BPL In the News

Want to learn more about the libraries in your community? Check out a selection of recent news stories.

  • Central Library Director Christine Schonhart was interviewed by PBS for their show A Citizen's Guide to Preservering Democracy. 
  • Anthem to US, a new BPL initiative with Lincoln Center, was featured on WNYC's All of It.
  • The opening of the new Sunset Park Library was covered by CBS NY, NY1, PIX11, Fast Company and many others.
  • CBS Mornings' Anchor Gayle King interviewed Jay-Z in the Book of HOV exhibition at Central Library.
  • Teen Vogue and WNYC covered the work of the Teen Intellectual Freedom Council for Banned Books Week.
  • The New York Times covered BPL's gala honorees, Shawn Carter and The Honorable Dr. Gloria Carter.
  • The New York Times covered Books Unbanned. 
  • A surge in library card sign ups was covered by NBC's Today Show, CBS Mornings, the New York Times, CNN, Billboard and numerous others.
  • Chief Librarian Nick Higgins discussed Books Unbanned on the Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC.
  • The Book of HOV exhibition was featured in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, NPR and numerous other outlets. 
  • The Library's technology program for older adults was featured on Marketplace.
  • Library President and CEO appeared on WNYC's Brian Lehrer show.
  • Essence Magazine covered Night in the Library.
  • Books Unbanned was featured on CBS Sunday Morning.
  • Al Jazeera and NPR covered Books Unbanned.
  • Books Unbanned was the subject of a story on NPR's Here and Now.
  • Five BPL Librarians were named the Librarians of the Year by Library Journal for their work on Books Unbanned. The New York Times covered the story.
  • USA Today included the Library's Books Unbanned t-shirt in a gift giving guide for the holiday season.
  • The list of the Library's 125 most checked out books of all time was featured on NPR, Gothamist, WNYC, CBS News, Inside Edition and in People magazine.
  • NBC News and NBC's Stay Tuned, CBS New York, NY1, the Washington Post and many others covered Books Unbanned.
  • TimeOut and News 12 stopped by the Library's 125th birthday cakemobile.
  • Books Unbanned, the library's initiative to fight censorship was the subject of stories on AP News, Reuters, CBS and MetroFocus.
  • PIX 11 featured Untold Stories: You Ask I Tell, a storytelling workshop pairing LGBQT+ teens and military veterans,
  • NY1 covered the retirement of Angel, the Library's therapy dog.
  • The opening of the new Brooklyn Heights Library was the subject of stories on CBS, NY1, ABC, NBC, FOX, 1010WINS, Time Out and many others.
  • The Library's program series for older adults was featured on the The Takeaway
  • The People's Ball was covered by the New York Times, CBS New York, NY1, PIX11, News12, Brooklyn Magazine and many others,
  • A new initiative to combat censorship was featured on NPR, in Teen Vogue, the Hill,  MSNBC, CNN, Upworthy, The Verge and in hundreds of other outlets.
  • An article about how the Library embraced the outdoors was included in the New York Times.
  • An exhibition at Greenpoint Library was the subject of a segment on All of It, on WNYC.
  • Librarian Sheneatha Frison talked to The Strategist about children's books for Black History Month.
  • NBC, CBS and ABC were among the many outlets reporting on COVID test distributions at the Library.
  • An exhibition at Greenpoint Library with The Lenape Center was featured on NY1.
  • Time Out on some of the unique items you can borrow at the Library.
  • NY1 reported on a Justice Initiative program creating holiday care packages to children with incarerated parents.
  • Brooklyn Paper, BK Reader, Brooklyn Eagle, Patch and Brooklyn Reporter all covered the Library's Incubator pitch competition to support new Initiatives with community partners from around the borough
  • Forbes on the most popular books of 2021
  • A WNYC reporter took the library's self guided audio literary tour.
  • Librarian Nicole Bryan was recognized by Crains' New York for her community work during the pandemic.
  • BPL's billionth loan was covered by NY1
  • The launch of BPL's telescope loan program was the subject of stories on ABC and WNYC.
  • The Library's 125th anniversary celebration kickoff was covered by the Brooklyn Eagle.
