Brooklyn Public Library
Established in 1896, Brooklyn Public Library is the nation’s sixth largest public library system and currently has nearly 700,000 active cardholders. The Library is among the city’s most democratic civic institutions, serving patrons in every neighborhood and from every walk of life. With 59 branch libraries, one within a half-mile of nearly all of Brooklyn’s 2.6 million residents, BPL is a recognized leader in cultural offerings, literacy, after-school services, workforce development programs and digital literacy. In a borough of wide economic disparity, where the costs of basic necessities often take priority over spending on cultural enrichment opportunities, BPL provides a space where patrons of all economic standings can access cultural and educational programs in a broad range of disciplines. The American Library Association’s 2014 Public Library Data Service Statistical Report ranked BPL third in the nation among public libraries for public programs offered and program attendance. In BPL’s collection includes 3.4 million print materials and more than 70,000 eBooks. Digital materials, including eBooks, eAudiobooks and eVideos are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Innovative new programs, including tablet lending, MyLibraryNYC and an online readers’ advisory service, have further increased the Library’s reach in Brooklyn’s communities. The Library’s governing body is the Board of Trustees, consisting of 38 members all serving in non-salaried positions. More than 2,000 volunteers give their time, talent and energy to support BPL’s programs and operations each year, contributing over 100,000 hours annually. The Library also greatly benefits from its 17 Friends Groups, which carry out important projects and engage in advocacy and fundraising initiatives. The Brooklyn Eagles, a new group of engaged young supporters, hosts fundraising events, participates in advocacy and helps increase awareness of BPL’s resources. Learn more at www.bklynlibrary.org.www.bklynlibrary.org
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Nov 10, 2026
Dan SiegelGUEST
It's a little complex, but...
Dan SiegelGUEST
Once you kind of get the science behind what that metaphor of the hub really is, then you realize it's kind of like this quote in the Brooklyn Public Library in the entryway.
Dan SiegelGUEST
There's an artist named Rashid, and she writes, having discovered...
Dan SiegelGUEST
the flimsy fantasy of certainty, I decided to wander.
Kaitlyn TiffanyGUEST
I haven't seen a copy of the book with the library wrapping on it before, so that's a cool new...
Amanda Jane SternHOST
Brooklyn Public Library.
Amanda Jane SternHOST
I've got some little tabs in here where I've made notes.
Amanda Jane SternHOST
Nice, nice.
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speaker_3UNKNOWN
Well,
Amanda Jane SternHOST
thank you.
Amanda Jane SternHOST
And if anyone has a chance, you can get it at the Brooklyn Public Library, the Housewives Underground.
Amanda Jane SternHOST
I do actually really highly recommend it.
Michelle CottleHOST
Thank your amazing team for having us.
Michelle CottleHOST
Thank you to the Brooklyn Public Library and BPL Presents for partnering with us on this live taping of the opinions.
Michelle CottleHOST
We are unreasonably excited to be here.
Michelle CottleHOST
Also a big hello and thank you to everybody in the room and to all those watching on live streaming.
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Michelle CottleHOST
Thank you to everybody in the room for coming out.
Michelle CottleHOST
Thank you to the people watching online.
Michelle CottleHOST
Of course, thank you again to the Brooklyn Public Library for having us.
Michelle CottleHOST
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Matthew Russell LeeHOST
Good job, DOJ.
Matthew Russell LeeHOST
Now, people screamed when DOJ in D.C. does similar things, but yesterday from the Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Heights maybe it's called, just across Cabin Plaza, I wrote to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.
Matthew Russell LeeHOST
I wrote to a number of groups, Committee to Protect Journalists.
Matthew Russell LeeHOST
Well, I'm still waiting.
Sarah MacLeanHOST
You know, authors get their rights back and they take the books down or whatever happens, right? Remember that your libraries exist.
Sarah MacLeanHOST
So I'm going to recommend a book that is available on my Kindle and also at my public library, which is the Brooklyn Public Library.
Sarah MacLeanHOST
P.S. everybody, you can all get a library card.
Sarah MacLeanHOST
You're just lying right up.
Hillary FrankHOST
But she's so much more than that.
Hillary FrankHOST
Virginia co-hosts the Brooklyn Public Library's podcast, Borrowed, where she interviews all kinds of amazing authors.
Hillary FrankHOST
I especially love the one she did recently with Sandra Cisneros.
Hillary FrankHOST
Go check it out.
Fran FraschillaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I have been a book reader.
Fran FraschillaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I probably owe the Brooklyn Public Library $50,000 because there's probably three or four books I never returned.
Fran FraschillaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
My bad.
Fran FraschillaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Sorry, Brooklyn Public Library.
Fran FraschillaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
No, I've been a book nut since I was a kid.
Fran FraschillaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And I had some friends influence me in terms of writing the book.
LauraNARRATOR
Given the extent of her wealth, some people have grumbled about Wu Tsai's true level of borough commitment, the suggestion being that she could be doing even more, just as so many other people who have come from Manhattan and settled into ten million dollar townhouses could.
LauraNARRATOR
Wu Tsai has not joined any of the leading local cultural boards, not the Brooklyn Museum or the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the Brooklyn Public Library, or the Brooklyn Academy of Music, although she has funded an upcoming film festival playback there.
LauraNARRATOR
Instead, Tsai sits on the boards of the New York Presbyterian Hospital with its twenty-two billion dollars in assets and Lincoln Center.
LauraNARRATOR
Four years ago, the Tsai's donated fifty million dollars towards the renovation of Geffen Hall.
LauraNARRATOR
Given the extent of her wealth, some people have grumbled about Wu Tsai's true level of borough commitment, the suggestion being that she could be doing even more, just as so many other people who have come from Manhattan and settled into ten million dollar townhouses could.
LauraNARRATOR
Wu Tsai has not joined any of the leading local cultural boards, not the Brooklyn Museum or the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the Brooklyn Public Library, or the Brooklyn Academy of Music, although she has funded an upcoming film festival playback there.
LauraNARRATOR
Instead, Tsai sits on the boards of the New York Presbyterian Hospital with its twenty-two billion dollars in assets and Lincoln Center.
LauraNARRATOR
Four years ago, the Tsais donated fifty million dollars towards the renovation of Geffen Hall.
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