April 26, 2026 at 11:13 PM
What a brilliant idea and great praise for the idea. Letting everyone have access to the literature we should all read is extremely important. Currently re-reading 1984, and it's quite scary how close a lot of societies are moving to that as a model, and how many idiots would like it.
September 27, 2026 at 4:43 PM
OMG, Tove Jansson and the Moomins exhibit will be opening in June in NYC at the Brooklyn Public Library!!!
#moomins #tovejansson #brooklyn #brooklynpubliclibrary #moomin
#moomins #tovejansson #brooklyn #brooklynpubliclibrary #moomin
June 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
OMG, Tove Jansson and the Moomins exhibit will be opening in June in NYC at the Brooklyn Public Library!!!
#moomins #tovejansson #brooklyn #brooklynpubliclibrary #moomin
#moomins #tovejansson #brooklyn #brooklynpubliclibrary #moomin
Baby’s first library card! 😎 #brooklynpubliclibrary @alienembryo.blacksky.app
May 6, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Baby’s first library card! 😎 #brooklynpubliclibrary @alienembryo.blacksky.app
March 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
📚💙 Night in the @bklynlibrary.bsky.social #booksky #libraries #booklovers #nightinthelibrary #BrooklynPublicLibrary #newyork #adultsleepover
Step inside a sleepover at the Brooklyn Public Library.
This library’s annual lock-in is an autodidact’s dream come true.
For the past ten years, the Brooklyn Public Library has played host to a highly niche adult sleepover: the Night in the Library. The annual festival amounts to a series of free public teach-ins, ty…
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March 23, 2026 at 10:49 AM
March 20, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Hope to see you at one of these launch parties for #SafeHarbor:
Today @anunlikelystory.bsky.social with @lyndamh.bsky.social
4 pm Jan 25th;
Sunday 11 am Jan 24 #BooksOnTheSquare RI;
Reception at #BrooklynPublicLibrary on Monday 3 Feb 5-7 pm especially for
#Teacher #Educator #Librarians !😊 🙏🏾
Today @anunlikelystory.bsky.social with @lyndamh.bsky.social
4 pm Jan 25th;
Sunday 11 am Jan 24 #BooksOnTheSquare RI;
Reception at #BrooklynPublicLibrary on Monday 3 Feb 5-7 pm especially for
#Teacher #Educator #Librarians !😊 🙏🏾
January 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Hope to see you at one of these launch parties for #SafeHarbor:
Today @anunlikelystory.bsky.social with @lyndamh.bsky.social
4 pm Jan 25th;
Sunday 11 am Jan 24 #BooksOnTheSquare RI;
Reception at #BrooklynPublicLibrary on Monday 3 Feb 5-7 pm especially for
#Teacher #Educator #Librarians !😊 🙏🏾
Today @anunlikelystory.bsky.social with @lyndamh.bsky.social
4 pm Jan 25th;
Sunday 11 am Jan 24 #BooksOnTheSquare RI;
Reception at #BrooklynPublicLibrary on Monday 3 Feb 5-7 pm especially for
#Teacher #Educator #Librarians !😊 🙏🏾
Brooklyn Public Library education program discussion #writerlife #soberlife #mentalhealth #formerlyincarceratedstudents #lgbtq🌈 #soberliving #formerlyincarcerated #nyc #brooklynpubliclibrary #bardcollege #scruff
October 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Brooklyn Public Library education program discussion #writerlife #soberlife #mentalhealth #formerlyincarceratedstudents #lgbtq🌈 #soberliving #formerlyincarcerated #nyc #brooklynpubliclibrary #bardcollege #scruff
Delightful audiobook by Bruce Vilanch. TV pop culture, award show jokes, colorful prose. @brucevilanch.bsky.social #booksky #audiobook #brooklynpubliclibrary 💙📚
March 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Delightful audiobook by Bruce Vilanch. TV pop culture, award show jokes, colorful prose. @brucevilanch.bsky.social #booksky #audiobook #brooklynpubliclibrary 💙📚
📚💙 Book Date No. 22 : a trip to @bklynlibrary.bsky.social , and talking with it’s chief librarian Edwin Maxwell 💕📚💕 #booksky #BrooklynPublicLibrary #librarian #booklovers #tour #booklovers #libraries #NewYork
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Book Date No. 22
A trip to the Brooklyn Public Library with chief librarian Edwin Maxwell.
