Central Library (Brooklyn Public Library) (English Wikipedia)

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Hickman, Matt (May 6, 2021). "Brooklyn Public Library's iconic Central Branch debuts a Toshiko Mori-led refresh". The Architect’s Newspaper. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

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"Kings Highway Library Opens Expanded Passport Center". Bklyner. November 1, 2013. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
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Rathe, Adam (May 10, 2008). "Changing of the 'Guard' • Brooklyn Paper". Brooklyn Paper. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
Duggan, Kevin (May 6, 2021). "Brooklyn Public Library unveils remodeled Central branch". Brooklyn Paper. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2023.

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Spellen, Suzanne (July 25, 2022). "A Library for All: The Story of Brooklyn's Central Library, Decades in the Making". Brownstoner. Archived from the original on November 22, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
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McKnight, Jenna (May 31, 2021). "Toshiko Mori revamps Brooklyn's Central Library". Dezeen. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

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"$750,000 Is Voted to Finish Wing of Central Library". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. June 3, 1926. p. 2. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
"LaGuardia Asks $5,000,000 Grant for Boro Library". Times Union. September 12, 1935. p. 1. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
"Library's Plans Comprehensive". The Brooklyn Citizen. September 30, 1900. p. 9. Archived from the original on June 24, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
"Big Central Library Proposed for Brooklyn". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. March 21, 1900. p. 6. Archived from the original on June 24, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
"Central Library Building Wanted". The Brooklyn Citizen. March 21, 1900. p. 10. Archived from the original on June 24, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
"Won't Change Its Name to Suit Public Library". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. March 28, 1900. p. 6. Archived from the original on June 24, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
"Mrs. Craigie's Fate Is Still in Doubt". Times Union. May 16, 1900. p. 2. Archived from the original on June 24, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
"John W. Devoy Lectures". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 8, 1910. p. 18. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
"Work on Library Contract Is Progressing Rapidly". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 19, 1901. p. 16. Archived from the original on June 24, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
"News About Carnegie". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 10, 1901. p. 2. Archived from the original on June 24, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
"Big Library for Brooklyn". The New York Times. September 12, 1901. p. 3. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on June 24, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
"Snow As An Individual". Times Union. January 22, 1902. p. 11. Archived from the original on June 24, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
"More Books for the Public". New-York Tribune. February 7, 1902. p. 5. Archived from the original on June 24, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
"Central Library Home for Brooklyn System". The Brooklyn Citizen. June 17, 1903. p. 8. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
"Will Surely Oppose Central Library Plan". Times Union. February 27, 1904. p. 3. Archived from the original on June 24, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
"Public Library's New Civil Service Scheme". Times Union. May 18, 1904. p. 2. Archived from the original on June 24, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
"Library for the Blind Will Soon Be Erected". The Brooklyn Citizen. May 18, 1904. p. 7. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
"Approves Library Site". The Brooklyn Citizen. May 2, 1905. p. 3. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
"Mayor Honors Controller Grout". New-York Tribune. May 7, 1905. p. 9. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
"Mayor Signs Site Bill; Sends Gold Pen to Grout". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 6, 1905. p. 2. Archived from the original on June 24, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
"The Library Site". Times Union. May 2, 1905. p. 6. Archived from the original on June 24, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
"Library Site Hearing; Grout Faces McKeen". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 1, 1905. p. 3. Archived from the original on June 24, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
"Architects Favor Plaza Site for Public Library". The Brooklyn Citizen. November 29, 1905. p. 2. Archived from the original on June 24, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
"Park Plaza a Good Site for Library Building". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 29, 1905. p. 3. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
"Library Will Be at Park Plaza". The Standard Union. December 16, 1905. p. 9. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
"Committee Selects Site for the Central Library". The Brooklyn Citizen. December 16, 1905. p. 2. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
"Work Starts Tomorrow on $5,000,000 Brooklyn Library". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. June 25, 1911. p. 15. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
"Coler Gets Money for His New Sub-surface Bureau". The Standard Union. May 25, 1906. p. 1. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
"Central Library Building". Times Union. May 24, 1906. p. 4. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
"R. F. Almirall Is Chosen to Design Library Bldg". The Brooklyn Citizen. July 20, 1906. p. 3. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
"Puzzle Over the European Trip". The Standard Union. July 31, 1906. p. 11. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
"Is Library Trip Off?". Times Union. July 31, 1906. p. 1. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
"Library Trustees Get Many Reports". The Standard Union. October 17, 1906. p. 12. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
"Plans for New Library Are Submitted to Board". The Brooklyn Citizen. September 18, 1907. p. 2. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
"Postpone Approval of Library Plans". Times Union. October 16, 1907. p. 2. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
"Moved to Reconsider Central Library Site". The Brooklyn Citizen. October 16, 1907. p. 10. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
"Approves Library Building". The Brooklyn Citizen. December 20, 1907. p. 4. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
"Library Plans Approved". Times Union. December 23, 1907. p. 2. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
"To Ask Appropriation for Central Library". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. January 20, 1909. p. 10. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
"Plan for Central Library in Brooklyn". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 30, 1909. p. 21. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
"Undermining the Brooklyn Library". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 14, 1911. p. 4. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
"Fusion City Government Patchwork, Says Boody". The Brooklyn Citizen. November 14, 1915. p. 3. Archived from the original on June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
"Brooklyn Shares in Big Appropriation". The Standard Union. July 13, 1911. p. 13. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
"Site for the Brooklyn Library". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. January 21, 1912. p. 14. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
"Breaking Ground for Brooklyn's Central Library". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. June 6, 1912. p. 23. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
"Ground Is Broken for Public Library". The Brooklyn Citizen. June 6, 1912. p. 7. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
