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This is the official account of Brooklyn Public Library (BPL), an independent library system for the 2.6 million residents of Brooklyn. #ForBrooklyn
Brooklyn, NY
Joined September 2008
Library lovers— BPL has the perfect addition to your 2024 New Year’s resolutions. Browse all 62 of our BPL locations to see what Brooklyn has to offer, for a chance to win cool prizes. Are YOU up for the #BrowseTheBranches challenge? Learn more: https://t.co/kTWWCSTve1
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Get ready to sing, dance, and celebrate with Latin GRAMMY winner MISTER G! Join us for a high-energy, family-friendly concert at Brooklyn Heights Library on Friday, October 17 at 3:30 PM.
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Come dance, sing, and celebrate with MISTER G!
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Teens! Are you passionate about defending your literary freedom? Hear from Banned Books Week Youth Honorary Chair, Iris Mogul, about her experience as a student activist pushing against book bans in Florida. 📅 October 21 at 6pm 📍 Virtual RSVP https://t.co/hRJg4ZCa5S
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Teens! Are you passionate about defending your literary freedom? Hear from Banned Books Week Youth Honorary Chair, Iris Mogul, about her experience as a student activist pushing against book bans in Florida. 📅 October 21 at 6pm 📍 Virtual RSVP https://t.co/hRJg4ZCa5S
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Join us at the Dekalb Library on October 14 for an afternoon of songs and stories celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month! Each child will receive a giveaway book to keep. See you there!
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Join us at the Dekalb Library for an afternoon of songs and stories celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month! Each child will receive a giveaway book to keep. Ages 0-5.
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Get ready to sing, dance, and celebrate with Latin GRAMMY winner MISTER G! Join us for a high-energy, family-friendly concert at Brooklyn Heights Library on Friday, October 17 at 3:30 PM.
bklynlibrary.org
Come dance, sing, and celebrate with MISTER G!
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On October 14, join award-winning author Jason Reynolds & actor Jay Ellis at Central Library for a lively conversation about Coach, the new prequel to the bestselling Track series. Discover Coach's backstory, take part in a Q&A, and get your book signed! https://t.co/fK31bzdEjd
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Please note that all BPL locations will be closed on Monday, October 13:
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Please note that all BPL locations will be closed on Monday, October 13:
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On October 14, join award-winning author Jason Reynolds & actor Jay Ellis at Central Library for a lively conversation about Coach, the new prequel to the bestselling Track series. Discover Coach's backstory, take part in a Q&A, and get your book signed! https://t.co/fK31bzdEjd
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There are so many ways to support the #RightToRead. Access resources like petitions, talking points, and way to stay up-to-date on the latest news on intellectual freedom. https://t.co/vauAUO3qpn
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Teens! Are you passionate about defending your literary freedom? Hear from Banned Books Week Youth Honorary Chair, Iris Mogul, about her experience as a student activist pushing against book bans in Florida. 📅 October 21 at 6pm 📍 Virtual RSVP https://t.co/hRJg4ZCa5S
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Please note that all BPL locations will be closed on Monday, October 13:
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#BooksUnbanned is a response to an increasingly coordinated and effective effort to remove books tackling a wide range of topics from library shelves. This #BannedBooksWeek, #ShopBPL to spread awareness about the threat to literary freedom. https://t.co/8hZ7KDU5jC
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Who's ready for storytime at Leonard Library? Join us October 11 at 10:30am for celebration of City's First Readers, an early literacy initiative of the NY City Council. Families will learn about this important initiative, receive books & other resources.
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Today's StoryTime is a celebration of City's First Readers, an early literacy initiative of the NY City Council. Families will learn about this important initiative, receive giveaway books, and other...
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Love dancing and singing? Celebrate #HispanicHeritageMonth dancing with songwriter Raquel M. Ortiz, author of When Julia Danced Bomba / Cuando Julia bailaba bomba. Join us on October 11 at Central Library.
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Have you ever dreamed of being a drummer, singer or dancer? Then join us to help author and songwriter Raquel M. Ortiz with a puppet production, based on her book, When Julia Danced Bomba / Cuando...
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Learn how to write a ghost story this fall! 👻 Eastern Parkway Library welcomes author Clarence A. Haynes for an extra spooky ghost story writing workshop. The program will kick-off with a reading from his new book The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery.
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Eastern Parkway Library welcomes author Clarence A. Haynes for an extra spooky ghost story writing workshop. The program will kick-off with a reading by Haynes from his new book The Ghosts of...
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Join us at the Dekalb Library on October 14 for an afternoon of songs and stories celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month! Each child will receive a giveaway book to keep. See you there!
bklynlibrary.org
Join us at the Dekalb Library for an afternoon of songs and stories celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month! Each child will receive a giveaway book to keep. Ages 0-5.
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Get ready to sing, dance, and celebrate with Latin GRAMMY winner MISTER G! Join us for a high-energy, family-friendly concert at Brooklyn Heights Library on Friday, October 17 at 3:30 PM.
bklynlibrary.org
Come dance, sing, and celebrate with MISTER G!
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Censorship is a threat to democracy. To honor Banned Books Week, join us October 7-10 to participate in our read-in installation. Take a moment to sit with a banned book because when acess is restricted, reading becomes an act of resistance. https://t.co/s0znCsmzlG
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"Banned Together is a must-watch. At once inspiring, illuminating, enraging, and terrifying, the film captures the true threats of book banning..!" Close out #BannedBooksWeek with a screening of Banned Together at Central Library on October 10 at 5pm. https://t.co/fgOBvU5iOC
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