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May 13, 2026 at 1:38 AM
📚💙 Book Date No. 22 : a trip to @bklynlibrary.bsky.social , and talking with it’s chief librarian Edwin Maxwell 💕📚💕 #booksky #BrooklynPublicLibrary #librarian #booklovers #tour #booklovers #libraries #NewYork
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Yes! Free ebooks for any American teenager! #BrooklynPublicLibrary #stopcensorship
July 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Yes! Free ebooks for any American teenager! #BrooklynPublicLibrary #stopcensorship
A time was had. #HOV #BrooklynPublicLibrary
March 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
A time was had. #HOV #BrooklynPublicLibrary
𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒓𝒕....🫶
R.I.P., Dorothy F. #Vogel, née Hoffman [°May 14, 1935 - Nov. 10, 2025]🕯️😔🌹
#NationalGalleryofArt #ConceptualArt #MinimalistArt #NEA #NationalEndowmentfortheArts #IMLS #InstituteofMuseumandLibraryServices #BrooklynPublicLibrary #HerbertVogel #DorothyFayeHoffman #DorothyVogel
R.I.P., Dorothy F. #Vogel, née Hoffman [°May 14, 1935 - Nov. 10, 2025]🕯️😔🌹
#NationalGalleryofArt #ConceptualArt #MinimalistArt #NEA #NationalEndowmentfortheArts #IMLS #InstituteofMuseumandLibraryServices #BrooklynPublicLibrary #HerbertVogel #DorothyFayeHoffman #DorothyVogel
November 21, 2025 at 12:32 PM
𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒓𝒕....🫶
R.I.P., Dorothy F. #Vogel, née Hoffman [°May 14, 1935 - Nov. 10, 2025]🕯️😔🌹
#NationalGalleryofArt #ConceptualArt #MinimalistArt #NEA #NationalEndowmentfortheArts #IMLS #InstituteofMuseumandLibraryServices #BrooklynPublicLibrary #HerbertVogel #DorothyFayeHoffman #DorothyVogel
R.I.P., Dorothy F. #Vogel, née Hoffman [°May 14, 1935 - Nov. 10, 2025]🕯️😔🌹
#NationalGalleryofArt #ConceptualArt #MinimalistArt #NEA #NationalEndowmentfortheArts #IMLS #InstituteofMuseumandLibraryServices #BrooklynPublicLibrary #HerbertVogel #DorothyFayeHoffman #DorothyVogel
🎬 Thanks to the #AfricanFilmFestival and #BrooklynPublicLibrary ‘s Library for Arts & Culture for organizing such an insightful masterclass with director #AbderrahmaneSissako last night.
A fantastic evening of cinema and conversation! 🎥
A fantastic evening of cinema and conversation! 🎥
September 25, 2026 at 4:37 PM
🎬 Thanks to the #AfricanFilmFestival and #BrooklynPublicLibrary ‘s Library for Arts & Culture for organizing such an insightful masterclass with director #AbderrahmaneSissako last night.
A fantastic evening of cinema and conversation! 🎥
A fantastic evening of cinema and conversation! 🎥
🌟The Clarion West Summer of Science Fiction & Fantasy Continues 🌟
Next Tuesday, July 22 6-7:30 p.m. Eastern/3-4:30 p.m. Pacific, join Clarion West and the @bklynlibrary.bsky.social for a Hybrid Event!
Carlos Hernandez & @dianapho.bsky.social in Conversation.
#brooklynpubliclibrary #authorevents
Next Tuesday, July 22 6-7:30 p.m. Eastern/3-4:30 p.m. Pacific, join Clarion West and the @bklynlibrary.bsky.social for a Hybrid Event!
Carlos Hernandez & @dianapho.bsky.social in Conversation.
