BY JESSICA PARKS
Brooklyn Public Library’s
Sheepshead Bay branch reopened
Tuesday after a fi vemonth
closure with a fresh
look and new, modernized
amenities for the 60-year-old
library branch, according to
the project’s chief patron.
“Our public libraries are
not just buildings but dynamic,
evolving resources
that educate and inspire people
of all ages while also providing
free and accessible opportunities
for entertainment
and socialization,” said Assemblyman
Steven Cymbrowitz,
who funded the project.
The $275,000 grant funded a
fresh coat of paint, the installation
of new fl ooring, bookshelves,
storage cabinets, wall
outlets, tabletop outlets and
USB ports at the E. 14th Street
book lender.
Cymbrowitz marked the library’s
reopening by hosting
a story-time event for nearby
PS 209’s fi rst- and second-graders,
where he read them two
books, “Thank You, Omu!”
by Oge Mora and “Dreamer”
by Yuyi Morales. Students
presented the assemblyman
with handwritten notes and
a bright, yellow poster thanking
him for his help in renovating
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the library.
The Sheepshead Bay Library
— located between Avenue
Z and Voorhies Avenue
— is one of Brooklyn’s busiest
branches, according to the
Brooklyn Public Library and
features a diverse range of
programming such as English
classes for foreign-language
speakers and a regularly
scheduled community talent
showcase.
Over the span of the library’s
fi ve-month closure,
the Brooklyn Public Library
provided a bookmobile where
locals could drop off books
and checkout a limited supply
of titles.
The renovation of the
Sheepshead Bay Library
comes at a time when the
Brooklyn Public Library system
is working to address a
whopping $247 million worth
of unfunded repairs across
it’s 59 branches — which will
result in about one-third, or
nearly 30, of the aging library
system’s branches being replaced
or overhauled.
Assemblyman Steve Cymbrowitz
celebrated the reopening of the
Sheepshead Bay library with a
story time for PS 209 students.
Photo by Zoe Freilich
The $275,000 grant from Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz funded
a fresh coat of paint for the library and other modernized amenities.
Photo by Zoe Freilich
Turning the page
Sheepshead Bay Library reopens after fi ve-month closure
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