The mass timber Canarsie Library will double its public space and become one of NYC’s first public buildings of its kind.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Seven-day service is coming back to the Brooklyn Public Library after Mayor Eric Adams and the City Council agreed to restore millions of dollars of funding for the city’s library systems. Sunday ...

The 14-book guide highlighted Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt’s book, “How Democracies Die” – which warns of former President Donald Trump’s impact on American democracy; and Robert Dallek’s “How ...

One of Brooklyn's most prolific icons, Jay-Z, has driven scores of New Yorkers to their local public library. The Brooklyn Public Library activated more than 14,000 new library memberships between ...

CITYWIDE — Four days after the Trump Administration issued an executive order targeting library work nationally, the presidents of New York City’s three public library systems called on city leaders ...

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 ...

The Brooklyn Public Library branch was honored last week as an innovator in operations, and economic and workforce development, as part of The Urban Libraries Council’s 2012 Top Innovators awards. The ...