Brooklyn Public Library - Eastern Parkway Branch — Attraction in New York

Outdated and lowkey racist staff. I did not have my library card on me and politely asked for a temporary access. The librarian asked for ID and made it seem like I needed access to my grandmas bank account or something totally illegal. Then I noticed that they had the Juneteenth card available and asked if I would be able to switch as I originally wanted that one and the location that I previously signed up at did not have anymore in stock. The librarian stated that she could not give me one because they weren’t keepsakes. Whatever. Literally no more than 2 minutes later a white person came in and said that they lost their card and she happily offered them a replacement and stated “If you ever find the old one you can just keep it as a collectible.” WHAT? Of course I said something and she immediately said “oh I can offer you one if you’d like.” Shameful especially in this POC neighborhood. 2 stars for the self sufficient printer but honestly this branch sucks. It’s small, outdated and honestly not worth even bothering to...

Since I've been living in this neighborhood (on the same block, side of the street) of this library I can honestly admit- from when I first came to live here and now- total change. Back then it was very ummm nosiy, after school kids with absolutely no home training used to frequent this place, it was basically a zoo. Now it's an actual library. It's clean, organized and the staff are friendly. One of the good things I love and admire is to see there is someone that I remembered back then who is still there- the lady with the twisted braids/dreads with light brown eyes. She's always chewing gum- yeah her. It's super...

Nice and quiet with helpful staff. It's the kind of place you can go to and probably fall asleep because it's so peaceful and quiet. Plus there are always events and activities for the kids. Laptops with 2hr grace periods, and adult education available upstairs on the 2nd floor. There are computer classes every Wednesday for newbies and experts, and free summer lunches in the summer time for children 18yrs...