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  1. Central Library is Brooklyns home library, and one of New York City’s foremost cultural, civic and educational institutions.

    • History

      With its breathtaking façade, sweeping grand lobby and vast...

    • Divisions

      Welcome! The Major Owens Welcome Center is the first point...

    • Programs & Services

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    • Central Library Renovation

      About the RenovationBrooklyn Public Library is partway...

    • New & Noteworthy

      About New & Noteworthy Are you ready to read? This space is...

    • Civic Commons

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    • Youth Wing

      The Youth Wing provides an educational and interactive...

  2. The Central Library, originally the Ingersoll Memorial Library, is the main branch of the Brooklyn Public Library in Brooklyn, New York City. Located on Grand Army Plaza, at the corner of Flatbush Avenue and Eastern Parkway, it contains over 1.7 million materials in its collection and has a million annual visitors.

  3. With its breathtaking façade, sweeping grand lobby and vast contemporary and historical collections, Central Library is a Brooklyn icon. The building’s history dates to 1889, when the Brooklyn Park Commission was authorized to select a location for the library.

  4. The Center for Brooklyn History: A research library & community hub dedicated to public history. More Info.

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  5. Central Library. Located at Flatbush Avenue and Eastern Parkway on Grand Army Plaza near the Prospect Heights, Crown Heights, Flatbush, and Park Slope neighborhoods, Brooklyn Public Library's Central Library contains over a million cataloged books, magazines, and multimedia materials.

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  7. Full-Access Borrowing. Full-access cardholders may borrow up to 50 physical items at a time on your library card, and up to 10 downloadable titles (across Overdrive and Libby combined). To get a full-access BPL library card, visit any of our branch locations and show acceptable ID.