A youth-led program at a Brooklyn Public Library is teaching students about their constitutional rights using beads, ...

BOROUGHWIDE — Brooklyn Public Library marked three years of Books Unbanned on April 10, a national program to combat censorship. The initiative provides teens an e-card allowing them to access the ...

CITYWIDE — THE THREE CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM’S JOINT CULTURE PASS program has surpassed 500,000 reservations. Culture Pass provides Brooklyn Public Library (BPL), Queens Public Library (QPL) and ...

NEW YORK - The Brooklyn Public Library is looking to combat a spike in book bans in the United States by offering its extensive collection for free to teenagers nationwide. Earlier this month, the ...

Basketball and books are colliding as the Brooklyn Public Library teams up with the New York Liberty to release special-edition Liberty-themed library cards. The cards — featuring images of the ...

In a neighborhood full of culture, surrounded by the beauty of the Brooklyn Museum and the Botanic Garden, rests the central branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. Its circular steps and massive ...

Hannah Kliger joined the CBS News New York team as a reporter in May 2022, focusing her coverage in Brooklyn. A native New Yorker, Hannah has received several awards for her investigative journalism ...

There’s a new bookworm in charge at the Brooklyn Public Library. Longtime BPL employee Edwin B. Maxwell stepped into the role of Chief Librarian on Wednesday, where he’ll oversee the library’s many ...

‘Where the Wild Things Are’ has been enchanting young readers for more than 50 years, but did you know that the classic children’s book has Brooklyn roots? Author Maurice Sendak was a Brooklyn native, ...

The Brooklyn Public Library has received a $5,000,000 grant to build an environmental education center on top of the Greenpoint Library, according to a press release. The library has released some ...

The Brooklyn Public Library's façade papered with lyrics from American rapper Jay-Z's discography. (all photos by Gregg Richards, courtesy the Brooklyn Public Library) “There is a knowing in being an ...