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in Kensington getting a #browsethebranches sticker from the library

it opens at 10, so I’m at DiGilio playground waiting

checking the stack of receipts I found

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See you on Sat, Dec 7 for our FREE Browse the Branches bike ride! We will hit 6 @bklynlibrary branches where people can get their Browse the Branches stickers and raise awareness around 10 safe streets campaigns near the branches! Sign up for the ride at bit.ly/browsethebranches #browsethebranches

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Van decorated with doodles and colorful dots, the Brooklyn Public Library Bookmobile!

Van decorated with doodles and colorful dots, the Brooklyn Public Library Bookmobile!

BPL #browsethebranches FIN! Bookmobile, an elusive creature most often found in distant parks on weekday afternoons.

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BPL #browsethebranches No. 62, Cypress Hills. Entrance gate artwork by Rolando Briseno.

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Large brick fireplace with handsome, classically styled wooden mantle and surrounding benches

Large brick fireplace with handsome, classically styled wooden mantle and surrounding benches

BPL #browsethebranches No. 61, Arlington. One of the oldest Carnegie branches with many lovely intact details, like this fireplace.

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BPL #browsethebranches No. 60, Bushwick. Another handsome entrance. Nearby is Sure We Can, a nonprofit recycling facility that advocates for canners: important work.

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BPL #browsethebranches No. 59, Washington Irving. A handsome entrance.

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BPL #browsethebranches No. 58, Adams Street. Love this interior by WORKac.

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Cardboard model of the Epire State Building with a large tinsel bat hanging over it

Cardboard model of the Epire State Building with a large tinsel bat hanging over it

BPL #browsethebranches No. 56, Flatlands

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Exterior of library with metal panels and all-caps standup lettering on the awning

Exterior of library with metal panels and all-caps standup lettering on the awning

Building in Dutch Revival style with stepped brick on all four roof lines

Building in Dutch Revival style with stepped brick on all four roof lines

BPL #browsethebranches No. 55, Kings Highway (and its neat Dutch Revival neighbor) (also #nyctype)

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Tan brick exterior of library building

Tan brick exterior of library building

BPL #browsethebranches No. 54, Midwood. Conveniently close to Di Fara.

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Sign says “hauntingly good reads” with a display of books with the same vibe as The Haunting of Hill House, this month’s book club book

Sign says “hauntingly good reads” with a display of books with the same vibe as The Haunting of Hill House, this month’s book club book

BPL #browsethebranches No. 53, Borough Park. Seasonal suggestions, and books in a wide variety of languages, including Bengali, Hungarian, and Japanese.

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Radially positioned metal shelves inside DeKalb Library.

Radially positioned metal shelves inside DeKalb Library.

A wooden church with a visibly tilting steeple and sign out front saying “Don’t worry, the steeple is safe!”

A wooden church with a visibly tilting steeple and sign out front saying “Don’t worry, the steeple is safe!”

Detail of the colorful Egyptian styled mural and statuary from the exterior of the Sanctuary of the Sabaeans.

Detail of the colorful Egyptian styled mural and statuary from the exterior of the Sanctuary of the Sabaeans.

BPL #browsethebranches No. 52, DeKalb, a handsome Carnegie branch with some interesting neighbors.

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One of the stops on my last #browsethebranches jaunt provided the sticker for No. 49, Mill Basin. A bit of a cheat since AFAIK that branch is not closed, but I will take the assist. I’ll visit you someday, Mill Basin!

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BPL #browsethebranches No. 50, Marcy, and the sticker for No. 51, Bedford, which is closed. The last of the 2-for-1 stops.

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BPL #browsethebranches No. 48: Rugby (wall art)

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BPL #browsethebranches No. 47: East Flatbush. Beautiful new building. Take a tour with the architects, LEVENBETTS, during Open House New York Weekend (10/19) #OHNYWknd

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BPL #browsethebranches No. 46: New Lots (patron art). Some neat spots nearby, like the wooden, congregation-built New Lots Community Church (1823) and East New York Farms, another #OHNYWknd site.

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BPL #browsethebranches No. 45, Spring Creek. “A Uniquely Portable Magic” mural by Raul Ayala and youth artists.

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BPL #browsethebranches No. 44: Jamaica Bay

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BPL #browsethebranches No. 43: Canarsie. They have a neat collection of mini-zines you can read on-site

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BPL #browsethebranches No. 42: Stone Avenue. Brownsville Heritage House is on the 2nd floor and well worth a visit! They’ll be open during Open House New York Weekend #OHNYWknd

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BPL #browsethebranches No. 41: Brownsville

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BPL #browsethebranches No. 40: Macon

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BPL #browsethebranches No. 38: Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center (rain cistern and rooftop trees) + the sticker for No. 39 Leonard, which is closed

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BPL #browsethebranches No. 37: McKinley Park,celebrating the last dregs of summer

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BPL #browsethebranches No. 36: New Utrecht (patron art). Delicious shaved-ice stand right outside.

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BPL #browsethebranches No. 35: Dyker

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BPL #browsethebranches No. 34: Fort Hamilton

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Brooklyn Public Library #browsethebranches No. 33: Bay Ridge (their sticker is a disco ball! 🕺🪩)

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