Red Hook 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.

Mon 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tue 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Wed 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thu 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Fri 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sat closed
Sun closed
Red Hook Library
7 Wolcott St. at Dwight St.
Brooklyn, NY 11231
718-935-0203

Library Information


An architectural gem, the original Red Hook Branch was the only Brooklyn Carnegie library to be built in Mediterranean Revival style. A fire in 1945 closed the library on Visitation Place, and the city decided to demolish rather than restore it. The branch used rented quarters until 1975 when the current 7,500 square-foot one-story brick library was built on Wolcott Street.

Featuring

Sketch Time - for teens & tweens                                 Tuesday's 4:30pm

Story Play                                                             Wednesday's 11am                                                         

Adult Computer Classes                                         Wednesday 12-12:45 pm

Resume Workshop                                                    Thursday's 11am

 

http://catalog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/iii/calendar/month

 

 

Branch Contact Person: Sandra K. Sutton
Directions:
Subway
F Subway LineG Subway Line

F or G train to 9th St. & 4th Avenue station, transfer to B61 bus (heading towards downtown brooklyn) to Dwight St.

Bus

B61 to van Brunt at Wolcott, two blocks East to library 

Car

Prospect expwy
1.Take Hamilton Ave. exit 1
2.Turn left onto Hamilton Ave.
3.Turn left onto Smith St.
4.Turn right onto Lorraine St.
Lorraine St. becomes Wolcott St.

East Brooklyn-Queens expwy
1.Take Hamilton Ave. East exit 26
Stay straight to Hamilton Ave.
2.Turn left onto Woodhull St.
3.Turn Left onto Hamilton Ave.
4.Turn right onto Columbia St.
5.Turn right onto Dwight St.
6.Turn right onto Wolcott St.  

Get directions from Google or HopStop.
Wheelchair Accessible:
Fully accessible
Program & Events:
View All Events.
Technology Available:

Children's area - 4 computers
Adults'area - 4 computers
Adults'reference - 2 computers

Internet & WiFi: Yes - WiFi info
Building Facts:

1 Floor
Constructed 1975
Renovated 1999

Multilingual Materials: Spanish
Meeting Rooms:

Yes
Contact library for reservations and policy.

Copy Machines: Yes
Restrooms: Yes
Bicycle Rack: Yes
Friends Group:

Friends of Brooklyn Public Library, Red Hook Library.
 

Car Service:

Columbia Car Service -         429 Columbia St                 (718) 834-6868