Borrowed

It’s not an uncommon experience to be unstably housed in this country. From Brooklyn to San Francisco, communities often... Read more

Four hundred years later, this country has yet to reckon with the legacy of slavery. And that is no less true for Brookl... Read more

“A truly great library contains something in it to offend everyone.” So goes the quote from librarian Jo Godwin. From Dr... Read more

Perhaps Brooklyn’s most iconic neighborhood is Bedford-Stuyvesant. The tree-lined streets and grand brownstones have bee... Read more

We're talking trash at the library today. Specifically, the story of a 3,000-ton garbage barge that made a scene in Broo... Read more

At the edge of Brooklyn, there’s a beach covered with glass bottles, nylon stockings, rusting kitchen appliances, and d... Read more

To ring in the new year, take a dive into the stories of the Coney Island Polar Bear Club. We hear from voices from acro... Read more

There’s something about Brooklyn that makes you want to write. “Everything is alive here,” says poet Mahogany L. Browne.... Read more

Andrew Carnegie has a classic rags-to-riches story: an immigrant turned steel magnate who financed the construction of o... Read more

Online search engines are basically universal, so questions at the library reference desk are changing. We follow the st... Read more

Immigration is a pressing topic in our political landscape right now, with concerns about ICE raids and immigration bans... Read more

Kairi Hollon tried to go to the library when he was a teenager in Brooklyn in the 1980s, but he kept getting kicked out.... Read more

It turns out that libraries weren’t always so friendly toward children. That started to change around the turn of the 20... Read more

Sometimes, in the wake of natural disasters, the library becomes an information center, a shelter and a community space.... Read more

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

We’re getting in your ears to tell you about our first ever live recording of Borrowed! It’s free, at 5pm on Sunday, ... Read more

Earth Day is here, but a lot of us are inside. On this episode of Borrowed, we gather sounds of the natural world from t... Read more

The census doesn’t just distribute representatives in congress and billions of dollars in federal funds—it determines ci... Read more

Working from home? Kids at home? The library is here for you! We’ve got virtual resources galore to help you keep a heal... Read more

Listen to three Brooklynites talk about their personal connections to places across the borough. We’ll hear from a Walt ... Read more