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Park Slope

The Ripped Bodice captures hearts in Park Slope, sparking Brooklyn’s romance revival

By Jenny Seo

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Step right up: “Natural Born!” book brings Coney Island sideshow to life

By Olivia Seaman

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‘Tove Jansson and the Moomins’ exhibit celebrating beloved author and her fantastical stories, to debut at BPL

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Arts & Entertainment

Brooklyn mom launches little libraries with big purpose

By Olivia Seaman

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Sports

Brooklyn Public Library to release special-edition New York Liberty library cards

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Community comes together to replace stolen Nonbinarian Book Bike

By Matt Tracy

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Walt Whitman Pop-Up Library opens on Nassau Street while main branch is shuttered for renovations

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Fort Greene’s Greenlight Bookstore voted New York’s most popular small business

By Miriam Norwitz

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Arts & Entertainment

10th annual Brooklyn Bookstore Crawl invites bookworms on a literary journey

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Brooklyn celebrates Black History Month with events honoring culture and history

By Lauren Rapp & Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

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Turning the page: Clarendon Library in East Flatbush reopens after renovations

By Lauren Rapp

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New Lots Library redesign pays tribute to its roots as an African burial ground

By Anna Bradley-Smith

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Books

Between the Bookends: Here are the Brooklyn Public Library’s most popular books of 2024

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Arts & Entertainment

Never-before-seen photos of James Baldwin surface at new BPL exhibit, ‘Turkey Saved My Life’

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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News

Brooklyn Public Library offers Kings County jurors full access to e-books, digital media

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Books

Brooklyn Book Festival takes over this weekend with Children’s Day and Festival Day

By Jon Sosa

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Culinary fusion: How love and lox sparked Shalom Japan’s 10-year success in Williamsburg

By Anna Bradley-Smith

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Downtown

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

By Natalie Dahan

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

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Film screening spotlights forthcoming documentary ‘Miss Simone & The Queens of Stonewall’

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Former Trinidad prime minister denied a pension

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