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The Brooklyn Public Library
The Brooklyn Public Library
is the United States’ fifth largest public
library system. It is located in Brooklyn,
New York. The independent nonprofit library
is funded by the federal government, the New
York and State governments, and also by some
private donors.
On May 1, 1892, an Act of Legislature of the
State of New York approved the Brooklyn
Public Library system. Then on November 30,
1896, a resolution for the library’s
establishment was passed by the Brooklym
Common Council. Mare E. Craigie was the
institution’s first director.
Andrew Carnegie donated a staggering $1.6
million between 1901 and 1923. This
significant
contribution helped in the
development of 21 branches including the
Central Library located at
the intersection of Eastern
Parkway and Flatbush Avenue.
The Central Library houses over a million
magazines, multimedia materials and
catalogued books.
It also has its own local
history division named the “Brooklyn
Collection”, which includes countless maps,
photographs, manuscripts and Brooklyn Dodger
memorabilia. This branch of the Brooklyn
Public Library features the very modern
Stevan Dweck Center for Contemporary
Culture. The center opened in 2007, and is
the regular venue of musical performances,
readings, lectures, concerts and other
events.
Over one million people visit the Central
Library every year.
