Press Releases

2026

Brooklyn Public Library Hosts Angela Y. Davis for the Kahn Humanities Series
June 01 2026
Brooklyn Public Library Honors Bowen Yang, Jeffrey Wright, and Dame Louise Richardson & Carnegie Corporation of New York at Annual Fundraising Gala
May 14 2026
Brooklyn Public Library Celebrates National Library Week With Release of 250 Most Notable Books in U.S. History
April 16 2026
Brooklyn Public Library and Simons Foundation Present Night in the Library: The Philosophy of Mathematics
February 25 2026
Brooklyn Public Library and National Grid Award Top Honors in Energy in Engineering Design Competition
February 24 2026
Brooklyn Public Library Breaks Ground on New Canarsie Branch
February 07 2026
The Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library Presents The Battle of Brooklyn: Fought and Remembered
February 02 2026
Washington Irving Library Takes Top Honors In Brooklyn Public Library Robotics League Championship
January 28 2026
Culture Pass Surpasses Half a Million Reservations
January 20 2026

2025

Brooklyn Public Library Announces Top Ten Moments of 2025
December 29 2025
Brooklyn Public Library Celebrates Re-opening of Ryder Library
December 19 2025
New York City’s Three Public Library Systems Reveal Most Checked Out Books of 2025
December 16 2025
Brooklyn Public Library Celebrates Re-opening of Gerritsen Beach
December 12 2025
Brooklyn Public Library Announces Favorite Reads of 2025
December 09 2025
Viva Art Studio Wins Top Prize of $20,000 in Brooklyn Public Library’s PowerUP Business Competition
November 24 2025
New York State Assembly Library Chair Robert C. Carroll, Brooklyn Delegation Chair Maritza Davila, and Members of the Brooklyn Delegation Award Brooklyn Public Library $13.2 Million
October 30 2025
Books Unbanned Initiative Marks Milestone: 51,000 Teens and Young Adults from All 50 States Signed Up for Free Digital Library Card Checking Out Over 1,000,000 Books
October 20 2025
Brooklyn Public Library Names Edwin B. Maxwell Chief Librarian
October 01 2025
Brooklyn Public Library Announces 2025 Book Prize Winners
September 04 2025
Brooklyn Public Library Announces 2025 Shortlist for BPL Book Prize
August 19 2025
Brooklyn Public Library Announces Longlist for 2025 Book Prize
August 11 2025
Temika Walker, Owner of B4 UR SKN Wins Brooklyn Public Library’s First Ever Black Beauty Impact Award
August 07 2025
Brooklyn Public Library Celebrates Re-opening of Leonard Library
August 06 2025
Brooklyn Public Library Celebrates Opening of Pop-Up Library in Carroll Gardens
July 09 2025
Brooklyn Public Library Debuts New Podcast Borrowed and Returned
July 08 2025
Brooklyn Public Library Celebrates Twenty Years of Teen Techies
June 25 2025
Google Announces $1 Million in Funding To Support Job-relevant Digital Skills and AI Education in the Borough At Brooklyn Public Library’s Fundraising Gala
June 11 2025
Brooklyn Public Library Presents Tove Jansson and the Moomins: The Door Is Always Open — A Landmark U.S. Exhibition Celebrating the World of the Moomins and Their Creator, Tove Jansson
June 05 2025
City-Wide Summer at the Library Kicks off at New York, Queens, and Brooklyn Public Libraries
June 04 2025
National Grid Foundation Awards Brooklyn Public Library Multi-Year Grant to Support Summer at the Library, Teen Internships and More
May 07 2025
Brooklyn Public Library And Alloy Development Open Walt Whitman Pop Up Library
May 06 2025
Brooklyn Public Library Honors Academy Award Winners in Costume Design Ruth Carter (Black Panther) and Paul Tazewell (Wicked) At The Fifth Annual People’s Ball
April 28 2025
Brooklyn Public Library Celebrates Re-Opening of Bedford Library
April 25 2025
Brooklyn Public Library Marks Three Years of Books Unbanned Initiative With Read-In At Central Library
April 10 2025
NYC’s Public Libraries Urge Continued City Investment
March 18 2025
Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library Announce Winners of New York City History Day Contest
March 12 2025
Brooklyn Public Library Celebrates Re-Opening of Clarendon Library with Council Member Farah Louis
January 29 2025
New L10 Arts and Cultural Center Brings Together Library with Three Brooklyn Cultural Institutions in City-Backed Space
January 28 2025
Kings Bay Library Takes Top Honors for the Second Year in a Row In Brooklyn Public Library Robotics League
January 16 2025
At the Center for Brooklyn History, a New Exhibition Explores Brooklyn’s Ties to Slavery
January 15 2025