Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library)

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headquarters building library building public library

Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Library is the flagship branch and main headquarters of the Brooklyn Public Library system, known for its landmark Art Deco building and extensive collections and services.

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Label Occurrences
Brooklyn Public Library 5
Brooklyn Public Library Central Library 5
Brooklyn Public Library Central Building 4

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf headquarters building ⓘ
library building ⓘ
public library ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) ⓘ
surface form: Brooklyn Central Library
architect Alfred Morton Githens ⓘ
Francis Keally ⓘ
architecturalStyle Art Deco ⓘ
Stripped Classical ⓘ
cityServed Brooklyn ⓘ
constructionStarted 1935 ⓘ
coordinates 40.672°N 73.968°W ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
designers Githens & Keally ⓘ
façadeFeature bas-relief literary figures and symbols ⓘ
large gilded entry doors ⓘ
triangular entrance plaza ⓘ
function community center ⓘ
public lending library ⓘ
research library ⓘ
governingBody Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Brooklyn Public Library
hasCollection Brooklyn and local history materials ⓘ
extensive circulating collections ⓘ
multilingual materials ⓘ
research collections ⓘ
hasFacility auditorium ⓘ
business and career center ⓘ
exhibition spaces ⓘ
reading rooms ⓘ
special collections areas ⓘ
youth wing ⓘ
heritageStatus New York City Landmark ⓘ
landmarkDesignationBy New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission ⓘ
landmarkDesignationReason architectural significance ⓘ
civic importance ⓘ
locatedAt 10 Grand Army Plaza ⓘ
locatedIn Brooklyn ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
New York ⓘ
surface form: New York State
material gold leaf (for façade details) ⓘ
limestone ⓘ
name Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Brooklyn Public Library Central Library
near Prospect Park ⓘ
neighborhood Prospect Heights ⓘ
opened 1941 ⓘ
overlooks Grand Army Plaza ⓘ
owner Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Brooklyn Public Library
partOf Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Brooklyn Public Library system
precededBy earlier Brooklyn central library plans from the early 20th century ⓘ
publicTransitAccess New York City Subway at Grand Army Plaza (IRT Eastern Parkway Line) ⓘ
nearby bus routes serving Grand Army Plaza ⓘ
role administrative headquarters of Brooklyn Public Library ⓘ
flagship branch of Brooklyn Public Library ⓘ
service ESL and literacy programs ⓘ
adult education programs ⓘ
children’s programs ⓘ
cultural events and exhibitions ⓘ
public computer access ⓘ
reference services ⓘ
teen programs ⓘ
website https://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/central ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Brooklyn → contains → Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) ⓘ
Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) → name → Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brooklyn Public Library Central Library
Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) → alsoKnownAs → Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brooklyn Central Library
Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) → partOf → Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brooklyn Public Library system
Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) → governingBody → Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) → owner → Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brooklyn Public Library
Prospect Heights → near → Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brooklyn Public Library Central Library
Kings County → contains → Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brooklyn Public Library
Grand Army Plaza → near → Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch
Brooklyn Public Library branches → partOf → Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn Public Library branches → operatedBy → Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brooklyn Public Library
Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum station → nearbyAttraction → Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brooklyn Public Library Central Library
New York City Subway at Grand Army Plaza (IRT Eastern Parkway Line) → nearbyAttraction → Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brooklyn Public Library Central Library
Githens & Keally → notableWork → Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brooklyn Public Library Central Building
Grand Army Plaza station → nearbyLandmark → Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch
Francis Keally → notableWork → Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brooklyn Public Library Central Building
Alfred Morton Githens → notableWork → Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brooklyn Public Library Central Building
Alfred Morton Githens → designed → Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brooklyn Public Library Central Building
Eastern Parkway → adjacentTo → Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brooklyn Public Library Central Library