Annual Report Fiscal Year 2020 Contents

Letter from the President & CEO and Chair ...... 2 Events in Review ...... 3 Books & Collections ...... 4 Arts & Culture ...... 8 Environmental Awareness ...... 12 Community Outreach ...... 16 Youth & Families ...... 20 Financial Overview ...... 24 Donors ...... 27

Mission & Vision Statement

It is the mission of to ensure the preservation and transmission of society’s knowledge, history and culture, and to provide the people of Brooklyn with free and open access to information for education, recreation and reference. It is our vision that will be a vital center of knowledge for all, accessible 24 hours a day, and will be a leader in traditional and innovative library services which reflect the diverse and dynamic spirit of the people of Brooklyn.

STORYTIME AT BEDFORD LIBRARY

BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT FY ’20 1 Letter from the Events in Review President & CEO and Chair

Despite the many challenges learned how to deliver effective this year brought, the public health programs on everything library remained one of the most from nutrition to positive aging. trusted and democratic institutions in America. Before and after the Of course, the COVID-19 pandemic pandemic transformed our city, drastically shifted how we delivered Brooklyn Public Library continued all of our services. In March, we to ensure that our patrons—from were forced to close our doors for two-month-olds to nonagenar- the first time in our 124-year history ians—have the resources they and adapted, with extraordinary need to participate in our society. speed and resiliency, into a digital institution. We dramatically expanded This year, BPL librarians, staff, our collection of e-materials and patrons and partners posed began producing thousands of virtual important questions about the programs from homework help for LINDA E. JOHNSON historical forces that have shaped remote students to personalized that society. We observed the 400th job assistance for those who found anniversary of the arrival of enslaved themselves suddenly unemployed. In PowerUP! is one

Africans to Virginia with ‘Til Victory an average week, more than 11,000 of the few funding and is Won, a teach-in that examined children tuned into virtual storytimes sources where you freedom movements and liberation in English, Spanish, Urdu and Tibetan. are educated and strategies that span centuries. We WIN $20,000 announced a plan to form the Center Even in the face of unprecedented counseled as part for Brooklyn History, which will isolation, with the steadfast support of the process.

JENNIFER THREAT to a chance Want dreams? business your on ground break make the largest archive of Brooklyn of our donors, trustees, elected Double Dutch Magazine PowerUP! Winner 2016 history in the world accessible to officials and volunteers, Brooklyn

Lead Sponsor JACLYN CARTER everyone in our borough. As part Public Library carried on doing the Love Jac, PowerUP! Winner 2011

JAMILA MCGILL & ALFONSO WRIGHT of the 28th Amendment project, we work we’ve always done: sustaining Brooklyn Tea, PowerUP! Winner 2018 Brooklyn, NY 11238 bklynlibrary.org 10 distributed 35,000 copies of the U.S. our city’s sense of community Constitution in English and Spanish and continuity; ensuring we

and gathered readers to discuss remember our past and, together, SUSAN MARCINEK our country’s founding ideals and build a truly democratic future. how we might finally realize them. Very truly, Librarians know that if we under- stand our shared history, we’ll be that much better equipped to build a more equitable, more sustainable future. BPL launched environmental Linda E. Johnson education initiatives such as Climate President & CEO Wednesdays, a monthly series of talks by experts and activists, and the Garden Adventures Club, which empowers school-age children with gardening skills. We hosted the first Healthy Communities Susan Marcinek Conference, where library staff Chair, Board of Trustees

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BOOKMATCH TEEN: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TEENS, BY TEENS

