn Ben
Book jacket for The apartment house on Poppy Hill
The apartment house on Poppy Hill
Nina LaCour
Book jacket for The impossible imp
The impossible imp
Cort Lane
Book jacket for In search of superpowers : a fantasy pin world adventure
In search of superpowers : a fantasy pin world...
Briana Lawrence
Book jacket for The Truth About Triangles
The Truth About Triangles
Leali Michael
Book jacket for The Princess Protection Program
The Princess Protection Program
Alex London
Book jacket for You owe me one, universe
You owe me one, universe
Chad Lucas
Book jacket for Forsooth
Forsooth
Jimmy Matejek-Morris
Book jacket for Halfway to harbor
Halfway to harbor
Nicole Melleby
Book jacket for Winnie Nash is not your sunshine
Winnie Nash is not your sunshine
Nicole Melleby
Book jacket for The Mossheart's promise
The Mossheart's promise
Rebecca Mix
Book jacket for The problem with gravity
The problem with gravity
Michelle Mohrweis
Book jacket for Don't Want to Be Your Monster
Don't Want to Be Your Monster
Moulton Deke
Book jacket for The lumbering giants of Windy Pines
The lumbering giants of Windy Pines
Mo Netz
Book jacket for Camp prodigy
Camp prodigy
Caroline Palmer
Book jacket for The Nameless Witch
The Nameless Witch
Natalie C Parker
Book jacket for Nightmares in paradise
Nightmares in paradise
Aden Polydoros
Book jacket for Salma writes a book
Salma writes a book
Ahmad Danny Ramadan
Book jacket for Puzzleheart
Puzzleheart
Jenn Reese
Book jacket for Asking for a friend
Asking for a friend
Ronnie Riley
Book jacket for Unicorn Boy
Unicorn Boy
Roman Dave
Book jacket for Queer and fearless : poems celebrating the lives of LGBTQ+ heroes
Queer and fearless : poems celebrating the lives...
Rob Sanders
Book jacket for Just shy of ordinary
Just shy of ordinary
A J Sass
Book jacket for The cardboard kingdom : snow and sorcery
The cardboard kingdom : snow and sorcery
Chad Sell
Book jacket for Eli over Easy
Eli over Easy
Stamper Phil
Book jacket for Queer History A to Z : 100 Years of LGBTQ+ Activism
Queer History A to Z : 100 Years of LGBTQ+...
Stevenson Robin/ Rosas Vivian
Book jacket for Sir Callie and the dragon's roost
Sir Callie and the dragon's roost
Esme Symes-Smith
Book jacket for Super switch
Super switch
Jeff Szpirglas
Book jacket for Murray Out of Water
Murray Out of Water
Tracy Taylor
Book jacket for Lulu Sinagtala and the city of noble warriors
Lulu Sinagtala and the city of noble warriors
Gail D Villanueva
Book jacket for The otherwoods
The otherwoods
Justine Pucella Winans
Book jacket for The ABCs of queer history
The ABCs of queer history
Seema Yasmin
Book jacket for Confetti realms
Confetti realms
Nadia Shammas
Book jacket for Stars in their eyes
Stars in their eyes
Jessica Walton
Book jacket for King cheer
King cheer
Molly Booth
Book jacket for Spirit World
Spirit World
Alyssa Wong
Book jacket for Hex Americana
Hex Americana
Bree Wolf
Book jacket for Brooms
Brooms
Jasmine Walls
Book jacket for The Worst Ronin
The Worst Ronin
Tokuda-hall Maggie/ Schaffer Faith
Book jacket for Crossplay love : otaku x punk. 8
Crossplay love : otaku x punk. 8
Toru
Book jacket for Crossplay love : otaku x punk. 7
Crossplay love : otaku x punk. 7
Toru
Book jacket for The moon on a rainy night. 4
The moon on a rainy night. 4
Kuzushiro
Book jacket for The baker and the bard
The baker and the bard
Fern Haught
Book jacket for Whisper me a love song. 8
Whisper me a love song. 8
Eku Takeshima
Book jacket for Fence. Volume six, Redemption
Fence. Volume six, Redemption
C S Pacat
Book jacket for Number call
Number call
Nagisa Furuya
Book jacket for Rainbow. Volume 1
Rainbow. Volume 1
Sunny
Book jacket for Monster crush
Monster crush
Erin Ellie Franey
