We revisit an episode from January 2021 in honor of National Library Workers Day, and ask: what do librarians do... more

Teens and older adults are perhaps the two age groups you might think have the least in common. But a... more

Brooklyn has 62 neighborhood libraries, each with a distinct architecture, culture, and soul. To kick off the new season and... more

Student activists in York, Pennsylvania organized a silent protest when hundreds of books were banned from their classrooms, paving the... more

Library workers often risk their livelihoods when they speak out against censorship, spurring community members to pick up the fight... more

Maia Kobabe's debut memoir, Gender Queer, was the most frequently banned book in 2021 and 2022. We talked with em... more

Despite being one of the most frequently banned authors, Toni Morrison’s work has inspired countless others to tell stories outside... more

George M. Johnson talks about their debut Young Adult memoir All Boys Aren't Blue, the support of their family, their... more

Our call to action for this episode:Talk about the books that are important to you, even if they aren’t challenged.Stay... more

Mike Curato talks about his award-winning graphic novel Flamer, his writing practice, and how it feels to have his story... more

Over the past few years, school board races have become more heated and more political — and books have become... more

It’s an off-week for Borrowed and Banned, but we do have something special to share. We’re doing a... more

The birth of obscenity laws in the 1870s provides a cautionary tale for the present moment, when far-right conservatives incorrectly... more

When a high school teacher in Norman, Oklahoma shared a QR code with her students that would grant them access... more

Last year, over 2,500 unique titles were challenged in libraries across the country. That’s the highest number in over 20... more

We’re doing something a little bit different today and sharing an episode from a totally different podcast we love …... more

Over 14,000 patrons have signed up for their first library card since Jay-Z's exhibit came to Central Library in mid-July.... more

Kesha Powell and Amen Emile have been working at BPL for over 20 years in various roles, from public safety... more

If you ask Hannah Jean what would be her greatest wish, she will say running Brooklyn Public Library. Last month,... more

Meet the Luddite Club, a group of library-loving, flip-phone-toting teenagers in Brooklyn who come together every week out... more

Asylum seekers continue to arrive in New York City. We look at how one faith-based organization is responding to... more

Este episodio es sobre los solicitantes de asilo en la ciudad de Nueva York. Estamos compartiendo estas narrativas personales con la... more

Last year, New York City began to see an increase in the number of migrants seeking asylum. The... more

Did you know there are some public libraries that loan out snowshoes? And cement mixers? And Santa suits? This... more

With tablets, Legos, and coding, these fourteen teams from library branches across Brooklyn met at Central Library to compete in... more

We love love at the library, so for Valentine's Day this year, we're devoting the episode Romance Novels! We'll learn how... more

La Hora Mágica has been the heart of Sunset Park’s storytime programming for a decade now, highlighting songs and stories... more

Dyker Heights, Brooklyn is a destination this time of year, with houses decked out in lights drawing visitors from all... more

From “the most expensive pigeon roost in the world” to one of the world’s most unique libraries, Brooklyn’s Central Library... more

This Thanksgiving, meet the people who run Central Library's café and get a peak into their kitchen on the Library's... more

In honor of Veterans Day, we are bringing you four stories of service, from veterans who served in World War... more

To honor the tenth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, we are returning to an episode we produced in 2019 about the... more

Will you visit your library this summer? To kick off a season of reading, we thought we'd have some fun!... more

Book bans and challenges have been on the rise in the past few years. When BPL launched a free eCard... more

From defunct recording technology to vinyl’s comeback, we've been through a lot of media changes over the last 125... more

In 1996, we were one of the first libraries in the nation to connect our patrons to the internet. Today,... more

A lot had changed since Melvil Dewey came up with a classification system to organize all known and not-yet-known knowledge... more

Libraries weren't always located in their own stately buildings. Many of our branches used to operate out of pharmacies, laundry... more

On October 5th, 2021, all three public library systems in New York City eliminated late fines. The change was... more

In this season of Borrowed, we’ll take a look at what the library was like 125 years ago,... more

The story of Canarsie in reverse, from the racial unrest in the 1990s, to the anti-integration school boycotts in... more

In the early 1900s, if you walked around Sunset Park, you might have heard Finnish being spoken on the streets.... more

Brooklyn is constantly changing. This episode takes a look at the changes on just one street in one neighborhood:... more

At the start of World War II, 200 women were employed at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. That number ballooned to... more

In the middle of the 20th century, a ten square block area in North Gowanus was home to the... more

We're launching a mini-series about four neighborhoods that made Brooklyn the vibrant, diverse borough it is today! “Building Brooklyn” will... more

It’s the start of summer, which means block parties, beach trips, and also, big primary elections here in New... more

"To me, what all these books say is independence and personal choice," says Nefertiti Matos of the stacks of Braille... more

It’s been a rough year. So, we gathered all the good news we could find to brighten your podcast feed.... more

Ingrid Douglas never finished high school as a teenager. When she started looking for a better job at age sixty, she... more