To mark the 30th anniversary of his groundbreaking debut album, "Reasonable Doubt," BPL's programming broke museum attendance ...

Twenty-five years after 9/11, a new documentary is looking back at the New Yorkers who came together to help determine what ...

To mark the 30th anniversary of his groundbreaking debut album, Reasonable Doubt, BPL released the special "JAŸ-Z 30" limited-edition library card.

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 ...

If you love soca, get ready to experience the genre in a whole new way as Brooklyn Public Library celebrates pioneer Machel ...

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The Brooklyn Public Library has just announced that Where the Wild Things Are is its most borrowed book. Since Oct. 27, the institution has been sharing its 125 most checked-out books throughout its ...

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 ...

The Brooklyn Public Library's Central Library façade was papered with lyrics from American rapper Jay-Z's discography. (photo Rhea Nayyar/Hyperallergic) Visitors to Brooklyn Public Library's (BPL) ...

Recently, the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Arch at the center of Grand Army Plaza was wrapped in scaffolding—a la Christo and Jeanne-Claude—to undergo restoration. Nearby, another landmark has also been ...

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 ...