Librarians, kids throw the book at Mamdani over broken funding promise
May 27, 2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has allocated a smaller piece of the city budget to libraries than his predecessor, Eric Adams.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has allocated a smaller piece of the city budget to libraries than his predecessor, Eric Adams.
New York City’s 200 public libraries will no longer have to plead and protest for operating funding in an annual “budget dance.”
Planned uses include art and tech classes, author talks, bilingual story times, refurbishments and the creation of exhibition spaces.
ASM. ROBERT CARROLL on Friday called for an expansion of state law to bar immigration agents from entering libraries without a warrant.
The presidents of New York City’s three public library systems called on city leaders to increase funding.
Detainees on Rikers Island have continued to struggle to get access to the jail complex’s law libraries, a new report found.
Services will be cut as a result of the Trump administration’s decision to axe the Institute of Museum and Library Services, say librarians.
Upgraded! Kingsborough Community College (KCC) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to introduce its new STEM Lab, located in the concourse level of the school’s Robert J. Kibbee Library. Students, faculty and
Parents in Marine Park and other nearby southern Brooklyn neighborhoods are being rubbed the wrong way by an adult novelty store that has set up shop on the same street
The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) system has begun two multi-year programs to provide free access to citizenship and legal services for immigrants. Prepare For Citizenship is a series of formal
The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) system has begun two multi-year programs to provide free access to citizenship and legal services for immigrants. Prepare For Citizenship is a series of formal
The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) system has begun two multi-year programs to provide free access to citizenship and legal services for immigrants. Prepare For Citizenship is a series of formal
The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) system has begun two multi-year programs to provide free access to citizenship and legal services for immigrants. Prepare For Citizenship is a series of formal
ITALIAN FOLKSONG In honor of Italian Heritage and Culture Month, the Italian Opera Company – which has been performing traditional Italian song for almost seven decades – is proud to
ITALIAN FOLKSONG In honor of Italian Heritage and Culture Month, the Italian Opera Company – which has been performing traditional Italian song for almost seven decades – is proud to
The Bay Ridge, Fort Hamilton, McKinley, New Utrecht and Sunset Park libraries are now open a few hours more per week, and library patrons are thrilled and hopeful for even
The Bay Ridge, Fort Hamilton, McKinley, New Utrecht and Sunset Park libraries are now open a few hours more per week, and library patrons are thrilled and hopeful for even
Apparently unable to come to reasonable terms with the current property owner over the purchase of the building that houses the McKinley branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, the city and the BPLhave announced they propose to acquire the building via the states Eminent Domain Procedure Law.
Read More »Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) was one of five educational institutions to win the 2014 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, which recognizes those that positively impact individuals, families and communities.
Calling the award a tremendous honor, BBG President Scot Medbury praise …Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) was one of five educational institutions to win the 2014 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, which recognizes those that positively impact individuals, families and communities.
Calling the award a tremendous honor, BBG President Scot Medbury praise …
The men and women mill around the table of fruit, sushi, chocolate and juice, chatting and catching up on their lives over the past month. Some look tired, some mildly
The men and women mill around the table of fruit, sushi, chocolate and juice, chatting and catching up on their lives over the past month. Some look tired, some mildly
“Take Your Child to the Library Week” begins Monday, January 27 through Saturday, February 1. With 60 Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) locations, it is almost impossible to avoid this week’s
“Take Your Child to the Library Week” begins Monday, January 27 through Saturday, February 1. With 60 Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) locations, it is almost impossible to avoid this week’s
Art and books intersect at the Greenpoint Public Library, where a portion of its brick facade on Norman Avenue, off Leonard Avenue, now features a blue-and-white mural, unveiled at the
A musical group that started about two years ago in the Dyker Heights library is on the road to expansion, and the local civic organization is hoping to give it a little bit of help in getting started.
At the November meeting of the Dyker Heights Civic Association, group President Fran Vel …
One by one, Brooklyn’s Sandy-damaged libraries reopened, first in Gravesend, Brighton Beach, and Sheepshead Bay, and then Red Hook and most recently Gerritsen Beach. Now, almost 12 months to the
A group of Bath Beach bookworms is banding together to raise funds for programming at the New Utrecht branch of the Brooklyn Public Library by holding a flea market on
Nearly a year after its windows were blown out, its wood furniture and paper books soaked through, its equipment and ventilation systems destroyed, and its floors submerged in water and
Two Brooklyn libraries have snagged top honors in the first-ever competition for the Charles H. Revson Foundation’s NYC Neighborhood Library Awards. Five libraries around the city received the accolade, including
Two southern Brooklyn communities affected by Hurricane Sandy will soon be welcoming back their libraries after the buildings suffered $1.1 million in damage.
The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) was awarded $550,000 in grants from both the American International Group (AIG) Disaster Relief Fu …Two southern Brooklyn communities affected by Hurricane Sandy will soon be welcoming back their libraries after the buildings suffered $1.1 million in damage. The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) was awarded
Kids from across the city woke up early on Tuesday, May 28, in an attempt to give city politicians a wake-up call about the importance of public libraries to New
Borrow those books now!
The Dyker Heights library, at 8202 13th Avenue, will shut on Friday, July 5 for the installation of self-check machines, and will remain closed for a month, with reopening scheduled to take place on Monday, August 5.
The self-check machines allow p …
Let there be books! The grand reopening of the Red Hook Public Library is tomorrow, Tuesday, April 2 at 1 p.m. — you may want to show up early at
Brooklyn is caught on Red Hook, hook, line and sinker. Residents have known for a long while that the waterfront neighborhood on the other side of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway is