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The Brooklyn Public Library (and its branches) offer solace, great programs and is a great place. They also take book donations (check out their list of "dos and don'ts) and distribute to the branches for sale and use. There are also volunteer jobs (you can even come up with your own!).

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As we face a potential budget cut that could devastate our ability to provide Brooklynites with the books, DVDs and other materials they need, we need your help more than ever. From now through May 31, please donate the amount that is best for you to help us reach our $500,000 goal. You can donate at your library, by phone or online. Or contribute $10 by texting BOOKS to 50555. Visit our website for more information.

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Monthly Events Back to top
Out of This World
The Singing Scientist and Flumpa present a high-energy musical science show that invites audience participation.
Saturday, Mar 6, 1 PM | Central Library, Dweck Center
This event is supported by The Hearst Foundation, Inc.

Tribute to E. Lynn Harris
The 10th National Black Writers Conference at Medgar Evers College presents this tribute to the late Harris, featuring authors Victoria Christopher Murray, Karen E. Quinones Miller, Karen Hunter, Donna Hill, Terrance Dean, Stanley Bennett Clay and James Earl Hardy.
Saturday, Mar 6, 4 PM | Central Library, Dweck Center

Silent Film Series: Peter Pan
This is the original film version starring Betty Bronson. Curated by Ken Gordon, with live piano accompaniment by Stuart Oderman.
Sunday, Mar 7, 1:30 PM | Central Library, Dweck Center
This event is sponsored in part by Circle Apartments LLC.

Classical Interludes: Music Off the Shelves
Members of the Brooklyn Philharmonic perform Samuel Barber’s Summer Music and Amy Beach’s Pastoral, as well as selections from William Grant Still’s Miniatures. Readings of short stories compiled by Paul Auster accompany the music.
Sunday, Mar 7, 4 PM | Central Library, Dweck Center
This event is made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), a state agency.

Mercy Otis Warren: The Muse of the Revolution
Nancy Rubin Stuart discusses Warren, our nation’s first female playwright and American Revolution historian.
Sunday, Mar 14, 1:30 PM | Central Library, Dweck Center

Philosophy Discussion Group
Wednesday, Mar 31, 2 PM | Central Library, Room 214

For more events, visit our website.
Ongoing Programs Back to top
For Babies & Toddlers
Toddler Time with FirstRIF
Engage in interactive play and enjoy stories with toddlers, 18 to 36 months. Also earn free books by reading! See your librarian for details
Wednesdays, 10:45 AM | Clinton Hill Library
This event is supported in part by a generous grant from the Altman Foundation.

For Kids
After-School Homework Help
Get free help from trained adult volunteers.
Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays, 3 PM | Clarendon Library

For Teens
PlayStation Gaming
Join your friends and meet new ones while playing video games.
Tuesdays, 4 PM | Marcy Library

For Adults
Qigong Exercise
Tuesdays, 1:15 PM | Dyker Library

For more events, visit our website.
Support BPL Back to top
During these challenging economic times, Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) faces a budget cut that could affect our ability to provide books, DVDs and other materials that Brooklynites rely on us to provide.

Support Our Shelves! From now through May 31, please donate the amount that is best for you to help us reach our $500,000 goal. You can donate at your library, by phone or online. Or contribute $10 by texting BOOKS to 50555.


Visit our website for more information.
Great Resources Back to top
With the PowerUP! Business Plan Competition, your dream starts here. Enter this competition with your idea for a Brooklyn-based business; you’ll develop it by writing a business plan and attending helpful classes. The winner with the best plan will receive $15,000 to start the business; two runners-up will win $5,000. You must attend an upcoming orientation session to enter. Visit our website for more information.
The PowerUP! Business Plan Competition is brought to you by Brooklyn Public Library’s Business Library Success Council and Citi Foundation.
What We're Reading Back to top
For Kids
Sweethearts of Rhythm: The Story of the Greatest All-Girl Swing Band in the World
A unique tribute, told through poetry and paintings, to an integrated, all-female jazz swing band that toured the country in the World War II era.

For Teens
The Women’s Rights Movement: Moving Toward Equality
An introduction to the struggle for women’s rights, beginning with women’s suffrage in the nineteenth century, through the 1960s to present day.

For Adults
Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey
This fictional portrait of Lady Jane Grey follows her turbulent life amidst Tudor power struggles and religious upheaval, from her youth to her nine-day reign as Queen of England and its aftermath.

For more great reads, visit our website.
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