For a major Jay-Z exhibition, the Brooklyn Public Library has—quite literally—taken pages out of the rapper’s songbook. The limestone facade of its central branch has been blanketed with some of the ...

A new multimedia Jay-Z-inspired exhibit with thousands of personal objects from the rapper’s career opened at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Central branch on July 14. The compilation includes ...

Hannah Kliger joined the CBS News New York team as a reporter in May 2022, focusing her coverage in Brooklyn. A native New Yorker, Hannah has received several awards for her investigative journalism ...

There’s a new bookworm in charge at the Brooklyn Public Library. Longtime BPL employee Edwin B. Maxwell stepped into the role ...

Hell Gate NYC reports that the beloved borough institution will close its central branch on Thursday to prepare for an exhibition dedicated to Hov, beginning with an “exclusive opening party.” The ...

Edwin B. Maxwell, who has worked for the library system for almost 20 years, was once the manager at the New Lots Library. "I ...