4 BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT FY ’20 5 BOOKS & COLLECTIONS by the Peck Stacpoole Foundation, THE CENTER FOR with additional support from City BROOKLYN HISTORY Point. The winning books—Tressie McMillan Cottom’s Thick: And Other Essays and Miriam Toews’ Women Talking—were honored at BPL’s annual fall fundraising The collection is the heart of any event, the Brooklyn Classic. This year, the Library expanded its collection with a special focus on library system, and this year, the borough’s history. In February, BPL announced that it had digitized nearly 1,000 high school newspaper issues spanning Brooklyn Public Library was proud from 1853 to 1994. Several famous Brooklynites appear in the publi- poems and reporting, students “Brooklyn Historical Society and cations, including Shirley Chisholm share the news of their school and Brooklyn Public Library are both (Girls High), Bobby Fischer (Erasmus beyond, covering important events educational institutions dedicated to to announce an historic expansion Hall High School), Janet Yellen (Fort including the assassination of John helping individuals build a sense of Hamilton High School) and Bernie F. Kennedy and interviewing the self, a sense of place and a sense of Sanders (James Madison High most significant figures of the time, community. Together our institutions School). The newspaper archive including Martin Luther King.” hold important collections of as well as newsworthy additions can be searched by keyword and is material, manuscripts, and artifacts, accessible to all via the BPL website. In February, Brooklyn Public Library vital to our shared history that we are committed to making accessible to everyone,” said Brooklyn Public and celebratory milestones. “I always advise people never to mess with Library President and CEO Linda E. Johnson. “I’m thrilled this partnership librarians. They are as feisty and formidable will provide a new level of care and interpretation of our own as they are brilliant and generous. They are collections, and that we will greatly expand access to this combined warriors for our public knowledge, nurturers of archive through our far-reaching networks and library branches.” In honor of BookMatch’s fifth literature and insight into the chang- brilliant and generous. They are our imaginations and organizers of our intellect.” anniversary, the Library hosted ing tastes of library patrons to select warriors for our public knowledge, When the Library closed its physical Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom, author and Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize winner an end-of-summer party fit for the the nominees, and the Prize is one nurturers of our imaginations locations due to COVID-19, staff readers’ advisory service. Patrons of only a few major literary awards and organizers of our intellect,” brainstormed ways to connect were invited to Central Library to bestowed by a public library system. said nonfiction award-winner Brooklynites with BPL’s digital receive on-the-spot, personalized Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom. “We are delighted to be able to and Brooklyn Historical Society collection. The Library revamped booklists from expert BookMatch “I always advise people never to share this archive with public,” said announced a plan to combine the its website to spotlight BPL’s librarians. Plus, the BookMatch mess with librarians. They are as The Brooklyn Public Library Literary Natiba Guy-Clement, Assistant institutions to form the Center for digital library card, eBooks and Teen team was stationed in Central feisty and formidable as they are Prize was generously underwritten Director of Collections and Public Brooklyn History. The Library will audiobooks, subscriptions and Library’s Youth Wing to recommend Service. “In essays, interviews, serve as the parent institution, taking online learning resources. BPL great reads to their peers. BOOKMATCH TEEN on responsibility for stewarding also dedicated funding to greatly the Historical Society’s landmark expand its digital collections; since In the fall, the Library celebrated the home, holdings and programming, March 2020, e-checkouts of fifth anniversary of the Brooklyn providing access and awareness to children’s materials nearly tripled, Public Library Literary Prize. The a broad public through its 59 library and e-checkouts of young adult Library’s young supporters group, branches in every neighborhood in materials increased by 80%. Always the Brooklyn Eagles, established the the borough, 650,000 cardholders forward-thinking, the Library created Prize in 2015 to recognize works that and nearly 8 million annual visitors. a collection of COVID-19 stories for advance BPL’s mission of bringing BPL’s significant Brooklyn Collection its local oral history archive, Our together the borough’s diverse will be combined with the archives Streets, Our Stories. The testimonies communities to explore urgent social, of Brooklyn Historical Society shared by frontline workers and political and artistic issues. Each year, in its Pierrepont Street building, everyday New Yorkers will help BPL librarians draw on their exten- creating the premier collection future Brooklynites understand how sive knowledge of contemporary THE BROOKLYN CLASSIC of the history of Brooklyn. the crisis unfolded at a local level.

