Feb 10, 2012
Also Visit NY State Arts
Libraries
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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.
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Eastchester Branch—New York Public Library
Bronx
Mon & Tues: 12 pm-6 pm
Wed & Thurs: 11 am-7 pm
Fri: 12 pm-5 pm
Sat: 10 am-5 pmThe one-story facility houses adult, young adult and children's collections. An auditorium is available for community group meetings.
For more information on the branch, click here.Eastern Parkway Branch—Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn
Mon, Wed & Fri: 10 am-6 pm
Tues: 1-6 pm
Thurs: 1-8 pm
Sat: 10 am-5 pmA two-story, 5-bay library Carnegie building, Eastern Parkway Branch features a limestone facade with large arched windows and is reached by a flight of steps, a characteristic Carnegie library feature. It is wheelchair accessible. For more information, click here.
Eastern Parkway branch—Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn
Mon, Wed, Fri: 9 am - 6 pm
Tues: 1 pm - 6 pm
Thurs: 1 pm - 8 pm
Sat: 10 am - 5 pm
A two-story Carnegie building, Eastern Parkway Branch has a limestone facade with large arched windows and is reached by a flight of steps, a characteristic Carnegie library feature. There is a children's section and foreign language materials available in Spanish, French, Hebrew and Russian.
Weekly programs on Friday include crochet/knit classes and a book club for adults. For more information on the branch, click here.
East Flatbush Branch—Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn
Mon, Wed & Fri: 10 am-6 pm
Tues: 1-8 pm
Thurs: 1-6 pm
Sat: 10 am-5 pmNearly 70 percent of the library's users are children and young adults. For more information, click here.
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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, Greek, Korean and Spanish.
For more information on the branch, click here.