#brooklynpubliclibrary #authorevents
July 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
🌟The Clarion West Summer of Science Fiction & Fantasy Continues 🌟
Next Tuesday, July 22 6-7:30 p.m. Eastern/3-4:30 p.m. Pacific, join Clarion West and the @bklynlibrary.bsky.social for a Hybrid Event!
Carlos Hernandez & @dianapho.bsky.social in Conversation.
#brooklynpubliclibrary #authorevents
Next Tuesday, July 22 6-7:30 p.m. Eastern/3-4:30 p.m. Pacific, join Clarion West and the @bklynlibrary.bsky.social for a Hybrid Event!
Carlos Hernandez & @dianapho.bsky.social in Conversation.
#brooklynpubliclibrary #authorevents
It would indeed be dreadful for this QR code to accidentally viral, so I'll be careful not to share it!
Whoopsie... 😉
(It's all YOUR fault, @readerofbannedbook.bsky.social, for sending it to me in the first place!!!)
#libraries #BrooklynPublicLibrary #libraries #bannedbooks #banningbooksiswrong
Whoopsie... 😉
(It's all YOUR fault, @readerofbannedbook.bsky.social, for sending it to me in the first place!!!)
#libraries #BrooklynPublicLibrary #libraries #bannedbooks #banningbooksiswrong
December 29, 2024 at 3:21 PM
It would indeed be dreadful for this QR code to accidentally viral, so I'll be careful not to share it!
Whoopsie... 😉
(It's all YOUR fault, @readerofbannedbook.bsky.social, for sending it to me in the first place!!!)
#libraries #BrooklynPublicLibrary #libraries #bannedbooks #banningbooksiswrong
Whoopsie... 😉
(It's all YOUR fault, @readerofbannedbook.bsky.social, for sending it to me in the first place!!!)
#libraries #BrooklynPublicLibrary #libraries #bannedbooks #banningbooksiswrong
The Brooklyn Public Library offers a free digital library card to teens and young adults aged 13 to 21 nationwide, providing unrestricted access to its entire ebook and audiobook collection to combat book censorship.
#BooksUnbanned #BrooklynPublicLibrary
www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned
#BooksUnbanned #BrooklynPublicLibrary
www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned
Books Unbanned | Brooklyn Public Library
FREE Digital Access to Books and Resources for Teens Nationwide Books Unbanned is a national initiative founded by Brooklyn Public Library in 2022, inspired by the American Library Association’s Freed...
www.bklynlibrary.org
September 4, 2026 at 6:41 PM
The Brooklyn Public Library offers a free digital library card to teens and young adults aged 13 to 21 nationwide, providing unrestricted access to its entire ebook and audiobook collection to combat book censorship.
#BooksUnbanned #BrooklynPublicLibrary
www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned
#BooksUnbanned #BrooklynPublicLibrary
www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned
📚 Since 2022, the @BrooklynPublicLibrary has offered free eCards to teens nationwide facing book bans in their local communities! ✊🏾✨
📖 Parable of the Sower by @OctaviaEButler
📖 The Hate U Give by @angiethomas
📖 Gender Queer by @MaiaKobabe
📖 All Boys Aren’t Blue by @GeorgeMJohnson
📖 Parable of the Sower by @OctaviaEButler
📖 The Hate U Give by @angiethomas
📖 Gender Queer by @MaiaKobabe
📖 All Boys Aren’t Blue by @GeorgeMJohnson
September 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM
📚 Since 2022, the @BrooklynPublicLibrary has offered free eCards to teens nationwide facing book bans in their local communities! ✊🏾✨
📖 Parable of the Sower by @OctaviaEButler
📖 The Hate U Give by @angiethomas
📖 Gender Queer by @MaiaKobabe
📖 All Boys Aren’t Blue by @GeorgeMJohnson
📖 Parable of the Sower by @OctaviaEButler
📖 The Hate U Give by @angiethomas
📖 Gender Queer by @MaiaKobabe
📖 All Boys Aren’t Blue by @GeorgeMJohnson
Our Brooklyn Heights branch of the #brooklynpubliclibrary has an incredible Friends group, now 30 years old. I made this picture for this year's benefit event. Hope you like it. (Detail is from the Photoshop file)
September 28, 2023 at 12:24 PM
Our Brooklyn Heights branch of the #brooklynpubliclibrary has an incredible Friends group, now 30 years old. I made this picture for this year's benefit event. Hope you like it. (Detail is from the Photoshop file)
Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
An immigration themed reading list from the Brooklyn Public Library @bklynlibrary.bsky.social in New York City is just what you need.
