BY ROSE ADAMS
This library is starting a new
chapter!
Locals book worms were delighted
to discover the fi rst fl oor
of Brooklyn Public Library’s
Coney Island branch had reopened
last week, after the
building was shuttered in April
to accommodate a $1 million
renovation project designed to
prepare the book lender for the
21st century.
“I’ve been watching all the
repairs and waiting the whole
summer for the library to open
again!” said Coney Island resident
and avid reader, Etermia
Henderson, 29. “The library is
my home away from home.”
The more than century-old
library threw open its doors on
Sept. 4, fi ve months after Brooklyn
Public Library contractors
kicked off demolition work
to pave the way for the building’s
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second-fl oor renovations,
which will add a new heating
and cooling system, a large
LED screen, and more than 20
laptops, which locals will be
able to borrow, among other improvements.
The makeover, slated to
wrap up by January, 2020, will
reorganize and expand the
space, and feature an area for
Coney kids, according to a library
spokeswoman.
“The enhancement of the
second fl oor, which will include
a new improved layout, in turn
means the fi rst fl oor will become
a dedicated children’s
space, a request made by many
in the community,” said Fritzi
Bodenheimer.
Although the library’s adult
media classes hosted by artsand
culture organization Bric
will be suspended until the
renovations’ completion, local
REVAMPED: The Coney Island library’s renovation will add 20 laptops that members can borrow, an upgraded
children’s section, and a new heating and cooling system to the second fl oor. Brooklyn Public Library
bookworms were thrilled that
they could use the fi rst-fl oor
reading room again.
“Finally, the library’s back!”
said Jenn Rosas, 22, who visits
the library once a week. “It’s a
neighborhood staple. It’s a place
for everybody and was really
missed.”
This is the library’s second
renovation in recent memory,
and the book lender was forced
to close for about a year after
Sandy fl ooded the building with
fi ve feet of water in 2012, forcing
the borough’s library system
to replace plumbing, fl ooring,
computers, electrical wiring,
furniture, and thousands of
books at a cost of $2 million.
Councilman Mark Treyger
(D–Coney Island) and Borough
President Adams together allocated
more than $1 million
toward the renovations’ total
$1.4-million cost, Bodenheimer
said in February , adding that
the rest of the funds came from
city capital funds and a private
donor.
Coney Island
Library reopens
Partial opening provides access
to fi rst-fl oor reading room
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