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JASMINE WILSON PERFORMING AT CENTRAL LIBRARY DURING ’TIL VICTORY IS WON

8 BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT FY ’20 9 ARTS & CULTURE A NIGHT OF PHILOSOPHY AND IDEAS

Public Advocate Jumaane Williams Whether the events took place and Nikole Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The New York Times and creator of the landmark 1619 Project, examined in person or online, it was freedom movements and liberation strategies from the Middle Passage to Black Lives Matter and beyond. In the weeks before and after ’Til another year chock full of Victory Is Won, BPL branches across the borough held dedicated programs in association with the WNYC, the Official Media Partner of While patrons rely on BPL for Library’s observation of the anni- the BPL Presents season. At the end information, resources and services, premier cultural programming versary. The event was co-curated of the month, the Library welcomed for many Brooklynites, the Library by Brian Tate with cultural advisors Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz is also a vital source of connection from Weeksville Heritage Center; the and best-selling author Anand and entertainment. Thankfully, BPL’s Center for Black Literature at Medgar Giridharadas for a live recording of programs and events team was able at Brooklyn Public Library. Evers College; Kimberly Peeler-Allen, Project Syndicate’s Opinion Has It to quickly pivot to virtual program- co-founder of Higher Heights, a podcast. Their conversation, which ming when the COVID-19 pandemic national organization building the took place just before Super Tuesday shut down New York City. The political power and leadership of of the 2020 presidential election, Library opened its cultural archives Black women; ; addressed widening inequality in the and made previously-recorded Harvard University; and the 400 United States as well as the presi- programs available online, including Years of Inequality Committee. dential candidates’ policy proposals. author talks and Classical Interludes concerts. Live, virtual programs LAURIE ANDERSON In February, Central Library was host INTERNATIONAL LOU REED TAI CHI DAY were designed with current events to two exciting, provocative events. in mind—guided meditation and For the fourth year in a row, BPL and stress management series, online the Cultural Services of the French film screenings, book discussion The Library hosted the first-ever NIKOLE HANNAH-JONES DISCUSSING THE Embassy co-presented A Night of groups and more were offered to International Lou Reed Tai 1619 PROJECT DURING ’TIL VICTORY IS WON Philosophy and Ideas, an all-night make staying home a little bit easier. Chi Day on August 3. Central marathon of philosophical debate, Library’s flagship event, created performances, screenings and read- in partnership with musician and ings by the world’s leading philoso- performance artist Laurie Anderson phers and intellectuals. The program and her late husband’s estate, was made possible with support featured classes, demonstrations from The Gladys Krieble Delmas and meditations in honor of the Foundation, Sixpoint Brewery, the Brooklyn native’s decades-long Wythe Hotel, Colson Patisserie and practice of tai chi and its principles. Simultaneous celebrations took place in , Warsaw, Berlin, San Francisco and Washington DC.

In the fall, the Library observed the 400th anniversary of the arrival of enslaved Africans to the shores of present-day Jamestown, Virginia, with ’Til Victory Is Won: 400 Years of Making Revolution and Inventing Utopia. During the five-hour-long teach-in, guest lecturers and panelists, including New York City

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SOLAR PANELS AT THE NEW GREENPOINT LIBRARY

12 BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT FY ’20 13 ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS

