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Did you hear this week we started returns-only service at 14 of our branches? Now you can drop off books and clear out some space in your shelves (for more books, obviously). See the full list of branches: https://bklynlib.org/reopening

Tonight: Join Center for Brooklyn History & BPL Presents for CBH Talks: White Purity, Black Sexuality, and Their Roles in America’s History of Racism. In her new book, White Fright: The Sexual Panic at the Heart of America’s Racist History, historian Jane Dailey places white fear of Black sexuality and interracial sex at the center of America’s history of racism. Dailey brings into sharp relief how white focus on safeguarding purity fueled centuries of brutality and structur...al racism. Historian Nell Painter looks at the nineteenth and twentieth century south through an intersecting lens. Her book, Southern History Across the Color Line, brings to the surface the many ways in which the lives of southern Blacks and whites were thoroughly entangled. Join these two thinkers as they reflect on the white American psyche, the messy tangles between races in the south, and the through line that brings us from Emmett Till, to Loving v. Virginia, to the racism that continues today. See more

Join Yesha Aunti for our annual Read for the Record story book, Evelyn Rey is Moving Away by Meg Medina, pictures by Sonia Sanchez. We will also sing songs, and do a craft making a bus ! Vroom!!!

Is there a better listener than a dog? We don't think so, and that's why we love our Read to a Therapy Dog program. Sign up for a session to read to Angel on November 14!

Do you miss reading some of our reference books that were for Library-use only? We've now made some of our Nursing and Psychology books available for check out! Browse now: bklynlib.org/3l7aVX8 bklynlib.org/3eKAGKB

Central Library is temporarily closed after a COVID-19 exposure. For the safety of our staff and patrons, it is being deep cleaned and will reopen on Monday, November 9. Please visit https://bklynlib.org/3mSRbH4 for a list of branches that are currently open.

Help us New Yorkers continue to stay safe and healthy by stopping by these mobile testing units from 10AM-4PM this week for free COVID-19 testing! For more information on where to get tested visit: https://bit.ly/34DrMuW Brower Park, Corner of Prospect Place & Brooklyn Ave. Bklyn, NY, 11213 Cooper Park, Corner of Maspeth Ave. & Olive St. Brooklyn, NY, 11211... #TestandTrace #FreeTesting #COVID-19

November is traditionally a big month for food loversit contains a big holiday centered around a meal! To honor the tradition of making food so delicious it inspires awe & compliments, the Cookbook Club is hosting a virtual Friendsgiving & you're invited.

Become a Cycle Ally! The Cycle Alliance is a pro-period advocacy campaign for teens of all genders! Use your voice and creativity to fight period shaming and period poverty in your communities.

Brooklyn Public Library offers books and programming for children of all ages & their families. From storytime to STEM, and from live entertainment to a children's librarian at every branch, BPL helps establish a love of reading and learning at every age. Follow Brooklyn Public Library Family for more updates and daily virtual storytime!

Need a reading recommendation? Try Brooklyn Public Library’s free service, Bklyn BookMatch. Complete the form and a BPL librarian will create a customized reading list of five titles for you.