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.
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Get directions from Google or HopStop.
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| View our upcoming workshops and events.
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| Central Library has a Kurzweil Reader and VideoEye magnifier in the Society, Sciences & Technology Division on the second floor.
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| Central Library is totally wheelchair accessible except for the Teen Tech Loft. Assistance to reach materials on high shelves is available from all public service staff. Accessible vans can legally stop on either Flatbush Avenue or Eastern Parkway, just outside the library. People with disabilities can call the Central Administrative office to arrange for accommodations at 718-230-2198. |
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Wheelchair Accessible
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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 meeting room use. 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. |
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| Friends of Central - Princess James, President |
| Office of Volunteer Services |
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