Bed-Stuy Library To Reopen For To-Go Service

BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — Bed-Stuy residents will soon be able to pick up new reads at one of their local libraries again.

Macon Library, one of three branches in the neighborhood, is among the 10 Brooklyn Public Library locations that will reopen for grab-and-go services on Monday, Aug. 10, the library announced.

The announcement comes as Brooklyn libraries slowly reopen following a months-long closure during the coronavirus pandemic. The 10 new branches will bring the total locations open for to-go service to 17.

Each location will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and 1 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday to pick up holds or return books.

The libraries have added extra precautions — including quarantining returned books for 96 hours — to help open safely. Patrons should wear masks and follow social distancing guidelines, the library said.

Browsing the stacks, using self-check out kiosks and access to public computers, bathrooms and other services will come during another phase of the library's reopening. BPL has not yet announced a date for those expanded services.

The branches opening next week also include the Canarsie, Clarendon, Coney Island, Cortelyou, Fort Hamilton, Homecrest, Park Slope, Stone Avenue and Williamsburgh locations.

Here's a look at all 17 libraries open for to-go service:

Bay Ridge Library
Bushwick Library
Canarsie Library
Central Library
Clarendon Library
Coney Island Library
Cortelyou Library
Flatbush Library
Fort Hamilton Library
Homecrest Library
Kings Highway Library
Macon Library
New Lots Library
Park Slope Library
Red Hook Library
Stone Avenue Library and
Williamsburgh Library