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The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL), is the public library system of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. It is the fifth largest public library system in the nation. Brooklyn Public Library, Main Branch 300x160 px, photo by User:Alex756, Aug. ...
The Soldiers and Sailors Arch at Grand Army Plaza Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, New York forms the main entrance to Prospect Park. ...
Modern-style library In its traditional sense, a library is a collection of books and periodicals. ...
Pronounced Burrow, or Bo-raw. ...
For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ...
Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ...
Librarians and patrons in a typical larger urban public library A public library is a library which is accessible by the public and is often operated by civil servants and funded from public sources. ...
History
The Brooklyn Public Library system was approved by an Act of Legislature of the State of New York on May 1, 1892. The Brooklyn Common Council then passed a resolution for the establishment of the Brooklyn Public Library on November 30, 1896, with Marie E. Craigie as the first director. Between 1901 and 1923, philanthropist Andrew Carnegie donated $1.6 million, assisting in the development of 21 branches. Ginnie Cooper, previously director of Multnomah County Library in Portland, Oregon, has been the excutive director of the BPL since January 2003. May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ...
1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 31 days remaining, as the final day of November. ...
1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Philanthropy involves the donation or granting of money to various worthy charitable causes. ...
Andrew Carnegie (November 25, 1835–August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American businessman and major philanthropist. ...
The United States dollar, or American dollar, is the official currency of the United States. ...
Multnomah County is a county located in the state of Oregon, the smallest in area but the largest in population due to Portland, the county seat and largest city in Oregon. ...
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2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for January, 2003. ...
Branches
The Central Library The main branch, called the Central Library, is located next to Prospect Park, just off Grand Army Plaza, where Eastern Parkway and Flatbush Avenue intersect. The building resembles an open book, with the spine at the main entrance on the plaza, and the two wings running along the avenues. Construction began in 1912 and was completed in 1941. It opened on February 1, 1941. The Central Library was designated a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1997. This article is about the park in Brooklyn, New York. ...
The Soldiers and Sailors Arch at Grand Army Plaza Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, New York forms the main entrance to Prospect Park. ...
Plaza is a Spanish word related to field which describes an open public space, such as a town square. ...
1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ...
1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission is the New York City agency charged with administering New Yorks Landmarks Preservation Law. ...
1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Business Library Another major branch, the Business Library, is located at 280 Cadman Plaza West in downtown Brooklyn. Its history precedes that of the BPL itself. In 1852, prominent citizens established the Brooklyn Athenaeum and Reading Room for the instruction of young men. In 1857, a group of young men established the Brooklyn Mercantile Library Association of the City of Brooklyn, which shared a building with the Athenaeum. The Mercantile Library attempted to be more practical, placing less emphasis on literature and philosophy. In 1869, the two organizations consolidated their holdings and moved to a new building, the Montague Street Branch Library. In 1878 The Mercantile Library was renamed the Brooklyn Library. By 1943, the Business Reference Department was known as "The Business Library." The library outgrew its space, and in 1957, a new building to house both the Business Library and the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood branch was approved by city government. On June 1, 1962, the new $2.5 million library building opened its doors to the public at its current location. In 1993, a two-year renovation and expansion was completed. 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
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The term philosophy derives from a combination of the Greek words philos meaning love and sophia meaning wisdom. ...
1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ...
1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ...
1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
Visual and Performing Arts Library The Visual and Performing Arts Library (VPA) is currently in development. Construction is set to begin in 2006, and completion is expected in 2008. The V-shaped library will be located near the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) on a triangular site, bounded by Flatbush Avenue, Lafayette Street, Ashland Place and Hanson Place. The 110,000 square foot (10,000 m²) structure will cost an estimated $75 million. 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
2008 is a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Brooklyn Academy of Music ( pronounced BAM! in Emerilese) is located in Brooklyn, a borough of New York City, at 30 Lafayette Avenue near the Flatbush Avenue Station of the Long Island Rail Road and the Williamsburgh Savings Bank, the tallest building in Brooklyn. ...
