Are book clubs not exactly your speed? Here's why you might like a silent reading event and where to find a silent book club ...

An emotional night at the theater, a childhood trip to Manhattan and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s ...

But Brooklyn was not on those maps. New York was ... on the steps of the just-opened central branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. A few days before, the Dodgers had won the National League ...

Then-U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered the remark during his "Four Freedoms" speech in 1941, days before beginning his third term.

Brooklyn Public Library. Photo: Google Street View ... Exhibits and walking tours feature vintage subway cars, historical maps and interactive displays on how New York City’s transit system works.

The Brooklyn Park location has become something of a legend among Maryland thrifters, and for good reason. It’s not just the size—though that’s certainly impressive—it’s the constantly rotating ...

Since the Walt Whitman Library closed for renovations in March, librarians have been keeping its services alive elsewhere, ...

Patrons can visit the Brooklyn Public Library's pop-up library location at 240 Nassau St. The Brooklyn Public Library opened ...

No expensive tickets or VIP status were needed to attend the sixth annual People’s Ball at Brooklyn’s iconic Central Library at Grand Army Plaza on May 4. Hailed as the antithesis of the Met Gala — ...

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 ...

“Your support is needed even more after last week’s White House executive order targeting library work nationally,” said Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) President and CEO Linda E. Johnson in a ...

Snøhetta’s new Far Rockaway branch of the Queens Public Library. Photo: Jeff Goldberg/ESTO Snøhetta’s new Far Rockaway branch of the Queens Public Library. Photo: Jeff Goldberg/ESTO Three ...