  • PIX 11 covered the Library's new techmobile.
  • 1010 WINS annouced the winners of the 2021 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize.
  • The opening of Adams Street Library was covered on NY1, NBC, PIX11, FOX5, ABC and many others.
  • The elimination of fines was covered by the Associated Press and numerous other outlets.
  • Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education honored with architectural award in Fast Company magazine
  • WNYC's New Sounds on a performance by Spencer. with BPL Outdoors.
  • NY1 reports on a teen resource fair at Central Library.
  • BPL Health Navigator Joanne Kelly is NY1's New Yorker of the Week.
  • Bay Ridge Library Custodian recognized for outstanding work in the Brooklyn Reporter.
  • Check out PIX 11 on a new robotics program for children and teens.
  • Librarian Maria McGrath recommonds celebrity memoirs to New York Magazine's The Strategist.
  • CBS on Brooklyn Resists, an exhibition at the Center for Brooklyn History
  • NBC NY on the Library's new Black American Heritage Library Card
  • NY1, Fast Company and The New Yorker on the renovation of Central Library
  • Currents TV on a special covid-19 rememberance project at Greenpoint Library
  • Librarian Lisa Goldstein on WNYC talking about the joy of having children back in the library
  • Librarian Hasina Islam talked to NPR and StoryCorp about sharing the love of reading.
  • BPL's Jessica Ralli on her new book and how to talk to children about race on ABC.
  • Librarian Roxana Benavides spoke to VOX about the impact of the pandemic in Sunset Park.
  • Whispering Libraries covered by  NY1, WNYC, Time Out, and PIX11.
  • Librarian Shea Betts talked to The Strategist about children's books on the environment.
  • Librarian Michelle Montalbano spoke to NY1 about street names in Crown Heights.
  • Bloomberg City Lab published an essay by CEO Linda E. Johnson on the urgent need to bridge the digital divide
  • Librarian Amy Mikel talked to CNN about the importance of diverse voices in BPL's collections.
  • Librarian Tenzin Kalsang's Tibetan-English story time was featured on NPR. 
  • Central Library's outdoor living room was featured in an Accuweather story.
  • CNN featured a book list about the events of January 6.
  • The New York Times featured the Library's outdoor living room.
  • The Libray was included in an article in the Wall Street Journal for an outdoor exhibition at Central Library.
  • CBS This Morning stopped by the Library to talk about the stigma of mental health disorders.
  • Peter Greenberg, the host of Eye on Travel on CBS talked to Library CEO Linda Johnson about the importance of the library in the borough.
  • The opening of Greenpoint Library on NY1, Time Out, Architect's Newspaper and the New York Times.
  • The New York Times previewed the new Greenpoint Library.
  • A piece on the joy of reading on NBC's Today Show featured the Library's virtural story times.
  • Librarians talk to out Time Out New York on books to read while staying home.
  • amNY on the Library's resources for jobseekers and business owners while NY is on pause.
  • The launch of BPL's virtual library was covered by the NY Times, LA Times, Washington Post, Rachel Ray Magazine, NY1, PIX 11 and many others.
  • The New York Times on the merger of Brooklyn Public Library and the Brooklyn Historical Society.
  • ABC News reports on how BPL is helping seniors stay active through bowling in the library.
  • The New York Times on Mary Mattingly, the 2020 Katowitz Radin Artist-in-Residence at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • Librarian Lauren Comito is named Librarian of the Year by Library Journal.
  • A new program in which the library will loan out board games was the subject of a story in the the Brooklyn Paper.
  • The New York Times on the libraries teen cookmobile.
  • Hyperallergic talks about the spirit of libraries.
  • Legendary reporter Pete Hamill talks to CBS Sunday Morning about how important Park Slope Library was to him as a writer.
  • Librarian Lauren Comito discusses the digital divide on public radio program The Takeaway
  • NBC Today Show on the power of the Library's Books by Mail program
  • New York Magazine's The Strategist on great books for six-year-olds
  • News 12 on the fifth anniversary of BookMatch
  • Curbed NY on the Library's partnership with Citibike
  • amNY on Lou Reed Tai Chi Day
  • The Globe and Mail on the importance of libraries in the community