Neighborhood libraries In addition to the Central Library and Business Library, there are 58 neighborhood branches throughout the borough, as well as a bookmobile. - Arlington
- Bay Ridge
- Bedford, including the Bedford Learning Center
- Borough Park
- Brighton Beach
- Brooklyn Heights
- Brower Park
- Brownsville
- Bushwick
- Canarsie
- Carroll Gardens
- Clarendon
- Clinton Hill
- Coney Island, including the Coney Island Learning Center
- Cortelyou
- Crown Heights
- Cypress Hills
- DeKalb
- Dyker
- East Flatbush
- Eastern Parkway, including the Eastern Parkway Learning Center
- Flatbush, including the Flatbush Learning Center
- Flatlands
- Fort Hamilton
- Gerritsen Beach
- Gravesend
- Greenpoint
- Highlawn
- Homecrest
- Jamaica Bay
- Kensington
- Kings Bay
- Kings Highway
- Leonard
- Macon
- Mapleton
- Marcy
- McKinley Park
- Midwood
- Mill Basin
- New Lots
- New Utrecht
- Pacific
- Paerdegat
- Park Slope
- Red Hook
- Rugby
- Ryder
- Saratoga
- Sheepshead Bay
- Spring Creek
- Stone Avenue
- Sunset Park
- Ulmer Park
- Walt Whitman
- Washington Irving
- Williamsburgh
- Windsor Terrace
Bookmobile The Bookmobile is 32-foot-long, 11.5-foot-high vehicle housing a mobile library. Carrying up to 6,000 books, the Bookmobile serves communities whose local branches are closed for renovation. The Bookmobile offers many of the services available at other branches.
Kidsmobile The Kidsmobile is a smaller, more colorful version of the Bookmobile. During the school year, the Kidsmobile visits schools, day care centers, Head Start and after school programs and community events. In the summer, the Kidsmobile also travels to parks and camps. In addition to books, the Kidsmobile offers storytelling and arts and crafts. Head Start is a program of the US governments Department of Health and Human Services which focuses on assisting low-income children, through five years of age; so that they are prepared for school. ...
Storytelling is the art of portraying in words, images, and sounds what has happened in real or imagined events. ...
Arts and crafts comprise a whole host of activities and hobbies that are related to making things with ones own hands and skill. ...
Other New York City library systems The Brooklyn Public Library is one of three separate and independent public library systems in New York City. The other two are The New York Public Library (serving The Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island), and the Queens Borough Public Library (serving Queens). New York Public Library, central block, built 1897–1911, Carrère and Hastings, architects (June, 2003) The New York Public Library (NYPL), one of three public library systems serving New York City, is one of the leading libraries in the United States. ...
The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of United States. ...
Manhattan is an island bordering the lower Hudson River. ...
For other uses, see Staten Island (disambiguation) Staten Island, shown in an enhanced satellite image Staten Island is one of the five boroughs of New York City, located on an island of the same name on the west side of the Narrows at the entrance of New York Harbor. ...
The Queens Borough Public Library, or QPL is the public library for the Borough of Queens and one of three library systems serving New York City. ...
Queens County in New York State Queens, the most ethnically diverse county in the United States, is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City. ...
See Also Toronto Reference Library The Toronto Public Library is the largest public library system in Canada and the second busiest (by number of visits) in the world after that of Hong Kong. ...
The Mississauga Library System (MLS) services Mississauga, Ontario with 16 branch libraries plus the Central Library, which has five floors of material. ...
The Calgary Public Library is a new central downtown library in Calgary, Canada. ...
The Edmonton Public Library is a publically funded library institution in the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada available for use for any member of the public. ...
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New York Public Library, central block, built 1897–1911, Carrère and Hastings, architects (June, 2003) The New York Public Library (NYPL), one of three public library systems serving New York City, is one of the leading libraries in the United States. ...
The Queens Borough Public Library, or QPL is the public library for the Borough of Queens and one of three library systems serving New York City. ...
External links - Brooklyn Public Library
- Brooklyn Public Library - Business Library
- Did You Know? (PDF fact sheet from BPL Web site)
- Central Library History (PDF from BPL Web site)
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