Brooklyn Public Library

Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn Central Library
40°40′21″N 73°58′6″W / 40.67250°N 73.96833°W / 40.67250; -73.96833
Location	Brooklyn, New York City
Established	1896 (1896)
Branches	61
Collection
Size	5,045,500 items
Access and use
Population served	2,565,635
Other information
Director	Linda E. Johnson (2010–present)
Website	bklynlibrary.org

The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) is the public library system of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is the sixteenth largest public library system in the United States by holding and the seventh by number of visitors.^[1] Like the two other public library systems in New York City, it is an independent nonprofit organization that is funded by the city and state governments, the federal government, and private donors. In marketing materials, the library styles its name as Bklyn Public Library.^[2]