Robleto, whose joint exhibition was Through education initiatives, accompanied by artist talks and ecology workshops. The exhibition was made possible by the Katowitz Radin Endowment and the program- art exhibitions and community ming was in partnership with the Prospect Park Alliance and More Art. MARY MATTINGLY DURING INSTALLATION OF STARS A Tree Grows in Brooklyn: An DOWN TO EARTH partnerships, Brooklyn Public Exploration of Our Plant Life and Green Spaces was created by BPL’s patrons can borrow a free, home Finally, the Library shared that it Brooklyn Collection. The exhibition energy audit toolkit to help maxi- achieved a 40% reduction in its examined plant life and green spaces mize energy efficiency in their homes. green house gas emissions, saving Library made it a priority to throughout Brooklyn’s history, and By using the kit—which includes 3,500 metric tons of carbon dioxide explained how they have always rep- a thermal imaging camera and an equivalent (CO2e) since 2006. resented pockets of resistance in the electricity usage monitor—families Under the direction of its energy borough: the spaces themselves act can identify ways to reduce energy team, which oversees the Library’s increase environmental awareness. against encroaching development, use and save on monthly utility bills. 59 branches, BPL has undertaken a and as an invitation to stop, think strategic plan to reduce energy use and pay attention, while the people Aspiring environmentalists can get and emissions. The plan involves 45 behind them remind us of the power involved by joining BPL’s Garden LED lighting retrofits; the installation of community-oriented activism. Adventures Club, a program for of 22 smart building monitor systems school-aged children offered by which manage lighting, heating This year, the Library invited the the Inclusive Services department. and air conditioning; and 30 HVAC public to consider their own role in Through stories, songs and hands-on upgrades in design or construction. reducing energy use and combating activities, participants learn how By 2050, BPL aims to be a net climate change. Thanks to funding to grow fruits and vegetables, zero agency, dramatically reducing from a Department of Citywide how to create compost, how to energy use while increasing the Administrative Services grant, prepare a garden for springtime and resiliency of its facilities and In celebration of September’s more. Garden Adventures Club is the communities it serves. Climate Week NYC, the Library funded by Coordinated Outreach announced a year-long series of Library Services aid from the New lectures and workshops devoted York State Education Department, to the environment. Central administered by the State Library’s Library’s Information Commons, Division of Library Development. in partnership with the volunteer organization 350Brooklyn, launched Climate Wednesdays: Solutions for a Cooler Brooklyn. At the monthly series, environmental experts and activists explored the challenges of the global climate crisis and discussed strategies for effective, equitable, local solutions. CLIMATE WEDNESDAYS A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN Throughout the year, the Library EXHIBITION, PHOTO BY JAMEL SHABAZZ continued to host the Green Series. Series speakers included Josh Fox, In January, the Library unveiled The program is dedicated to sharing the Oscar-nominated, Emmy-winning two art exhibitions with an the voices of innovators in envi- writer/director of the documentary environmental focus. Weaving the ronmental conservation during the Gasland, as well as beloved writer wonders of the cosmos with urgent construction of the new Greenpoint and naturalist Terry Tempest questions around habitable futures, Library and Environmental Williams. The Green Series is made Stars Down to Earth featured work Education Center. This year’s Green possible by Whole Foods Market. by artists Mary Mattingly and Dario

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CENSUS 2020 COMMUNITY OUTREACH KICKOFF AT CENTRAL LIBRARY

16 BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT FY ’20 17 COMMUNITY OUTREACH that every resident, regardless of and online “office hours” with age, race or immigration status, is Census Navigators to reach hard-to- fairly and accurately counted, New count communities and ensure more York’s public libraries received accurate numbers. The Services funding from the City, the Charles for Older Adults team connected H. Revson Foundation and FJC - A senior cardholders with BPL’s online Foundation of Donor Advised Funds programs by providing one-on-one This year, the Library expanded to hire a team of customer service tech support to Books by Mail Census Navigators, design all-ages participants, which serves approx- programming to educate the public imately 900 housebound patrons. on the Census, and create a Census The team also made wellness calls

