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Brooklyn Public Library

public library system in New York City
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Brooklyn Public Library

Summary

Brooklyn Public Library is a library network[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of library_network entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (204 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Brooklyn Public Library was a member of Urban Libraries Council[3].
  • Brooklyn Public Library was a member of Digital Right to Repair Coalition[4].
  • Brooklyn Public Library is located in Brooklyn[5].
  • Brooklyn Public Library is in the country of United States[6].
  • Brooklyn Public Library's instance of is recorded as library network[7].
  • Brooklyn Public Library's instance of is recorded as public library[8].
  • The location of Brooklyn Public Library was Brooklyn[9].
  • Brooklyn Public Library's Commons category is recorded as Brooklyn Public Library[10].
  • Brooklyn Public Library comprises Bookmobile (transit Van)[11].
  • Brooklyn Public Library comprises Kidsmobile[12].
  • Brooklyn Public Library comprises Ulmer Park[13].
  • Brooklyn Public Library comprises Sunset Park[14].
  • Brooklyn Public Library comprises Spring Creek[15].
  • Brooklyn Public Library comprises Paerdegat[16].
  • Brooklyn Public Library comprises McKinley Park[17].
  • Brooklyn Public Library comprises Marcy Library[18].
  • Brooklyn Public Library comprises Leonard[19].
  • Brooklyn Public Library comprises Jamaica Bay[20].
  • Brooklyn Public Library comprises Homecrest[21].
  • Brooklyn Public Library comprises Highlawn[22].
  • Brooklyn Public Library comprises Gerritsen Beach[23].
  • Brooklyn Public Library comprises East Flatbush[24].
  • Brooklyn Public Library comprises Cypress Hills[25].
  • Brooklyn Public Library comprises Cortelyou Library[26].
  • Brooklyn Public Library comprises Clinton Hill Library[27].

Body

Founding

1896 marks the founding of Brooklyn Public Library[28].

Leadership

Board members include Peter Aschkenasy[29]; Jordan Barowitz[30]; Milovan Blair[31]; Madeline Carson[32]; Jose Claxton[33]; and Nina Lorez Collins[34], a writer[35], b. 1969[36], of United States[37].

Why It Matters

Brooklyn Public Library ranks in the top 7% of library_network entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (204 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Related Entities

United States

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . US Public Library System Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . US Public Library System Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . urbanlibraries.org. Retrieved . urbanlibraries.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . repair.org. Retrieved . repair.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . ROR release v1.19. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . bklynlibrary.org. Retrieved . bklynlibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . bklynlibrary.org. Retrieved . bklynlibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . bklynlibrary.org. Retrieved . bklynlibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . bklynlibrary.org. Retrieved . bklynlibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . bklynlibrary.org. Retrieved . bklynlibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . linkedin.com. Retrieved . linkedin.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · M2545 · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Board member → Peter Aschkenasy, Jordan Barowitz, Milovan Blair +18
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 40.6725, 'lon': -73.96833333333333}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Brooklyn
    Website → —
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P9239]]: [[Q102179388]]"
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