Library · New York
Brooklyn Public Library
New York’s library is the Brooklyn Public Library, a branch of Brooklyn Public Library, open about 64 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. New York’s branch belongs to Brooklyn Public Library, which serves 2,736,074 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Brooklyn Public Library
10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn 11238
64 hrsopen a week
300,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Brooklyn Public Library
6M
visits
2.2 per resident
9.4M
loans, print + digital
3.4 per resident
40K
programs & events
658K attended
659K
library cards
24% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 100,000+ people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
2.2 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.0 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.4 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
24% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
9.4M loans last year
Books & media (adults)29%Kids’ books & media31%E-books, audio & streaming40%
Who the programs are for
40,242 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$58 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $159M.
Local 81%State 8%Federal 1%Gifts & other 11%
Locations
Other Brooklyn Public Library branches in New York
And 185 more in New York.
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.