Bloomingdale 📚Library

Bloomingdale Library
To Temporarily Close

As a reminder, The New York Public Library's Bloomingdale branch will close for approximately 15 months beginning  Saturday, February 2019, to undergo an over $3 million improvement project. The branch is scheduled to reopen in 2020.

During this temporary closure, patrons are encouraged to use two nearby branches:

• Morningside Heights Library (2900 Broadway, Manhattan), which will hold Bloomingdale Library's local history files.
• St. Agnes Library (444 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan), which will offer one-on-one computer tutoring and host the Bloomingdale Library's knitting and sewing circle.

To further accommodate the community, Bloomingdale Library is partnering with community organizations to continue branch programming in the neighborhood throughout the temporary closure, including the Children's Aid Society located at the Frederick Douglass Community Center (885 Columbus Avenue), which will regularly host baby lap time and toddler story time.
Please continue to check our website for the most up-to-date information.
The Bloomingdale improvement project—funded by Mayor Bill de Blasio, The New York City Council, New York City Council Member Mark Levine, and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer—includes a new dedicated teen room that will allow teens to talk, engage in group study, use computers, or work independently without disturbing other patrons. The project also provides much-needed upgrades to the second floor restrooms and adds new drinking fountains.
This important project—which will ensure that Bloomingdale Library can best serve New Yorkers now and in the future—is part of a significant investment in the branches by New York City and The New York Public Library system.
Yours,
Kimberly Spring
Associate Director for West Manhattan Neighborhood Library Network