Press Releases

2025

National Grid Foundation Awards Brooklyn Public Library Multi-Year Grant to Support Summer at the Library, Teen Internships and More
May 07 2025
Brooklyn Public Library And Alloy Development Open Walt Whitman Pop Up Library
May 06 2025
Brooklyn Public Library Honors Academy Award Winners in Costume Design Ruth Carter (Black Panther) and Paul Tazewell (Wicked) At The Fifth Annual People’s Ball
April 28 2025
Brooklyn Public Library Celebrates Re-Opening of Bedford Library
April 25 2025
Brooklyn Public Library Marks Three Years of Books Unbanned Initiative With Read-In At Central Library
April 10 2025
NYC’s Public Libraries Urge Continued City Investment
March 18 2025
Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library Announce Winners of New York City History Day Contest
March 12 2025
Brooklyn Public Library Celebrates Re-Opening of Clarendon Library with Council Member Farah Louis
January 29 2025
New L10 Arts and Cultural Center Brings Together Library with Three Brooklyn Cultural Institutions in City-Backed Space
January 28 2025
Kings Bay Library Takes Top Honors for the Second Year in a Row In Brooklyn Public Library Robotics League
January 16 2025
At the Center for Brooklyn History, a New Exhibition Explores Brooklyn’s Ties to Slavery
January 15 2025

2024

Brooklyn Public Library Announces Favorite Reads of 2024
December 31 2024
Brooklyn Public Library Announces Top 10 Moments of 2024
December 31 2024
New York City’s Three Public Library Systems Reveal the Top Checkouts of 2024
December 18 2024
Celebrate the Holidays with Brooklyn Public Library and Power UP Business Competition Winners
December 10 2024
Brooklyn Public Library Debuts Design for Transformational New Library in East New York
December 07 2024
Brooklyn Public Library Marks James Baldwin Centennial with Rare Photographs in New Exhibition
December 03 2024
Brooklyn Public Library and Kings County Court Celebrate New York State Juror Appreciation Week with Instant Library Access and Curated Booklist
November 19 2024
Noir Yoga Wins Top Prize of $20,000 in Brooklyn Public Library’s PowerUP! Business Competition
November 14 2024
Exhibition at Central Library Features Art from New Illustrated Edition of The 1619 Project
October 24 2024
State Senator Andrew Gounardes Announces $230,000 in New Funding for Renovation of Carroll Gardens Library
October 22 2024
Assemblymember Robert Carroll Awards $50,000 to Brooklyn Public Library
October 09 2024
Brooklyn Public Library Announces 2024 Book Prize Winners
September 30 2024
Phase Two of Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Library Renovation Begins
September 05 2024
Brooklyn Public Library Celebrates 10 Years of Book Match
August 15 2024
Brooklyn Public Library and Red Hook Community Celebrate Opening of Interim Library
July 09 2024
Jessy Tomsko Named Top Winner in Anthem Project For Her Song Let Them Fly
July 08 2024
NYC Libraries Launch Citywide Summer at the Library Campaign to Support Students
June 04 2024
Culture Pass Welcomes 100th Partner
May 28 2024
NYC Libraries Rally to Restore $58.3M As Library Services Dwindle
May 21 2024
Brooklyn Public Library Outreach Worker Awarded 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary
May 08 2024
Brooklyn Public Library Hosts The People’s Ball
May 06 2024
Brooklyn Public Library Podcast Borrowed and Banned Nominated for Peabody Award
April 23 2024
New Report Titled In Their Own Words Details the Impact of Censorship on Young People Across the United States
April 10 2024
NYC’s Public Libraries Call for Reversal of $58.3M in Proposed Budget Cuts
March 12 2024
Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library Announce Winners of New York City History Day Contest
March 11 2024
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office of New York, In Collaboration with New York State Senator Iwen Chu, Donate Collection of Chinese Language Learning Materials to Brooklyn Public Library
March 06 2024
Kings Bay Library Takes Top Honors in Brooklyn Robotics League Championship
February 06 2024
Brooklyn Public Library Announces Browse the Branches Challenge
February 01 2024
Brooklyn Public Library and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Launch Open Call for Contemporary Anthem
January 23 2024