Jamaica Bay Library

East New York · Brooklyn

12143 Flatlands Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11207

One of the most recent branches added to the BPL system, Spring Creek Library opened in the summer of 1977 amid the fiscal austerities of the Beame administration, initially offering limited hours and sharing its staff with Canarsie Library. Located in Brooklyn’s East New York neighborhood, the branch now serves a diverse community of lifelong Brooklynites, along with a large immigrant community.

Flatlands · Brooklyn

850 E. 59th St., Brooklyn, NY 11234

The predecessor to Paerdegat Library opened in 1950 in the abandoned laundry of the Glenwood Project. The popularity of the library-in-a-laundry made it clear that the community needed its own branch, and in the early 1960s, Paerdegat opened at its current location on East 59th Street, where it continues to serve patrons to this day.

Bergen Beach · Brooklyn

2385 Ralph Ave (near Ave N), Brooklyn, NY 11234

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