28TH AMENDMENT PROJECT awareness and outreach campaign. to all housebound patrons, letting its community outreach programs COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSION them know about BPL’s virtual AT In the spring, construction was programs and offering to set up completed on the Civic Commons, weekly phone calls from librarians. and discovered new ways to propose the next amendment to the first public space developed the United States Constitution, through Central Library’s renovation The pandemic had a particularly offering Brooklyn’s nearly 2.7 million project and the first expansion negative effect on small business residents an opportunity to reflect of public space at Central Library owners and freelancers. In response, connect with Brooklynites. on the fundamental principles on since the early 1970s. Designed to the Library’s Business & Career which the country was founded, and be a hub for community services, Center coordinated an array of how those precedents should be it houses a 40-desktop computer helpful online resources and adapted to address modern-day lab, a Passport Services Center and classes, including financial counsel- realities and hopes for the future. IDNYC office, as well as an office ing and resume help by phone and where partner agencies can provide email, a LibGuide listing government Working with the ACLU and NYCLU, free information on social services, and nonprofit COVID-19 support, the Library enlisted artists, writers, benefits enrollment, legal assistance at-home access to BPL’s business journalists and activists to lead and government initiatives. In the and career databases, and virtual town hall meetings throughout the future, the Civic Commons will host tax workshops for independent In the fall, the Library hosted the supported by the Hamond Family Department of Consumer Affairs, workers. Thanks to continued lead Healthy Communities Conference Foundation and Terry Mansky. the AARP Foundation and the support from Dime Community to teach BPL staff how to Volunteer Income Tax Assistance , the annual PowerUP! promote and deliver effective As part of a yearlong partnership program. The programs are open “Our patrons are some of those hit hardest by Business Plan Competition was health programming to library with THE CITY, a nonprofit digital to everyone, and certain programs successfully transformed into a visitors. During the two-day training, news platform, BPL launched are specifically designed to the order to shelter in place. They are individuals virtual program—the PowerUP! community health leaders and The Open Newsroom. The two assist low-income taxpayers. team set up virtual orientations, representatives from the Network organizations convened neighbor- who’ve lost their jobs or entrepreneurs whose accepted online applications and of Libraries of Medicine presented hood meetings at , In March, the Library announced held online classes for participants. on topics including mental health Flatbush, Marcy, New Lots, New the 28th Amendment Project, businesses are struggling to survive.” and wellness, positive aging, Utrecht and Red Hook libraries in a year-long civic engagement Maud Andrews, Manager of the Business & Career Center “Our users are some of those hit reproductive and caregiver health, order to better understand how initiative to discuss, debate and hardest by the order to shelter in food and nutrition, and consumer information finds its way to and place. They are individuals who’ve CENSUS 2020 health information literacy. The through a community and to explore COMMUNITY year. When the series of meetings civic events such as local community lost their jobs or entrepreneurs conference was organized by BPL’s how to make local news more OUTREACH concluded, “framers” composed a meetings, informational workshops whose businesses are struggling KICKOFF Healthy Communities Initiative, collaborative. In the initial round of written draft that summarized the and voter registration drives thanks to survive,” said Maud Andrews, which is supported by the National meetings, more than 300 attendees public sentiments captured in the to partnerships with Brooklyn Manager of the Business & Career Network of Libraries of Medicine explained the local issues that affect town halls. The final crowd-sourced Borough President Adams, Brooklyn Center. “B&CC is committed to and the National Institutes of Health. them the most to THE CITY and the text was distributed at all 59 BPL Voters Alliance, Immigrant Justice offering them support, encour- Library, from affordable housing branches and posted online ahead Corps, the NY State Comptroller’s agement and assistance in sorting Brooklyn Public Library also enlisted and transportation access to food of the 2020 presidential election. Office, the DOH Office of Health out and responding to the impact its First Five Years program to insecurity and public education. Insurance Programs, Hester Street, COVID-19 has had on the economy deliver storytimes in the borough’s BPL also partnered with the City Brooklyn Pride Center and others. and their own financial well-being.” family homeless shelters. The facili- Every year, BPL provides free tax of New York to support critical tators assist library staff by selecting programs to help Brooklynites outreach for and education about When COVID-19 closed libraries and appropriate books and toys, reading complete their taxes before the the 2020 Census. In 2010, only 57% ended in-person programming, BPL aloud stories and rhymes to children April deadline. These workshops of Brooklyn households responded staff remained available to patrons and their caregivers, and promoting and one-on-one appointments to the Census, making it one of by pivoting to virtual and telephone various BPL programs that improve are offered in partnership the hardest-to-count counties outreach. The Library’s Census team children’s literacy. This program is with the Food Bank, the NYC in the nation. In order to ensure hosted virtual community forums

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STORYTIME AT BEDFORD LIBRARY

