Greenpoint Library
The Greenpoint Branch will close at the end of business on Friday, June 29, 2012. The Greenpoint Branch will reopen on Monday, July 30, 2012 at 10 am.
During this time, a book slot, self-check machines, and smaller customer service/information desks will be installed.
Nearby neighborhood branches include: Leonard, Williamsburgh, and Bushwick.
The original Carnegie Library was built in a Classical Revival style of brick with limestone trim and a stone balustrade at the roof. The Greenpoint Star praised it on April 14, 1906 for its “tasteful simplicity." As Greenpoint became the center of a Polish community, English classes were offered and a well-stocked Polish book collection was acquired. The building, structurally unsafe was demolished in 1970. In 1973 a new one-story library opened on the same site. Although not as grand as its predecessor, it provides the community with a resource for knowledge and a meeting place for a new generation of library users.
| Branch Contact Person: | Tom Brogan or Kure Croker |
Directions:
Subway G Train to Nassau at Manhattan Avenue & Norman Avenue
BusB24 to Manhattan Avenue & Greenpoint Avenue Brooklyn Queens Expressway (BQE) |
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Program & Events:
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| Technology Available: | Adult Area - 5 computers |
| Internet & WiFi: | Yes - WiFi info |
| Building Facts: | 1 Floor |
| Multilingual Materials: | Polish, Spanish |
| Meeting Rooms: | Yes |
| Copy Machines: | Yes |
| Restrooms: | Yes |
| Bicycle Rack: | Yes |
| Friends Group: | Friends of Greenpoint - Mary McGregor and Tim Conley, Co-Presidents Please feel free to contact us by email. |
| Car Service: | McGuiness Car Service - 158 Nassau Ave., (718)383-6556 |
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