Brooklyn Public Library—Central Library

The Central Library, located at 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11238, offers a variety of meeting, conference, and event facilities. Here is a detailed description of the available function rooms, their capacities, and services:

Meeting Rooms

• Information Commons – 1st Floor

• Meeting Room 2: Occupancy 6
• Meeting Room 3: Occupancy 6
• Meeting Room 4: Occupancy 8
• Meeting Room 5: Occupancy 7
• Meeting Room 6: Occupancy 6
• Meeting Room 7: Occupancy 8

• Business and Career Center – 2nd Floor

• Booth 1: Occupancy 2
• Booth 2: Occupancy 2
• Booth 3: Occupancy 2
• Booth 4: Occupancy 2
• Booth 5: Occupancy 2
• Booth 6: Occupancy 2
• Meeting Room 7: Occupancy 6
• Meeting Room 8: Occupancy 6
• Meeting Room 9: Occupancy 6
• Meeting Room 10: Occupancy 6

Event Facilities

• The Dweck Center

• Capacity: 189 seats
• Services: Acoustically well-balanced auditorium with unobstructed sightlines, suitable for author talks, film screenings, live music, and public affairs forums.

• Trustees Room

• Capacity: 60 seats
• Services: Intimate space for smaller meetings and events.

• Second Floor Meeting Room

• Capacity: 70 seats
• Services: Versatile space for various types of meetings and events.

Additional Spaces

• Recording Studio

• Capacity: 5 occupants
• Services: Equipped for recording purposes.

• Reverend Elsie Smith Conference Room

• Capacity: Not specified
• Services: Adjacent to the Dweck Center, accessible from the Brooklyn Community Foundation Lobby.

General Policies

• Reservations: Can be made online or in person at any service desk using a full-access adult library card.

• Session Length: Maximum session length for all standard meeting rooms is two hours.

• Special Requests: Requests for longer sessions or more than two sessions in a month can be made by contacting the library staff.

• Commercial Use: Meeting rooms cannot be used for commercial purposes, solicitation of business, or non-library fundraising activities.

• Food and Drink: Eating is not permitted in meeting rooms.

• Noise Levels: Meeting rooms are not completely soundproof; patrons are expected to keep noise levels down to avoid disturbing other library patrons.

The Central Library provides a comprehensive range of meeting and event facilities, catering to various needs from small group discussions to larger gatherings and presentations.