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New Yorkers can meet the Moomins at a new exhibit. (And for everyone else, here's a sneak preview.)

New Yorkers can meet the Moomins at a new exhibit. (And for everyone else, here's a sneak preview.)

By Brittany Allen | June 5, 2025

Brooklyn Public Library’s Leigh Hurwitz on Helping Young People Resist Censorship

Brooklyn Public Library’s Leigh Hurwitz on Helping Young People Resist Censorship

Fiction/Non/Fiction">In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | September 28, 2023

On Preserving the Lenape Language (and Trying to Get Face Time with an NYC Mayor)

On Preserving the Lenape Language (and Trying to Get Face Time with an NYC Mayor)

Margie Cook in Conversation with Preservationist Jim Rementer

By Margie Cook | November 28, 2022

Here are the Brooklyn Public Library's most-borrowed books of all time.

Here are the Brooklyn Public Library's most-borrowed books of all time.

By Jessie Gaynor | November 14, 2022

A teacher was removed after sharing this QR code for students to get banned books.

A teacher was removed after sharing this QR code for students to get banned books.

By Corinne Segal | August 23, 2022

On My Love of Libraries: Lessons From My Father

On My Love of Libraries: Lessons From My Father

Rachel M. Harper: “I was a fellow worshipper, a member of the tribe; his daughter.”

By Rachel M. Harper | May 16, 2022

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The Brooklyn Public Library is giving eCards to teens nationwide to challenge book bans.

By Corinne Segal | April 15, 2022

Now you can take a self-guided walking tour of Brooklyn’s literary landmarks.

By Walker Caplan | November 3, 2021

You can design the next Brooklyn Public Library card (and get $2,000).

By Katie Yee | January 11, 2021

Dr. Ruha Benjamin and Ocean Vuong have won the 2020 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize.

Dr. Ruha Benjamin and Ocean Vuong have won the 2020 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize.

By Rasheeda Saka | November 23, 2020

Bill T. Jones on the Uneasy Liaison Between Storytellers and Listeners

Bill T. Jones on the Uneasy Liaison Between Storytellers and Listeners

From the Renowned Choreographer's Lecture at the Brooklyn Public Library

By Bill T. Jones | November 20, 2020

Here's the longlist for the 2020 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize.

Here's the longlist for the 2020 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize.

By Rasheeda Saka | September 22, 2020

Telling the Story of Zimbabwe's Subversive Creatives

Telling the Story of Zimbabwe's Subversive Creatives

The Brooklyn Public Library Showcases Artists Who Defied Authoritarian Rule

By Greta Rainbow | December 4, 2019

Read a Previously Unpublished Letter from Zora Neale Hurston

Read a Previously Unpublished Letter from Zora Neale Hurston

Writing Novels, Reporting on Murders, Curating Folk Concerts... She Could Do It All

By Literary Hub | March 15, 2019

William Kentridge's Provisional Memory, Provisional Words

William Kentridge's Provisional Memory, Provisional Words

15 Thoughts from the Master Animator

By William Kentridge | December 14, 2018

The 12 Most Popular Libraries in the World

The 12 Most Popular Libraries in the World

Invited to Like, All the Book Parties

By Emily Temple | May 10, 2018