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Brooklyn Public Library
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Each year, more than 1.5 million people — almost the equivalent of the entire population of Brooklyn — use the Central Library. Containing more than 1.5 million books, magazines, and multimedia materials, it provides services to all ages, free Internet access throughout the building, and, since September of 1997, a Multilingual Center for non-English speakers and those interested in linguistics.
Opened on February 1, 1941, the Central Library is the major reference center for BPL's 60-location system. The library's notable architecture was created to resemble an open book, with the spine on Grand Army Plaza and the building's two wings opening like pages onto Eastern Parkway and Flatbush Avenue.
Subway:
2/3 to Grand Army Plaza or Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum of Art station, or Q to 7th Avenue.
Bus:
B41, B69, B71 (B45, B48, B67 2-4 blocks)
Car:
From Manhattan - Brooklyn Bridge and left onto Tillary, then right onto Flatbush Avenue. Or take Manhattan Bridge, which turns into Flatbush Ave.
From Brooklyn and Queens - BQE (Brooklyn Queens Expressway) to Tillary exit. Take a left onto Flatbush Ave.
All approaches - Follow Flatbush Avenue about two miles to enter traffic circle around Grand Army Plaza. Central Library is on the far side of traffic circle.
Rail:
For special events, programs & exhibits at this branch location, see our Online Calendar.
Auditorium second floor
Room 214 second floor
Youth Wing upper program room
Youth Wing Children's program room
Dr. S. Stevan Dweck Center for Contemporary Culture
Contact library for reservations and policy. Central Administration Office 718.230.2198
First floor front lobby and General Reference Center
Second floor balcony at the top of each staircase.
Third floor near Arts, Media Music & Sports.
Change Machine first floor front lobby.
Friends of Central - Princess James, President
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Central Library
Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn, NY 11238
t. 718-230-2100
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