"Library Site Obstacle". The Brooklyn Citizen. February 10, 1912. p. 2. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
"Peat Moss Underlies Central Library Site". The Standard Union. February 9, 1912. p. 1. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
"Thatcher Approves Central Library Plans". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. February 2, 1912. p. 1. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
"Dr. Hill Condemns Montague Branch". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. January 22, 1913. p. 5. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
"New Libraries for Brooklyn Recommended". Times Union. January 22, 1913. p. 2. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
"Working on Brooklyn's Great New Central Library". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. April 24, 1913. p. 19. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
"New Library Work Far Behind Time; Suit Threatened". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 3, 1913. pp. 1, 2. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
"Controller Pledges Money for Library". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 24, 1914. p. 78. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
"Prendergast's Plea Gets Library Cash". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 29, 1915. p. 9. Archived from the original on June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
"Aldermen Vote Library Funds". Times Union. December 29, 1915. p. 7. Archived from the original on June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
"File New Library Plans". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. March 27, 1916. p. 18. Archived from the original on June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
"File New Library Plans". The Chat. April 1, 1916. p. 61. Archived from the original on June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
"Pounds Files Plans for New $5,000,000 Brooklyn Library". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 8, 1916. p. 2. Archived from the original on June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
"To Build the New Central Library". The Standard Union. September 17, 1916. p. 12. Archived from the original on June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
"Library Bids Void, Contracts in Doubt, Under New Decision". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 3, 1916. pp. 1, 6. Archived from the original on June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
"Central Library Bids Rejected". The Chat. December 9, 1916. p. 73. Archived from the original on June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
"Still Holding Up Central Library After Year's Delay". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. April 10, 1921. p. 40. Archived from the original on June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
"Still There Is Hope for Central Library Building; Authorized in 1906, Basement Not Finished in 1919". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. January 19, 1919. p. 18. Archived from the original on June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
"Almirall's Fees As City Architect Disturb Hirshfield: Commissioner Hints Foreman of Grand Jury Would Profit by Replacement of Hylan, Burr and Himself". New-York Tribune. December 2, 1919. p. 10. ISSN 1941-0646. ProQuest 576168293. Archived from the original on June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
"Almirall Fees for New Library So Far $129,000". Times Union. December 1, 1919. p. 5. Archived from the original on June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
"Want Central Library Completed Speedily". The Standard Union. March 19, 1920. p. 16. Archived from the original on June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
"Boody Gets Action on Central Public Library for Boro". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. April 11, 1921. p. 2. Archived from the original on June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
"Fund for Library Wing Is Assured; May Be $1,000,000". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 16, 1921. p. 1. Archived from the original on June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
"Riegelmann to Ask Fund to Build Library and Erase 'Boro's Most Famous Ruin'". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. April 16, 1922. p. 8. Archived from the original on June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
"Central Library Will Be Completed, Says Riegelmann". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. January 18, 1923. p. 2. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
"Hylan Now Says Plan for Library Is Extravagant". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 15, 1923. p. 5. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
"Waterman Ready to Build Tubes on Wasted Money". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 9, 1925. p. 11. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
"Central Library—This Much of It—is Still Standing". Times Union. May 23, 1926. p. 62. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
"Berry Promises to Push Work on Central Library". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. January 20, 1926. p. 3. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
"South Brooklyn Trade Board Marks Birthday With Dinner". The Brooklyn Citizen. April 23, 1926. p. 2. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
"Propose Razing Wing to Rebuild Library Cheaper". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 15, 1926. p. 24. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
"Byrne Urges City to Bear 65 P.c. of Coney Pier Repair". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. April 19, 1927. p. 7. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
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"Work on $750,000 Wing for Library Finally Started". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 5, 1927. p. 3. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
"Builders Smash Library Granite; Farley Explains". Daily News. October 2, 1927. p. 74. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
"'Unbuild' Library to Save $2,000,000". Times Union. October 16, 1927. p. 144. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
"$1,250,000 Stock is Authorized to Complete Library". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 12, 1928. p. 2. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
"To Seek Library Bids". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 16, 1928. p. 4. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
"Old Water Tower to be Dismantled". Times Union. July 31, 1929. p. 51. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
"Mt. Prospect Water Tower Yields to Library Project". Times Union. January 21, 1930. p. 3. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
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"The Brooklyn Central Library". The Brooklyn Citizen. December 31, 1929. p. 4. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
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Wilhelm, Carl (July 19, 1931). "Library Fight to Front Again in Estimate Bd". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. 5. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
"Set 1937 for Completion of Main Library". Daily News. January 25, 1937. p. 252. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
"Award $1,000,000 to Complete Plaza Library Building". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 31, 1952. p. 5. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
"Library Begun in '12 is Still Unfinished". Daily News. June 5, 1932. p. 70. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
"$12,000,000 Sure for City Relief; Projects Shelved". Times Union. January 26, 1932. pp. 3, 4. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
"Declares City Has No Fund to Finish Library". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. February 8, 1932. p. 17. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
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"Tentative Plans Completed for Central Library". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 19, 1935. pp. 7, 11. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
"Accessibility Called Keynote in Central Library Plans". Times Union. May 19, 1935. p. 9. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
"Ingersoll Says Central Library Will Be Finished". Times Union. September 5, 1935. p. 2. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
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