20 BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT FY ’20 21 CELEBRATIONS OF ART & CULTURE OUTDOOR STORYTIME

Alma Schapiro Fund, the Everyone When COVID-19 shut down is Welcome Here world language family series funded by Apple Bank, video game tournaments, creative writing and art workshops, New York City, Brooklyn Public cooking classes and much more. By the summer of 2020, BPL’s virtual storytimes were offered in multiple languages (English, Spanish, Urdu Library became a leading example and Tibetan/English) and have generated cumulative weekly view- ership averages of nearly 11,000. In addition, Brooklyn Connections Stories to share poetry and fiction developed digital social studies prompts with practicing writers. of what a virtual library can In order to support Brooklyn’s curriculum packets full of primary Mystery lovers were invited to travel children and families as they source documents from the back in time to learn local history adjusted to remote school, the Brooklyn Collection. Through the and unlock Brooklyn’s secrets by Library revamped its online sources and corresponding guiding playing Retro Detectives, BPL’s vir- achieve, especially on behalf resources page to highlight the questions, students gain new per- tual breakout puzzles. Major support many virtual education resources spectives about Brooklyn’s historical for Retro Detectives was provided available to cardholders. The people, places and events. Brooklyn by the New York Life Foundation, Library’s free databases and digital Connections is funded by The the 2020 city-wide sponsor for of children and families. resources—live online tutoring for Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund, The the Summer Reading Program. K-12 graders, streaming educational Hearst Foundation, Epstein Teicher videos, interactive learning tools Philanthropies and the Festa Family. In the spring, BPL launched Library on Call, a new service to Librarians also revamped popular connect Brooklynites with free young adult programming to stories and poems via a dedicated “Poems and stories have provide a much-needed outlet phone line. Seven days a week, for tweens and teens. Brooklyn stories and poems are selected

On March 12, 2020, Brooklyn VIRTUAL tremendous power to create CookMobile librarians livestreamed and recorded by librarians from Public Library announced it was STORYTIME their cooking classes to teach teens all parts of the borough who suspending all public programming space for reflection and basic kitchen skills and how to specialize in children’s literature in support of the City’s efforts to prepare multicultural recipes. During and school outreach programs. limit the spread of COVID-19. The wjoy amid the uncertainty the Write Stuff Wednesdays series, a very next day, on March 13, a young adult librarian used Instagram “We are thrilled to be able to children’s librarian hosted a virtual we are all facing.” offer a bedtime story to our Nick Higgins, Chief Librarian TEEN VISIONING WORKSHOP storytime on BPL’s Facebook page FOR CENTRAL LIBRARY young patrons every night and a that was attended by 5,200 viewers. RENOVATIONS poem to inspire the whole family,” said Nick Higgins, BPL’s Chief Within the span of a week, all of New and more—help students engage in Librarian. “Poems and stories York’s non-essential businesses remote or blended learning. As part have tremendous power to create had to close their physical locations, of a partnership with BPL, CBS2/ space for reflection and joy amid including Brooklyn Public Library. WLNY and Altice USA generously the uncertainty we are all facing.” By that time, however, librarians donated airtime to broadcast a PSA and staff members had already that promoted BPL’s extensive roster begun the process of moving vital of digital programs developed to programs and services online. The respond to the COVID-19 crisis. Library’s robust virtual program- ming for all ages now includes daily storytimes, Brainy Babies early literacy activities funded by the Robin Hood Foundation, chess lessons funded by The Morris and

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Fiscal Year 2020 Fiscal Year 2019 Statements of Financial Position (in thousands)

June 30, 2020 June 30, 2019

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash of $107 in both years) $32,460 $20,086

Restricted cash segregated account $14,480 $146 $179,850,000 $184,400,000 $175,682,000 $180,824,000 Receivables, net $25,881 $21,016

