Temporarily closed
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Bushwick Library is the Bushwick branch of Brooklyn Public Library, with a children's collection and regular early-literacy programs when the building is in service. Right now the building is closed (closed for renovations beginning June 2026, about two years; staff run neighborhood programs and Bookmobile visits), so families should use nearby branches or the mobile/pop-up services in the meantime.
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Temporarily closed: closed for renovations beginning June 2026, about two years; staff run neighborhood programs and Bookmobile visits
Free; library cards are free. Some special programs ask for registration.
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Free; library cards are free. Some special programs ask for registration.
Temporarily closed: closed for renovations beginning June 2026, about two years; staff run neighborhood programs and Bookmobile visits
340 Bushwick Avenue, 11206, Brooklyn.
Yes. Bushwick Library is indoors, so it works on rainy or cold days.
The children's area at Leonard Library stocks board books, picture books and chapter books for Williamsburg kids, with computers and table space for after-school reading and homework. Programs for young children and school-age kids have included Story Play, Jump Dance and Wiggle, Babies and Books and Toddler Storytime. Access is partial: there is a ramp entrance on Leonard Street.
At DeKalb Library, the youth collection covers everything from lap-sized board books to graphic novels, and the space doubles as a quiet after-school spot for Bushwick students. Programs for young children and school-age kids have included Story Play, Book Adventures and Kids Tech Time. Note that the elevator has been temporarily out of service.
Williamsburgh Library is a neighborhood branch where Williamsburg children can sit and read, check out books and media on a free card, and join regularly scheduled kids' programs. Current calendar offerings for kids include Storytime, Spanish Storytime, Kids Create and Friday Slimeday. A Spanish-language story time runs alongside the English sessions.
Marcy Library is a neighborhood branch where Bedford-Stuyvesant children can sit and read, check out books and media on a free card, and join regularly scheduled kids' programs. Current calendar offerings for kids include Baby/Toddler Playtime, Story Play, Kids Create and Homework Help.
Macon Library gives Bedford-Stuyvesant families a free indoor stop with a kids' collection that runs from baby board books to middle-grade novels. The weekly lineup has recently included Macon Storytime, Saturday Storytime, DUPLO Lego Time and Arts and Crafts. The 1907 Carnegie building is one of Brooklyn's best-preserved and houses a center for African American heritage; it also opens Sunday afternoons.
Little ones and school-age kids in Bushwick can browse the picture-book and early-reader shelves at Washington Irving Library, borrow games and use the computers after school. Recurring kids' programs lately have included Story Play, Kids Game Night, Kids Create and Ready Set Kindergarten.