Flatbush Library

07/09/2026

Free summer meals have started back up at Flatbush Library! Kids eat free from 1-2pm every weekday all summer long. Come for the free lunch, stay for fun kids activities!

2026 Summer Meals Program InformationNew York City’s annual Summer Meals Program, run by the New York City Department of Education and funded by the federal government, provides free meals to children and teens ages 18 and younger regardless of New York City residency. Free lunches will be served ...

06/05/2026

Flatbush Library will be closed Saturday, June 6th due to plumbing issues. We hope to reopen on Monday, June 8th. Please check our website for updates.

Flatbush Library serves one of Brooklyn’s most diverse communities. Its patrons include native speakers of English, Spanish, Kreyol and various African dialects, among other languages, and the library offers multilingual collections and programs to meet their needs.Flatbush Library has served patr...

03/11/2026

Flatbush Library is hosting a free poetry writing workshop series this March with local poets from our neighborhood. The series starts this Thursday, March 12th. Find out more and register here: https://discover.bklynlibrary.org/?event=true&search=poetry&eventlocation=Flatbush+Library&eventage=Adults&pinned=checked

03/11/2026

Join us for collage-making followed by a food demonstration by local Haitian chef and author, Nadège Fleurimond! All are welcome and all materials provided. Please bring any recipes or photos that you would want to use for your collage!

After collaging, chef Nadège Fleurimond will demonstrate how to
make a traditional Haitian dessert, Blan Manje. Participants will also have the option to submit their collages to the BPL Community Food Collage Zine!

More info here: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/collaging-cooking-chef-flatbush-library-20260418-0100pm

03/11/2026

Your moments & memories belong in the neighborhood.
Church-Flatbush Community Alliance and the Queens Lighting Collective are creating a collaborative public art installation called Shine a Light on Flatbush,

Join a community photo pop-up at Flatbush Library on Saturday, March 21st from 1-4pm and share your favorite images of Flatbush, past or present, iconic or everyday. The photos will become part of a community art project. More info here:

Church–Flatbush Community Alliance and Queens Lighting Collective are creating a collaborative public art installation called Shine a Light on Flatbush, and the neighborhood is part of the artwork.Join our community photo pop-up and share your favorite images of Flatbush, past or present, iconic o...

01/31/2026

Flatbush Library will close today at 2pm due to flooding. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please check our website for updates on when we will reopen.

01/28/2026

✨Leading Lights✨ is a monthly program designed to engage, inspire, and uplift older adults in a variety of art programs. These workshops are led by fellow older adults who are passionate about sharing their knowledge and talents with library patrons across Brooklyn. Flatbush Library will hosting this exciting new program in which older adults will create a collage and create affirmation cards. Join us at 2:00pm-3:00pm, Wednesday, February 4th, and every first Wednesday of the month. More information and registration here:

Senior Assistants Leading Lights is a new program designed to engage, inspire, and uplift older adults in a variety of art programs led by BPL Services for Older Adults' older adult staff who are passionate about sharing their knowledge and talents with library community/patrons across Brooklyn.Whet...