BY JESSICA PARKS
The Clarendon Library in
East Flatbush opened its doors
to readers after a fi ve-month
closure on Jan. 10 — marking
the second shuttered book
lender to reopen in the borough’s
library system in the
span of a week.
The renovation — completely
funded by a $250,000
grant from state Sen. Kevin
Parker — included a new
coat of paint, fl ooring, bookshelves,
storage cabinets, and
additional outlets in the East
Flatbush library’s main reading
room.
“I am proud to celebrate
and take part in the re-opening
of the Clarendon Library,”
Parker said. “Libraries are
an important community resource,
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as they provide students
with a safe place to
study, learn and gain access
to information outside of their
classrooms.”
The East Flatbush lawmaker
celebrated the library’s
reopening by reading stories
to school children and a ribbon
cutting, for which he was
joined by Assemblywoman
Rodneyse Bichotte and Councilwoman
Farah Louis.
Clarendon Library — on
Nostrand Avenue between
Farragut and Glenwood
roads — houses an awardwinning
robotics team, the
Clarendon Library Dragons,
and offers a variety of programs
such as family art and
music sessions, and resume
writing for adults making it
a vibrant center for the community,
according to the area’s
councilwoman.
“Families and children of
all ages depend on our neighborhood
libraries to expand
their knowledge and explore
their imagination,” Louis
said. “From story time to tech
and career programs for our
youth and adults, the library
is a vital institution that promotes
learning and literacy
year-round. I look forward to
the breadth of opportunities
that will arise from this invaluable
State Sen. Kevin Parker joined by school children for the reopening of
Clarendon Library in East Flatbush. Photo courtesy of Brooklyn Public Library
resource.”
During the library’s fi vemonth
closure, the book lender
operated a mobile library outside
of the shuttered branch
where borrowers could drop
off books and check out a limited
selection of titles.
The reopening of the Clarendon
Library on Friday followed
the Sheepshead Bay Library
reopening three days
earlier. The renovation of both
branches comes when the
Brooklyn Public Library is
chipping away at $247 million
worth of unmet repairs across
its 59 neighborhood branches
— which will result in about
one-third, or nearly 20 of the aging
library system’s branches
being replaced or overhauled.
Read all about it!
Clarendon Library reopens following fi ve-month closure
A bevy of city offi cials cut the ribbon on the newly reopened Clarendon
Library on Jan. 10. Photo by Gregg Richards
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