Investments $42,411 $63,511

Prepaid and other assets $604 $1,054

Property and equipment, net $58,638 $45,338

$174,474 $151,151 Total Expenses Total Revenue & Support Total Expenses Total Revenue & Support ● 63% Neighborhood Libraries ● 69% City of New York ● 63% Neighborhood Libraries ● 67% City of New York Liabilities and Net Assets ● 17% Central Library ● 19% Contributed ● 17% Central Library ● 19% Contributed ● 9% Special Programs Facilities & Utilities ● 9% Special Programs Facilities & Utilities Accounts payable, accrued expenses and advances $19,305 $14,210 ● 8% Management & General ● 5% State & Federal Govt. ● 8% Management & General ● 5% State & Federal Govt. Deferred revenue $123 $217 ● 3% Fundraising ● 3% Fundraising ● 4% Contributions ● 4% Other Funds received in advance $6,255 $2,476 ● 3% Contributions ● 3% Other ● 2% Net Investment Income Line of credit payable $4,365 $0 Accrued wages and related liabilities $23,811 $17,388

Total liabilities $53,859 $34,291 Financial Ratios (in thousands)

Commitments and Contingencies Fiscal Year 2020 Fiscal Year 2019 Fiscal Year 2018 Net assets Total Operating Expenses $ % $ % $ % Without donor restrictions Central Library $30,904 17% $29,269 17% $27,940 17% Undesignated, available for operations $76,216 $73,857 Neighborhood Libraries $113,430 63% $112,422 63% $106,314 63% Board-designated for building renovation $5,830 $5,830 Special Programs $15,899 9% $15,658 9% $14,840 9% Board-designated for use in future fiscal years $4,839 $6,639 Management and General $14,909 8% $13,230 8% $13,233 8% Total net assets without donor restrictions $86,885 $86,326 Fundraising $4,708 3% $5,103 3% $4,683 3% With donor restrictions $179,850 100% $175,682 100% $167,010 100% Restricted for time and purpose $30,997 $27,828

Perpetual in nature $2,733 $2,706 Total Revenue & Support $ % $ % $ % Total net assets with donor restrictions $33,730 $30,534 City of New York $126,692 69% $120,477 67% $113,824 65% Total net assets $120,615 $116,860 State & Federal Government $8,978 5% $9,475 5% $11,468 7% $174,474 $151,151 Contributions $5,791 3% $7,094 4% $5,637 3%

Contributed Facilities & Utilities $34,848 19% $34,820 19% $34,504 20%

Net Investment Income $775 0% $2,998 2% $2,508 1%

Other $7,316 4% $5,960 3% $6,278 4%

$184,400 100% $180,824 100% $174,219 100%

The accompanying statements of financial position was taken from the audited financial statements as of and for the year ending June 30, 2020, for Brooklyn Public Library. For a complete copy of the audited financial statements, please write to: Finance Department, Brooklyn Public Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11238

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Without Donor With Donor Total Without Donor With Donor Total Restrictions Restrictions June 30, 2020 Restrictions Restrictions June 30, 2019

Operating support & revenues

City of New York $126,692 $126,692 $120,477 $120,477

State of New York $7,594 $7,594 $7,840 $7,840 Federal government $1,384 $1,384 $1,635 $1,635 Donors Contribution income $2,281 $3,484 $5,765 $2,013 $4,996 $7,009 Fiscal Year ’20 Purchase discount reimbursement contribution $432 $432 $700 $700 June 30, 2019–July 1, 2020

Contributed facilities and utilities $33,837 $33,837 $34,433 $34,433

Net investment income $1,871 $196 $2,067 $1,765 $195 $1,960

Contributed goods and services $1,011 $1,011 $387 $387

Special events, net of direct benefit to donors of $15 and $104 in 2020 and 2019, respectively $39 $39 $977 $977

Fines, royalties and other revenue $6,845 $6,845 $4,283 $4,283 $500,000+

$181,986 $3,680 $185,666 $174,510 $5,191 $179,701 The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Net assets released from restrictions for operations $2,676 ($2,676) $0 $5,653 ($5,653) $0 $100,000+ Total operating support and revenues $184,662 $1,004 $185,666 $180,163 ($462) $179,701 Harold and Colene Brown Family Foundation The Carson Family Charitable Trust Operating expenses Stephanie & Tim Ingrassia* Robin K. & Jay L. Lewis Program services The Pinkerton Foundation Charles H. Revson Foundation* Central Library $30,904 $30,904 $29,269 $29,269 The Robin Hood Foundation Neighborhood libraries $113,430 $113,430 $112,422 $112,422 The Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund* The Weissman Family Foundation, Inc. Special programs $15,899 $15,899 $15,658 $15,658

