Brooklyn Public Library's Central Library

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This library offers 1.5 million books, magazines, and multimedia materials, an extensive Brooklyn history collection and a Multilingual Center

Place Details

Place Matters Profile

The main branch of the Brooklyn Public Library is an imposing Modern Classical structure whose design is meant to evoke an open book. Constructed between 1935-1941, the Central Building is a major reference and lending library and a designated New York City landmark. The Library is also home to “the Brooklyn Collection,” a special archive focusing on the history, publications, ephemera and photographs of this famous borough.

The main branch of the Brooklyn Public Library is an imposing Modern Classical structure whose design is meant to evoke an open book. Constructed between 1935-1941, the Central Building is a major reference and lending library and a designated New York City landmark. The Library is also home to “the Brooklyn Collection,” a special archive focusing on the history, publications, ephemera and photographs of this famous borough.

Nominations

I don't need to go to Manhattan--everything is here.

The library inspires your imagination with its many tomes and other media and architecturally it's wonderful to look at and experience.