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Brooklyn has so many stories to tell, and a lot of them start at the library. Every other week, “Borrowed” brings you stories that start here and take you somewhere new. We're talking to peo...
Today we’re bringing you a really interesting episode from our friends at This Guy Sucked , a podcast hosted by historian and writer Claire...
Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a marine biologist, climate scientist and activist. Recently, she sat down with Jordan Kisner, of the Thresho...
When Silent Spring came out in 1962, it was an instant best-seller and led to the establishment of the EPA, as well as the ban of harmful pe...
Molly Crabapple is an artist and writer who documents the extremes, from nightclubs to war zones. She’s also the author of several books, in...
Art Spiegelman is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the graphic novel Maus, the story of his parents’ experience during the Holocaust. We...
Art Spiegelman’s Maus almost single-handedly elevated comics from throw-away inserts in newspapers to a serious literary art worthy of winni...
This episode comes to us from our friends at Book Riot ! In this segment, you'll hear Book Riot’s Erica Ezeifedi speak with Rodney Free...
Matt de la Peña is the Newbery Medal-winning author of seven Young Adult novels and five picture books. We talked with him about writing sma...
Meg Medina is an award-winning author of books for kids and young adults, and she was the 2023-2024 National Ambassador for Young People’s L...
The Snowy Day wasn’t the first picture book to feature a Black child as its beloved protagonist, but it might be the most visible. When it c...
When Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States came out in 1980, it literally rocked the boat. Instead of starting where most hi...
Reginald Dwayne Betts is a poet, a lawyer, and the founder and CEO of Freedom Reads, an organization with the goal of bringing a library to...
There are so many reasons to read – and reread – The Autobiography of Malcolm X. But for this episode, we’re revisiting the book with the pe...
N.K. Jemisin is a New York Times-bestselling science fiction and fantasy writer. She’s a Brooklynite, the recipient of a MacArthur “Genius”...
In these unfathomable moments, when the world seems to be falling apart—we often turn to stories for guidance. For the folks in Southern Cal...
Borrowed and Returned is a new podcast series that examines what our reading public borrowed in the past, and what we’re all reading now. In...
A new exhibit at BPL's Center for Brooklyn History explores the history and legacy of slavery here in Brooklyn. The team at CBH gathere...
As 2024 comes to a close, we wanted to share with you an episode that we produced all the way back in 2020. That year, we went to Coney Isla...
Graphic novels, Haitian-American book bingo, and The Power Broker. These are just a few of the book clubs happening at Brooklyn Public Libra...
We're pulling out all the stops for the first annual Freedom to Read Day of Action on Saturday, October 19th! Hear from libraries in Lo...
For Banned Books Week this year, we’re returning to our award-winning series, Borrowed and Banned . Because the fight isn’t over. In 2023, t...
Bedford-Stuyvesant is perhaps one of Brooklyn’s most iconic neighborhoods. Its tree-lined streets and grand brownstones have been here for o...
Splitting her time between Athens, Georgia and Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, Nicole A. Taylor is a food writer and author of several cookbooks. She sa...
It's summer and school's out! No matter what age you are, you can spend your summer at the library with book lists and activities...
Brooklyn Public Library has been hosting Drag Story Hours since 2016. It's one of our most popular, colorful, and well-attended events...
Outside of Brooklyn, Arthur Miller's name has largely faded from memory. On this episode, we tell the story of the Black community lead...
Listen in on one of BPL's most popular art programs: a theater workshop where, once a week, budding thespians come together to read pla...
We revisit an episode from January 2021 in honor of National Library Workers Day, and ask: what do librarians do all day? When they're...
Teens and older adults are perhaps the two age groups you might think have the least in common. But a new program at BPL seeks to bring the...
Brooklyn has 62 neighborhood libraries, each with a distinct architecture, culture, and soul. To kick off the new season and to celebrate ou...
Student activists in York, Pennsylvania organized a silent protest when hundreds of books were banned from their classrooms, paving the way...
Library workers often risk their livelihoods when they speak out against censorship, spurring community members to pick up the fight for int...
Maia Kobabe's debut memoir, Gender Queer , was the most frequently banned book in 2021 and 2022. We talked with em about what it's...
Despite being one of the most frequently banned authors, Toni Morrison’s work has inspired countless others to tell stories outside the main...
George M. Johnson talks about their debut Young Adult memoir All Boys Aren't Blue, the support of their family, their love of Toni Morr...
Our call to action for this episode: Talk about the books that are important to you, even if they aren’t challenged. Stay informed about wha...
Mike Curato talks about his award-winning graphic novel Flamer , his writing practice, and how it feels to have his story vaulted into natio...
Over the past few years, school board races have become more heated and more political — and books have become the center of that political...
I t’s an off - week for Borrowed and Banned , but we do have something special to share . We’re doing a collaboration with PRX’s Radiotopia...
The birth of obscenity laws in the 1870s provides a cautionary tale for the present moment, when far-right conservatives incorrectly label b...
When a high school teacher in Norman, Oklahoma shared a QR code with her students that would grant them access to BPL’s digital collection,...
Last year, over 2,500 unique titles were challenged in libraries across the country. That’s the highest number in over 20 years. On Borrowed...
We’re doing something a little bit different today and sharing an episode from a totally different podcast we love … it’s called Grown , and...
Over 14,000 patrons have signed up for their first library card since Jay-Z's exhibit came to Central Library in mid-July. We talk to B...
Kesha Powell and Amen Emile have been working at BPL for over 20 years in various roles, from public safety to circulation manager. Thanks t...
If you ask Hannah Jean what would be her greatest wish, she will say running Brooklyn Public Library. Last month, she got to do just that. R...
Meet the Luddite Club, a group of library-loving, flip-phone-toting teenagers in Brooklyn who come together every week out of a shared sense...
Este episodio es sobre los solicitantes de asilo en la ciudad de Nueva York. Estamos compartiendo estas narrativas personales con la esperan...
Asylum seekers continue to arrive in New York City. We look at how one faith-based organization is responding to the continuing crisis in th...
Last year, New York City began to see an increase in the number of migrants seeking asylum. The library is a small part of the city-wide res...