Book jacket for The deep dark / A Graphic Novel
The deep dark / A Graphic Novel
Molly Knox Ostertag
Book jacket for Sunhead
Sunhead
Assan Alex
Book jacket for Breathe : journeys to healthy binding
Breathe : journeys to healthy binding
Maia Kobabe
Book jacket for Harley Quinn : Redemption
Harley Quinn : Redemption
Allen Rachael
Book jacket for Out of Left Field
Out of Left Field
Newman Jonah
Book jacket for The marble queen
The marble queen
Anna Kopp
Book jacket for The fox maidens
The fox maidens
Robin Ha
Book jacket for Bunt! : striking out on financial aid
Bunt! : striking out on financial aid
Ngozi Ukazu
Book jacket for Monstrous : a transracial adoption story
Monstrous : a transracial adoption story
Sarah Myer
Book jacket for The sea in you
The sea in you
Jessica Sheron
Book jacket for Homebody
Homebody
Parish Theo/ Parish Theo
Book jacket for Punk rock karaoke
Punk rock karaoke
Bianca Xunise
Book jacket for Bad Dream : A Dreamer Story
Bad Dream : A Dreamer Story
Maines Nicole/ Hickman Rye
Book jacket for Paper planes
Paper planes
Jennie Wood
Book jacket for Firebird
Firebird
Sunmi
Book jacket for Love and gravity : an Always human story
Love and gravity : an Always human story
Ari North
Book jacket for The Infinity Particle
The Infinity Particle
Xu Wendy
Book jacket for The Hills of Estrella Roja
The Hills of Estrella Roja
Franklin Ashley Robin
Book jacket for Love and gravity : an Always human story
Love and gravity : an Always human story
Ari North
Book jacket for The flying ship
The flying ship
Jem Milton
Book jacket for Heartstopper 5 : A Graphic Novel
Heartstopper 5 : A Graphic Novel
Oseman Alice
Book jacket for Watchnight
Watchnight
Cyree Jarelle Johnson
Book jacket for Bound : poems
Bound : poems
Jubi Arriola-Headley
Book jacket for Gay girl prayers
Gay girl prayers
Emily Austin
Book jacket for Transitory
Transitory
Subhaga Crystal Bacon
Book jacket for A film in which I play everyone : poems
A film in which I play everyone : poems
Mary Jo Bang
Book jacket for Homeland of my body : new and selected poems
Homeland of my body : new and selected poems
Richard Blanco
Book jacket for But I Don't Feel Empowered
But I Don't Feel Empowered
Chan Suri
Book jacket for Taking to water
Taking to water
Jennifer Conlon
Book jacket for But I don't feel empowered
But I don't feel empowered
Suri Chan
Book jacket for The Palace of Forty Pillars
The Palace of Forty Pillars
Armen Davoudian
Book jacket for Because you were mine : poems
Because you were mine : poems
Brionne Janae
Book jacket for Orders of service
Orders of service
Willie Lee Kinard
Book jacket for The perfect bastard : poems
The perfect bastard : poems
Quinn Carver Johnson
Book jacket for Alt-nature
Alt-nature
Saretta Morgan
Book jacket for Song of my softening
Song of my softening
Omotara James
Book jacket for Pig
Pig
Sax Sam
Book jacket for The delicacy of embracing spirals
The delicacy of embracing spirals
Mimi Tempestt
Book jacket for Gay Heaven Is a Dance Floor but I Can't Relax
Gay Heaven Is a Dance Floor but I Can't Relax
Theonia Charles
Book jacket for Nest of matches
Nest of matches
Amie Whittemore
Book jacket for Crossing Ebenezer Creek
Crossing Ebenezer Creek
Tonya Bolden
Book jacket for Stamped : racism, antiracism, and you
Stamped : racism, antiracism, and you
Jason Reynolds
Book jacket for Copper sun
Copper sun
Sharon M Draper
Book jacket for Dread nation
Dread nation
Justina Ireland
Book jacket for Deathless divide
Deathless divide
Justina Ireland
Book jacket for Dream country
Dream country
Shannon Gibney
Book jacket for Making our way home : the Great Migration and the Black American dream
Making our way home : the Great Migration and the...
