History
The Brooklyn Public Library system was approved by an Act of Legislature of the State of New York on May 1, 1892. The Brooklyn Common Council then passed a resolution for the establishment of the Brooklyn Public Library on November 30, 1896, with Marie E. Craigie as the first director.
The first main branch moved among various buildings, including a former mansion at 26 Brevoort Place. Between 1901 and 1923, Andrew Carnegie donated $1.6 million, assisting in the development of twenty one Carnegie Library branches.
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