First opened in a storefront on Nassau and Bridge streets in 1900, the predecessor to Walt Whitman branch, formerly called "City Park Branch", moved into the ground floor of a tenement house. In 1908, the present-day Classical Revival Carnegie library opened. The branch had a significant collection on naval architecture and science for workers at the nearby Brooklyn Navy Yard. Renamed Walt Whitman Branch in 1943 on the 125th anniversary of the Brooklyn poet's birth, the library underwent a major renovation in 1958 and upgrades in 1998.
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Subway:
2 Train to Nevins Street / transfer to B54 to Edwards Street & Myrtle Avenue
3 Train to Nevins Street / transfer to B54 to Edwards Street & Myrtle Avenue
4 Train to Nevins Street / transfer to B54 to Edwards Street & Myrtle Avenue
4 Train to Nevins Street / transfer to B54 to Edwards Street & Myrtle Avenue
A Train to Jay Street/Borough Hall / transfer to B54 to Edwards Street & Myrtle Avenue
B Train to DeKalb Avenue (from Manhattan ride in last car/from Brooklyn ride in first car)
F Train to Jay Street/Borough Hall / transfer to B54 to Edwards Street & Myrtle Avenue
M Train to DeKalb Avenue (from Manhattan ride in last car/from Brooklyn ride in first car)
Q Train to DeKalb Avenue (from Manhattan ride in last car/from Brooklyn ride in first car)
R Train to DeKalb Avenue (from Manhattan ride in last car/from Brooklyn ride in first car)
Bus:
B54 to Edwards Street & Myrtle Avenue
Car:
Flatbush Ave Extension, East on Myrtle Ave., left on Saint Edwards St.
Get directions from Google or HopStop.
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| For special events, programs & exhibits at this branch location, see our Events Calendar.
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Adult's room - 4 computers
Children's room - 4 computers
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| Yes - WiFi Info |
1 floor
Constructed 1963
Renovated 1995 |
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Spanish
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Adult and Teen Reading Area - 25 seats
Children's Reading Area - 25 seats
Meeting room - 60 seats |
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| Friends of the Brooklyn Public Libray, Walt Whitman Library Monique Ngozi-Nri, President |
| Office of Volunteer Services |
Public Parking:
Street parking only. Please be aware of the NYC alternate side parking rules for the streets near the library.
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