We’re So Glad You’re Here! Friends Groups are integral to sustaining BPL's creativity and energy. Your support and advocacy ensures neighborhood libraries have essential funds to purchase program supplies and care for well-tread spaces. Above all, you help educate your community about BPL, so that more people can benefit from our diverse resources and services.
Friends of Brooklyn Public Library support their local branch in many ways. They support their library through advocacy, increasing community awareness, raising funds and helping at special events. Friends host monthly meetings and events, including book and bake sales, author talks and readings, holiday events and much more!
Want to become a Friend? Visit your local branch and talk to a library staff member or join us at one of our upcoming events!
Upcoming Events
Libraries Are for Everyone Campaign: Share Your Story in our 50-Word Essay Contest!
Join our Friends Group, in celebrating the inclusive spirit of libraries! Craft a 50-word essay for the 'Libraries are for Everyone' campaign and receive a stylish BPL logo bag. Your essays will be showcased at our councilman's office, highlighting the vital role libraries play in our…
Libraries Are for Everyone Campaign: Share Your Story in our 50-Word Essay Contest!
Join our Friends Group, in celebrating the inclusive spirit of libraries! Craft a 50-word essay for the 'Libraries are for Everyone' campaign and receive a stylish BPL logo bag. Your essays will be showcased at our councilman's office, highlighting the vital role libraries play in our…
Jamaica Bay Friends Presents: Line Dancing
Friends of the Jamaica Bay Library present Line Dancing :
Burn off some after-holiday weight gain and come have fun learning line dances created to R&B and Hip Hop music. Learn both new and classic line dances.
The steps are broken down, so this class is…
Libraries Are for Everyone Campaign: Share Your Story in our 50-Word Essay Contest!
Join our Friends Group, in celebrating the inclusive spirit of libraries! Craft a 50-word essay for the 'Libraries are for Everyone' campaign and receive a stylish BPL logo bag. Your essays will be showcased at our councilman's office, highlighting the vital role libraries play in our…
Friends of Washington Irving Spring Book Sale
Come check out the Friends of Washington Irving Spring book sale on Monday, May 20th for amazing books at amazing prices to fundraise for our library!
Libraries Are for Everyone Campaign: Share Your Story in our 50-Word Essay Contest!
Join our Friends Group, in celebrating the inclusive spirit of libraries! Craft a 50-word essay for the 'Libraries are for Everyone' campaign and receive a stylish BPL logo bag. Your essays will be showcased at our councilman's office, highlighting the vital role libraries play in our…
Spring Book & Tag Sale - Sponsored by the Friends of Borough Park Library
The Friends of Borough Park Library are hosting their fall book sale on Tuesday and Wednesday - May 21 and 22.
We have all of the books, pre-used DVDs, graphic novels, children's books, and more that you could want!
Come browse - you never know what you will find.
There will…
Spring Book & Tag Sale - Sponsored by the Friends of Borough Park Library
The Friends of Borough Park Library are hosting their fall book sale on May 21 and 22.
We have all of the books, pre-used DVDs, graphic novels, children's books, and more that you could want!
Come browse - you never know what you will find.
There will also be a tag sale out…
Jamaica Bay Friends Group Craft Club
Join us Thursdays for handcraft coworking :
Bring your own craft materials and supplies to work on.
Crafts can include:
* Amigurumi * Calligraphy * Needlepoint * Crochet
* Cross-stitch * Diamond Art * Knitting * Latch Hook * Macramé * Lanyard
Location:
Jamaica…
Jamaica Bay Friends Group Craft Club
Join us Thursdays for handcraft coworking :
Bring your own craft materials and supplies to work on.
Crafts can include:
* Amigurumi * Calligraphy * Needlepoint * Crochet
* Cross-stitch * Diamond Art * Knitting * Latch Hook * Macramé * Lanyard
Location:
Jamaica…
Resources for Friends
Handbook and Forms
- Friends Handbook (.pdf)
- Code of Conduct: Color or B&W (.pdf)
- Sign-in Sheet: Color or B&W (.pdf)
- 2024 In-Kind Donation Form(.pdf)
Example Fliers
- Bake Sale Flyer One (.docx)
- Bake Sale Flyer Two (.docx)
- Book Sale Flyer One (.docx)
- Book Sale Flyer Two (.docx)
Useful Websites
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BPL Friends Facebook Group
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