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Macon Library (361 Lewis Avenue) is closed for restoraction work. It will reopen at 10 AM on Monday, December 14.
During this one month closure Macon will undergo preliminary upgrades including window replacement, exterior rehabilitation, installation of exterior lights and front
fence reparations. Macon will close again in Spring 2010 to finalize these renovations. While renovations continue, BPL will
offer bookmobile service at Macon Library Tuesdays, 11 – 4 and Thursdays, 1 – 6. In addition, our full catalog, along with
hundreds of eBooks, articles and databases, can be accessed 24 hours, seven days a week from a home computer or another
remote location using a BPL library card. Several nearby BPL branches, including
Saratoga and
Marcy libraries, are also open
and ready to meet your needs.
Two thousand people gathered to open the Macon Branch in 1907, the 11th Carnegie library in Brooklyn. The two-story Classical Revival red brick library retains its original fireplaces, oak paneling, alcoves, and wooden benches. To author John Steptoe (1950-1989), who wrote his first book, Stevie, at 16, said he wrote because of the "... great and disastrous need for books that black children could honestly relate to"-- Macon was home.
Macon also has a circulation collection of information about the neighborhood. "Preserving Footsteps," has books concerning the history, famous locations and current situation of the neighborhood.
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Macon Library was closed for renovation in 2006. On June 19, 2008, the library reopened its doors to the public. It now features the African American Heritage Center (AAHC). The Center contains material on African American history and culture. It also has material on the Caribbean and Africa as well as the “Preserving Footsteps” collection.
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Subway:
A train to Utica Ave., five blocks west to library
Bus:
B15 to Lewis Ave and Halsey St. Stops in front of library
B26 to Halsey St and Lewis Ave. Stops one block east of library.
Car:
Eastern Parkway to Troy Ave. Left on Troy to Lewis Ave. Branch is at the corner of Lewis & Macon.
Get directions from Google or HopStop.
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| For special events, programs & exhibits at this branch location, see our Events Calendar.
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Chilren's room - 8 computers
Adult's room - 10 computers
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3 Floors
Constructed 1906
Renovated 1973 and 2006 |
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Contact library for reservations and policy. |
Adult reading area - 50 seats
Children reading area - 50 seats
3 Meeting rooms - 60 seating capacity in each room |
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Friends of Brooklyn Public Library, Macon Library
Margaret Waiters, President |
| Office of Volunteer Services |
Public Parking:
Alternate side parking rules:
Macon Street:Mon&Thurs, no parking left side 9:00-10:30
Tues. & Fri. no parking right side 9:00-10:30
Lewis Avenue:Mon & Thus. no parking left side 8:00-9:30
Tues. & Fri. no parking right side 8:00-9:30
Car Service:
Brown & Brown car Service-Halsey Street (718) 574-4900
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