Good news! Coney Island and Gerritsen Beach libraries will reopen this fall after extensive renovations due to Hurricane Sandy. See our Hurricane Sandy Renovations page for updates.
Bedford Library
The first library in the Brooklyn Public Library system. It opened in 1897 in the former P.S. 3, a schoolhouse in a cornfield. After two other locations, it moved to its present 1905 Carnegie building.
| Branch Contact Person: | Nicholas Franklin |
Directions:
Subway  Cross to north side of Fulton Ave. & Franklin Ave., walk 1/2 block north to library. BusB25 to Fulton Ave. & Franklin Ave.
B26 to Putnam Ave. & Franklin Ave. B48: Southbound - to Franklin Ave. & Jefferson Ave.; Northbound - to Classon Ave. & Putnam Ave., (walk one block east on Putnam to Franklin Ave. and two blocks south to the library). B49 to Fulton Ave. & Franklin Ave., walk 1/2 block north to Library.
Get directions from Google or HopStop. |
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| Wheelchair Accessible: |
Fully accessible A wheelchair logo in the front of the building directs patrons to take a path around the side of the building to a door at the rear of the building. Patrons must ring a bell to gain access to the elevator inside the building. |
Program & Events:
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| Technology Available: | Wireless Internet zone |
| Internet & WiFi: | Yes - WiFi info |
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| Multilingual Materials: | Arabic, French, Spanish |
| Meeting Rooms: | Yes |
| Copy Machines: | Yes |
| Restrooms: | Yes |
