Coney Island Library

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

Library Information


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 Subway LineF Subway LineN Subway LineQ Subway Line
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