Dec. 19, 2023 By Jada Camille The Brooklyn Public Library hosted a digital resource fair at the newly-opened Sunset Park Library on Dec. 16, where the team spent the day showing off their digital and technical resources and teaching residents about the affordable connectivity program, a city-wide initiative that connects eligible households with discounted high-speed…
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Nov. 16, 2023 By Adam Daly
After a decade of planning and waiting, bookworms and locals gathered on Wednesday to cut the ribbon on the new Sunset Park Library and dozens of new affordable apartments on the floors above it.
Nov. 7, 2023 By Melissa Fishman
Two new Teen Tech Centers opened this month as a part of the Brooklyn Public Library’s initiative to help today’s youth create the world of tomorrow.
Nov. 7, 2023 By Cate Corcoran
The new Sunset Park Library is close to opening.
Oct. 5, 2023 By Augostina Mallous Mayor Eric Adams, alongside the presidents of New York City’s three public library systems — Brooklyn Public Library, New York Public Library, and Queens Public Library — joined forces with local librarians and teens at Brooklyn’s Central Library at Grand Army Plaza on Wednesday to mark an influential week…
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Sep. 20, 2023 By Jada Camille Nearly three months after the City Council struck a deal to restore millions of dollars in funding for the city’s public libraries as part of the Fiscal Year 2024 budget, Council Member Justin Brannan and New York City Council Speaker Adrienne E. Adams stopped by the Bay Ridge library…
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Sep. 14, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
The grassy lawns of Prospect Park will be transformed into breezy outdoor classrooms this month with the return of the University Open Air.
Aug. 31, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Caribbean writers, artists, and more will be celebrated for four full days this month at the fifth annual Brooklyn Caribbean Literary festival.
Jul. 24, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro
The new Brower Park Library, with seven different spaces filled with an extensive collection of books, DVDs, laptops, desktops, screens and many objects of cultural and historical value, is now open to everyone at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum in Crown Heights.
Jun. 16, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Arthur Miller, a beloved father and local business owner, who was known as a staple in his community, was choked to death by several NYPD officers on June 14, 1978.