To create this list, a committee of nearly two dozen librarians performed what Chief Librarian Edwin Maxwell calls ...

The "250 for 250" is a handpicked, librarian-curated list of the 250 most notable books from 250 years of American history.

Brooklyn Public Library branches are getting some much-needed help to make sure their buildings stand strong. A total of $13.2 million in funding from the state Assembly and Brooklyn delegation will ...

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 ...

Fans of the Moomins have reason to rejoice this summer, as the children’s book characters created by Finnish artist Tove Jansson will alight at the Brooklyn Public Library in “Tove Jansson and the ...

BOROUGHWIDE — Brooklyn Public Library officially named Edwin Maxwell as chief librarian on Wednesday. Maxwell previously served as the senior director of neighborhood services, overseeing nearly 700 ...

The joint decision by the Brooklyn, New York City and Queens library systems, announced on Tuesday, to do away with “late fines” may surprise people who grew up in fear of handing in books late and ...

The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) welcomed Assembly Member Robert Carroll (D/WF-Brooklyn) on Nov. 12 for story time with 1st graders from P.S. 321 at the Park Slope Library on 6th Avenue. Carroll was ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Melissa is a writer based in Brooklyn. New York City hoopers and readers, your time has come. In honor of the New York Liberty ...

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — The Brooklyn Public Library's Canarsie branch is undergoing a mass timber, full-site redesign. The previous, 50-year-old building was too outdated, inefficient, and lacked the ...

Tove Jansson and the Moomins: The Door is Always Open at Brooklyn Public Library includes two facade projections of Jansson (left) and Moomintroll (right). (photo by Charles Roussel, courtesy Moomin ...