Coney Island Library

All Brooklyn Public Library locations will be closed for Memorial Day Weekend from Saturday, May 25th through Monday, May 27th.

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.

Closed for Renovation

Coney Island Library
1901 Mermaid Ave. (Near W. 19th St.)
Brooklyn, NY 11224

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Closed for Renovation

Due to damage from Hurricane Sandy the Coney Island Library is temporarily closed. Bookmobile Service will be provided on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 AM to 4 PM in front of the Coney Island Branch.

The Coney Island Branch started as an unstaffed deposit station in a Surf Avenue store in 1911. It became a fully staffed branch in 1921 after moving to the old offices of the Coney Island Times on Stillwell Ave. In 1954, its new library was called "the first-ever library built on stilts over the Atlantic Ocean."

Branch Contact Person:	Angela Barnes
Directions: Subway D Train to Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue F Train to Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue N Train to Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue Q Train to Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue Bus B36 to 17th Street & Surf Avenue B64 to Stillwell Avenue & Mermaid Avenue B68 to Stillwell Avenue & Mermaid Avenue B74 to Mermaid Avenue & 19th Street B82 to Stillwell Avenue & Mermaid Avenue Car Exit on 6S on the Belt Parkway (Cropsey Ave, South). Get directions from Google or HopStop.
Wheelchair Accessible:	Fully accessible
Program & Events: No events were found.
Technology Available:	Adults' room -8 Children's room - 6
Internet & WiFi:	Yes - WiFi info
Building Facts:	2 Floors Constructed 1956 Renovated 2001
Multilingual Materials:	Chinese, Russian, Spanish
Meeting Rooms:	Yes Contact library for reservations and policy.
Copy Machines:	Yes
Restrooms:	Yes