Blair Imani
Book jacket for Dark sky rising : Reconstruction and the dawn of Jim Crow
Dark sky rising : Reconstruction and the dawn of...
Henry Louis Gates
Book jacket for Black enough : stories of being young & black in America
Black enough : stories of being young & black in...
Book jacket for Juneteenth : a novel [BOOK DISCUSSION]
Juneteenth : a novel [BOOK DISCUSSION]
Ralph Ellison
Book jacket for Blackout
Blackout
Book jacket for You are your best thing : vulnerability, shame resilience, and the black experience : an anthology
You are your best thing : vulnerability, shame...
Book jacket for 145th Street : short stories
145th Street : short stories
Walter Dean Myers
Book jacket for Well-read black girl : finding our stories, discovering ourselves : an anthology
Well-read black girl : finding our stories,...
Glory Edim
Book jacket for Well-read black girl : finding our stories, discovering ourselves : an anthology
Well-read black girl : finding our stories,...
Book jacket for Angel of Greenwood
Angel of Greenwood
Randi Pink
Book jacket for Take the mic : fictional stories of everyday resistance
Take the mic : fictional stories of everyday...
Book jacket for The water dancer
The water dancer
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Book jacket for Surviving Southampton : African American women and resistance in Nat Turner's community
Surviving Southampton : African American women and...
Vanessa M Holden
Book jacket for Black history in its own words
Black history in its own words
Ronald Wimberly
Book jacket for Turning 15 on the road to freedom : my story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March
Turning 15 on the road to freedom : my story of...
Lynda Blackmon Lowery
Book jacket for The Harlem Hellfighters: When Pride Met Courage
The Harlem Hellfighters: When Pride Met Courage
Walter Dean Myers
Book jacket for Black liturgies : prayers, poems, and meditations for staying human
Black liturgies : prayers, poems, and meditations...
Cole Arthur Riley
Book jacket for I am the rage
I am the rage
Martina McGowan
Book jacket for Juneteenth : a novel [BOOK DISCUSSION]
Juneteenth : a novel [BOOK DISCUSSION]
Ralph Ellison
Book jacket for Juneteenth : the story behind the celebration
Juneteenth : the story behind the celebration
Edward T Cotham
Book jacket for On Juneteenth
On Juneteenth
Annette Gordon-Reed
Book jacket for Freedom national : the destruction of slavery in the United States, 1861-1865
Freedom national : the destruction of slavery in...
James Oakes
Book jacket for Four hundred souls : a community history of African America, 1619-2019
Four hundred souls : a community history of...
Book jacket for The warmth of other suns : the epic story of America's great migration
The warmth of other suns : the epic story of...
Isabel Wilkerson
Book jacket for Stony the road : reconstruction, white supremacy, and the rise of Jim Crow
Stony the road : reconstruction, white supremacy,...
Henry Louis Gates
Book jacket for Black women taught us : an intimate history of Black feminism
Black women taught us : an intimate history of...
Jenn M Jackson
Book jacket for Black AF history : the un-whitewashed story of America
Black AF history : the un-whitewashed story of...
Michael Harriot
Book jacket for A Black women's history of the United States
A Black women's history of the United States
Daina Ramey Berry
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