List of Brooklyn Public Library branches 1

List of Brooklyn Public Library branches

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The Brooklyn Public Library consists of a Central Library, a Business & Career Library, and 58 neighborhood branches in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Eighteen libraries are historic Carnegie libraries.^[1] The Brooklyn Public Library also has five adult learning centers.

The Brooklyn Public Library is one of three separate and independent public library systems in New York City. The other two are the New York Public Library (serving the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island), and the Queens Library (serving Queens).

Libraries

Library	Image	Address	Historical notes
Adams Street Library		9 Adams Street	The branch opened on October 12, 2021, and was the first new branch opened in nearly 40 years.[2]
Arlington Library		203 Arlington Avenue	The branch was originally known as the East Branch and officially opened on November 7, 1906; it was renovated from 1950–52 and in 1980.[3]
Bay Ridge Library		7223 Ridge Boulevard	The branch was first organized in 1880 by the Bay Ridge Reading Club, built on its present site in 1896, and became a branch library in 1901. The current two-story facility opened in 1960. In 2004 it received a $2.1 million renovation.[4]
Bedford Library		496 Franklin Avenue	The branch was recognized as an excellent example of library planning and design in the March 1903 issue of Library Journal. It was built using Carnegie funds and opened in 1905.[5] In 2000, an interior renovation and exterior restoration by Sen Architects was completed.[6]
Borough Park Library		1265 43rd Street
Brighton Beach Library		16 Brighton First Road	The branch opened in December 1949, but due to high patronage, moved to its current location in 1964. The branch was renovated in the early 1990s.[7]
Brooklyn Heights Library		286 Cadman Plaza West	The library opened in its current location in 1962 and was renovated and expanded from 1990 to 1993, along with the adjacent Business & Career Library.[8] In 2017, BPL sold the Brooklyn Heights branch to a developer, who tore the structure down and replaced it with condominiums and a smaller library, which opened in June 2022.[9][10][11]
Brower Park Library at Brooklyn Children’s Museum		155 Brooklyn Avenue	The branch was built in 1963 under a plan by mayor Abraham Beame. When it opened, it was northern Brooklyn’s first new library in four decades.[12] The original building, located at 725 St. Marks Avenue, was vacated in 2020. Brower Park Library reopened for lobby service in the Brooklyn Children’s Museum in 2021.[13] Full service resumed in 2023.[14]
Brownsville Library		61 Glenmore Avenue	The branch opened in 1905 and used a second-floor space of another building, before moving to its current location in 1908.[15] The library is set to close in 2023 for renovations and re-open in 2026.[16]
Bushwick Library		340 Bushwick Avenue	The branch was founded in 1903 and moved to its current building in 1908.[17]
Business & Career Library [1]		280 Cadman Plaza West	Established 1857; current building 1962. In 2017, BPL sold the Brooklyn Heights branch to a developer, who is tearing the structure down and replacing it with condominiums.[9][10] The Business and Career Library’s functions were relocated to BPL’s Central Branch.[18]
Canarsie Library		1580 Rockaway Parkway	The branch opened in 1909 with a small circulating connection and became a BPL branch in 1932. Since then, it has relocated twice to accommodate high patronage.[19]
Carroll Gardens Library [2]		396 Clinton Street	The branch was originally the Carroll Park branch and opened in 1901 in a rented facility. The library moved to its current facility, a 14,000-square-foot (1,300 m2) Carnegie library designed by William B. Tubby, in 1905. After extensive renovations, the library received its current name in response to a request from the community.[20]
Central Library		10 Grand Army Plaza	The library started construction in 1912 and was originally envisioned by architect Raymond Almirall called for a domed, four-story Beaux Arts building. Only one wing was built, and in the 1930s, the structure was downsized to a three-story Art Deco building, which was completed in 1940. The second floor opened in 1955. The Central Library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[21]
Clarendon Library		2035 Nostrand Avenue	The branch was founded as a deposit station with a small circulating collection in 1913. The branch moved into its current building in 1954, and it was renovated in 1990.[22]