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The History of Anti-racist Protests in Brooklyn, From Abolition to Black Lives Matter

by Valentina Di Liscia June 17, 2021June 22, 2021

Launching on Juneteenth, the Brooklyn Public Library’s newest initiative examines six decades of Black-led activism in the borough.

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Brooklyn Public Library Presents a Congress on Art & Life

by Brooklyn Public Library June 9, 2021June 9, 2021

Organizers and participants in the Art & Society Census will discuss the project’s results and the changes the public wants in US arts and culture.

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A New Climate Research Library Opens in Brooklyn

by Valentina Di Liscia October 26, 2020November 5, 2020

The Greenpoint Library & Environmental Education Center was built using funds from a state settlement with ExxonMobil for its devastating oil spill in the neighborhood.

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An Urgent Book Club Dedicated to the Climate Emergency

by Valentina Di Liscia September 22, 2020November 5, 2020

The Brooklyn Public Library and advocacy group Writers Rebel NYC have launched Climate Reads, a yearlong, online book club and discussion series open to readers anywhere in the world.

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Why Libraries Have a Public Spirit That Most Museums Lack

by Laura Raicovich November 7, 2019November 6, 2019

A broad swath of society seems to feel more welcome in a public library rather than a museum. I examined the Brooklyn Public Library as a model of heightened engagement through collective knowledge creation.

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Sixty Philosophers and Artists Exchange Ideas Overnight

by Deena ElGenaidi January 29, 2019

Over 60 philosophers, authors, artists, and musicians come together this weekend at the Brooklyn Public Library for a full night of conversations and performances.

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Scoring the Stacks, a Participatory Art Project by Kameelah Janan Rasheed

by Brooklyn Public Library January 11, 2019January 11, 2019

On view at the Brooklyn Public Library from January 11 to April 7, 2019.

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Jasper Johns’ Life and Work: A Conversation Between John Yau, Martha Wilson, and William Villalongo

by Cora Fisher June 23, 2018June 22, 2018

Who gets remembered and how?

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Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu Talks Social Justice, Confederate Statues, and the Way Forward

by Seph Rodney June 6, 2018

Last week, Hyperallergic sat down with former mayor Mitch Landrieu to talk about the lessons he had learned in the process of removing Confederate monuments from New Orleans.

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Discussing Jasper Johns at the Brooklyn Public Library with John Yau, Martha Wilson, William Villalongo, and Caitlin Sweeney

by Brooklyn Public Library April 23, 2018

The event will be held on April 26, 7:30-9pm, at Central Library’s Dweck Center.

A performance at the Brooklyn Public Library's Central Library during 2017's edition of A Night of Philosophy and Ideas
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A Night of Philosophy, Film, Art, and Magic at the Brooklyn Public Library

by Benjamin Sutton January 23, 2018January 24, 2018

For the fourth edition of this marathon event, the Central Library will host a series of performances, lectures, screenings, and more from 7pm Saturday until 7am Sunday.

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The Smallest Mollusk Museum Brings Science Education to Unexpected Places

by Allison Meier January 2, 2018January 4, 2018

The Smallest Mollusk Museum is the first project from MICRO, a New York-based nonprofit building six-foot-tall museums to share science education in public places.

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