Also Visit NY State Arts
Brooklyn
This library system--the fifth largest in the country--serves more than six million people each year. The famous Central Library, whose building resembles an open book, is the main reference center and the core of a borough-wide system with 58 branches in as many neighborhoods.
DeKalb Branch—Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn
Mon, Tues & Fri: 10 am-6 pm
Wed: 1-8 pm
Thurs: 1-6 pm
Sat: 10 am-5 pm
The DeKalb branch opened in 1905. The 12,000 square foot Classical Revival library, is a two-story, three-bay brick and limestone building with high-ceilinged reading rooms. It has materials in English, Spanish and Chinese. For more information, click here.
Manhattan
This gallery presents rotating exhibitions on the performing arts.
Dongan Hills Branch—New York Public Library
Staten Island
Mon & Wed: 11 am-7 pm
Tues & Thurs: 10 am-6 pm
Fri & Sat: 11 am-5 pm
A modern, one-story branch, Dongan Hills houses nearly 50,000 books, periodicals, CDs, cassettes, videos and other materials. A meeting room, with a seating capacity of 60, is used for library events such as story hours, films and lectures, as well as for community-sponsored events.
For more information on the branch, click here.
Douglaston/Little Neck—Queens Library
Queens
Mon & Thurs 1-8 pm
Tues 1-6 pm
Wed & Fri 10 am-6 pm
Sat & Sun closed
Foreign Language collections at this branch include Chinese and Korean.
For more information on the branch, click here.