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Empty Shelves, Empty Reference Desks

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Published June 11, 2010 at 1:13 p.m.

... I'm sure, good readers, that you have all been watching the New York State and New York City budgets closely. Many of us in the Brooklyn Collection, and at Brooklyn Public Library as a whole, have been watching the budget negotiations compulsively. Budget mania is nothing new to the libraries in New York City and I write that with a sigh because libraries are easy targets over and over again. As archivist of the Brooklyn Collection, my work allows me to sort through photo folders and

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Library Layoffs May Hit Brooklynology.

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Published June 9, 2010 at 9:15 a.m.

Many of you may know that New York City's three library systems are currently under threat of crippling budget cuts--so crippling, in fact, that about a third of the library's workforce received provisional pink slips last week, pending the finalization of budget negotiations. Three of the Brooklyn Collection's staff are under the gun, and two of them -- Olivia and Ben--are Brooklynology bloggers. So here today are three of the actual faces of the budget cuts. They represent 50% of the

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Little Known Brooklyn Residents: Dr. Ida Mellen

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Published June 8, 2010 at 2:02 p.m.

In the first half of the 20th century, Brooklyn was home to one of the world's most respected authorities on the ailments of fish. Dr. Ida Mellen, lived most of her life in the borough of Brooklyn, working for many years as chief aquarist and ichthyologist at the New York Aquarium ... Dr. Ida Mellen ... The Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported that during Dr. Mellen's time at the New York Aquarium, she "nursed penguins with bronchitis, turtles with tumors, and alligators with fungused snouts." Her

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Greenpoint Library: Closed for the Summer

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Published May 28, 2010 at 12:40 p.m.

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The Greenpoint branch of the Brooklyn Public Library will be closed beginning on Saturday June 5th and will not reopen until Tuesday September 7th in order to replace the roof ... Schedule for Work ... The last day of service at Greenpoint is Friday, June 4, 2010. Greenpoint will temporarily close to the public starting on Saturday, June 5; we plan to reopen on or before Tuesday, September 7 at 10:00 ... Scope of Work ... The City’s Department of Design and Construction’s contractor will

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Hard Times Revisited by Guest Blogger Rich Reyes-Gavilan

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Published May 24, 2010 at 11:30 a.m.

It's been one year since the appearance of the blog post detailing the sorrowful history of budget cuts to Brooklyn Public Library. Sadly, the recurring theme has become a recurring nightmare as we once again find ourselves threatened with deep cuts that will devastate our ability to provide service. This year's proposed budget could result in a $20 million reduction to BPL, meaning the closure of 16 branch libraries, fewer books, fewer programs, fewer computer sessions, and massive layoffs. We

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Bag o' Dead Birds, Flying Stoned, and More Brooklyn Briefs

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Published May 25, 2010 at 1:34 a.m.

- Brooklyn Public Library receives its biggest donation ever. Crain's NY ... - Brooklyn genius arrested with 50 pounds of pot in his suitcase at a California airport. Brooklyn Eagle ... - People realize Brooklyn is Paradise compared to Manhattan. Observer ... - New York City is getting more expensive compared to other cities. The Real Deal ... - A bag full of dead birds , fish, food and cash winds up on the beach in DUMBO. Brooklyn Paper ... - Gulf oil spill is bigger than

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Renovations Still In Effect at Brooklyn Public Library Macon Branch

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Published June 2, 2010 at 5:00 a.m.

The Brooklyn Public Library Macon Branch (361 Lewis Avenue at Macon Street) recently got a good brick exterior cleaning. The library will remain closed for the next few weeks for repairs and window installations and is scheduled to reopen on Monday, August 2nd ...

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MUSIC: African drumming is front and center at the library on June 5

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Published June 2, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.

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See this story at BrooklynPaper.com ... By Meredith Deliso ... The Brooklyn Paper ... Drum call! ... On June 5, hundreds of drummers are expected to gather on the steps of the Brooklyn Public Library’s main branch in Park Slope for a celebration of the different African drumming styles practiced in Brooklyn in a nod to the borough’s long history with the practice ... Even before there was Drummers’ Grove in Prospect Park, drummers would congregate at spaces such as Brower Park in Crown

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Deck Collapses in Mill Island, Brooklyn Musician Impaled, and More Brooklyn Briefs

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Published June 1, 2010 at 1:03 a.m.

- A family who moved into a rental house in Mill Island / Mill Basin, Brooklyn one week ago was celebrating Memorial Day out on their deck. The deck suddenly collapsed and the family fell into the water. Two of the kids, including a 4-year-old and a 9-year-old were injured but are lucky to be alive. The landlord, it turns out, has at least 12 violations. The above video is from Fox News ... - Layoff notices have gone out to hundreds of employees of the city’s three library systems –

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Brooklyn Children’s Museum Part of Heart of Brooklyn

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Published May 11, 2010 at 7:03 a.m.

The Brooklyn Children’s Museum is also a founding member of a special partnership among six of Brooklyn’s most beloved cultural institutions: Prospect Park; the Prospect Park Zoo; the Brooklyn Botanic Garden; the Brooklyn Public Library; the Brooklyn Museum, and the Brooklyn Children’s Museum ...

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