💖📚📚📚💖
#BrooklynPublicLibrary
#readinglist #libraries
#immgrantion #immigrants
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Violets are blue.
An immigration themed reading list from the Brooklyn Public Library @bklynlibrary.bsky.social in New York City is just what you need.
💖📚📚📚💖
#BrooklynPublicLibrary
#readinglist #libraries
#immgrantion #immigrants
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Brooklyn Public Library just dropped a powerful new immigration-themed reading list
The list includes 80 books that explore migration and belonging.
www.timeout.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
An immigration themed reading list from the Brooklyn Public Library @bklynlibrary.bsky.social in New York City is just what you need.
💖📚📚📚💖
#BrooklynPublicLibrary
#readinglist #libraries
#immgrantion #immigrants
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Violets are blue.
An immigration themed reading list from the Brooklyn Public Library @bklynlibrary.bsky.social in New York City is just what you need.
💖📚📚📚💖
#BrooklynPublicLibrary
#readinglist #libraries
#immgrantion #immigrants
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✨🫶🏾 The Salon at CBH curated by Nikole Hannah-Jones in celebration of the 1619 Project: A Visual Experience #BrooklynPublicLibrary @natiba.bsky.social @dominiquejl.bsky.social
November 3, 2024 at 12:41 PM
✨🫶🏾 The Salon at CBH curated by Nikole Hannah-Jones in celebration of the 1619 Project: A Visual Experience #BrooklynPublicLibrary @natiba.bsky.social @dominiquejl.bsky.social
Brooklyn Public Library’s America 250 booklist offers a thoughtful way to explore U.S. history, identity, democracy, and culture through reading.
www.bklynlibrary.org/america-250/...
#America250 #BrooklynPublicLibrary #BookList #ReadingList #AmericanHistory #Libraries
www.bklynlibrary.org/america-250/...
#America250 #BrooklynPublicLibrary #BookList #ReadingList #AmericanHistory #Libraries
250 for 250 Booklist | Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn Public Library is celebrating our country's 250th anniversary the best way we know how: with a thoughtful, surprising, irresistible booklist.
www.bklynlibrary.org
May 16, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Brooklyn Public Library’s America 250 booklist offers a thoughtful way to explore U.S. history, identity, democracy, and culture through reading.
www.bklynlibrary.org/america-250/...
#America250 #BrooklynPublicLibrary #BookList #ReadingList #AmericanHistory #Libraries
www.bklynlibrary.org/america-250/...
#America250 #BrooklynPublicLibrary #BookList #ReadingList #AmericanHistory #Libraries
#nyc, it's time to put on your dancin' shoes. Alienor Salmon from Bailando Journey is coming to the @BrooklynPublicLibrary for a dance event on April 29! Don't miss this one. More details in the link below 💃
www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/dan...
#freeevent #freenyc #dance #danceclass #booktalk
www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/dan...
#freeevent #freenyc #dance #danceclass #booktalk
Dance Class with Author Alienor Salmon | Brooklyn Public Library
Eight countries. Eight dances. Join author and happiness expert Alienor Salmon for an evening of dancing. Salmon will teach eight iconic steps from each country she visited in her exploration of Latin...
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March 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
#nyc, it's time to put on your dancin' shoes. Alienor Salmon from Bailando Journey is coming to the @BrooklynPublicLibrary for a dance event on April 29! Don't miss this one. More details in the link below 💃
www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/dan...
#freeevent #freenyc #dance #danceclass #booktalk
www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/dan...
#freeevent #freenyc #dance #danceclass #booktalk