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Downtown

Brooklyn Book Festival returning this September with nine days of literary revelry

By Natalie Dahan

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Politics

Brooklyn Public Library curates list of books ‘to contextualize this week in politics’ amidst chaotic election cycle

By Kirstyn Brendlen

NY: Brooklyn Central Library celebrates Sunday reopening

Politics

Turning the page: Library lovers and officials celebrate return of Sunday service at Grand Army Plaza branch

By Gabriele Holtermann

NY: The People’s Ball 2024

Books

People’s Ball returns to Brooklyn Public Library with vibrant celebration of style and inclusivity

By Gabriele Holtermann

Bookworms looking for love will head to the Center for Fiction speed dating event on Feb. 9.

Downtown

Booking for love! The Center for Fiction gets singles in Valentine’s mood with speed dating event

By Jada Camille

The Brooklyn Public Library has announced a new challenge to visit each of their 62 branch locations.

Books

Branching out! Brooklyn Public Library challenges library-goers to ‘Browse the Branches’

By Isabel Song Beer

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Books

The year in books: Brooklyn Public Library unveils its most-borrowed books of 2023

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Kids & Education

Bensonhurst students showcase their first published works in Ditmas Park bookstore

By Jada Camille

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Books

PHOTOS: The return of the sun brings literary crowds to the Brooklyn Book Festival

By Susan de Vries

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Brooklyn Heights

Seeking to ‘democratize history,’ renovated Center for Brooklyn History reopens with new exhibit

By Ximena Del Cerro

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Books

‘The Caribbean story really is a universal story’: Fifth annual Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival begins Sept. 7

By Isabel Song Beer

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Books

Brooklyn Book Festival, a nine-day celebration of literature, is coming September 24

By Ximena Del Cerro

BPL names Dominique Jean-Louis as the chief historian for the Center for Brooklyn History.

Books

BPL names chief scholar at Center for Brooklyn History

By Jada Camille

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Politics

Brooklyn Public Library says mayor’s proposed $10M budget cut would force shorter hours, fewer programs

By Jada Camille

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Brownstoner

After Eight Years, Beloved Greenlight Bookstore Closing Prospect Lefferts Gardens Location

A rendering of Brooklyn Public Library’s renovated Red Hook branch.

Red Hook

Red Hook Library to close for two years to undergo $17.5 million facelift

By Adam Daly

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Books

Former Tablet editor recalls 50 years of ‘Chasing Church News’ in new book

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Brooklyn native set to bring Ditmas Park it's first bookstore in over 20 years.

Born and read: Cortelyou local opens his new bookstore on childhood block

By Jada Camille

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Barnes and Noble to open on Atlantic Avenue on Jan. 18 after closure of Court Street store

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Books

Brooklyn Public Library team awarded ‘Librarians of the Year’ for Books Unbanned project

By Ximena Del Cerro

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