Total program services $160,233 $160,233 $157,349 $157,349 $50,000+ Supporting services Altman Foundation* $25,000+ $15,000+ Management and general $14,909 $14,909 $13,230 $13,230 Bloomberg Philanthropies* Best Buy Anonymous (3) Anonymous (2) Fundraising $4,708 $4,708 $5,103 $5,103 Dime Community Bank Apple Bank /BGC Partners Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation Total support services $19,617 $19,617 $18,333 $18,333 Andrea Bozzo & John Martinez* Capital One Leon Levy Foundation* Charter Communications Citi Corporate Philanthropy Charles Hayden Foundation Total operating expenses $179,850 $179,850 $175,682 $175,682 Con Edison* Constance L. Christensen Susan & David Marcinek* ELSAM Fund* Nina Collins Change in net assets from operating activities $4,812 $1,004 $5,816 $4,481 ($462) $4,019 Henry and Lucy Moses Fund, Inc.* Blake W. & Andrew Foote Nancy & Chad Dickerson National Grid Foundation* Becky & Tom Fruin Cindy & Evan Goldberg Brian & Suratchada O’Neil Goldman Sachs* Elaine & David Gould FJC – A Foundation of Donor Advised Funds Non-operating activities Dr. Beverly S. Jacobs The Great Island Foundation Miriam Katowitz* Karoly & Hank Gutman Grants $1,430 $1,430 $2,033 $2,033 Macy’s* Hamond Family Foundation & Terry Mansky The Ambrose Monell Foundation* Ronny & Robert Levine Grants and capital contributions for improvements $20,310 $20,310 $13,315 $13,315 Kim-Thu Posnett & Michael Pastor Malka Fund Sills Family Foundation Cassandra & Lloyd Metz* Permanently restricted contributions $26 $26 $86 $86 Epstein Teicher Philanthropies* Novack Family Foundation Capital grants expenditures ($18,009) ($18,009) ($11,464) ($11,464) Janet & David Offensend* Amy Ryan & Eric Slovin Losses on disposals of property and equipment ($665) ($665) ($242) ($242) Sandra & Peter Schubert* Robin Shanus & Stephen Merkel* Depreciation and amortization ($3,861) ($3,861) ($4,013) ($4,013) Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation WarnerMedia Investment (losses)gains not designated for current operations ($1,157) ($135) ($1,292) $1,021 $17 $1,038 Kathy Weil Net assets released from restrictions for capital expenditures

Change in net assets from non-operating activities ($4,253) $2,192 ($2,061) ($1,201) $1,954 $753

Change in net assets $559 $3,196 $3,755 $3,280 $1,492 $4,772

Net assets – July 1 $86,326 $30,534 $116,860 $83,046 $29,042 $112,088

Net assets – June 30 $86,885 $33,730 $120,615 $86,326 $30,534 $116,860

*Donor for 10+ years.

26 BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT FY ’20 27 $10,000+ $5,000+ $2,500+ $1,000+ Margaret L. Hagen* Marcy Rosewater* Mariet J. Hamrah* Eliza & Jim Rossman Albee Development, LLC Benchmark Builders, Inc. Carol & Thomas G. Amon* Alyssa Alpine Elizabeth Hansen Kelley Rourke Anonymous (2) BerlinRosen Public Affairs Anonymous Janet L. Anderson* Lizzie & Mangesh Hattikudur Gregory Sanders Alexandra & Samuel Charney Bibliotheca Ariel Property Advisors Alexandra Andrei Mary R. Hawley Elizabeth Scheines & Ron Elton* Anthony W. Crowell* Pamela Brier & Peter L. Aschkenasy* George Backer Family Foundation, Inc.* Anonymous (3) Lisa E. Heller & Orlando Bagwell* Janet A. Schumacher* Leslie M. Feder & Garrick H. Leonard Broadway Stages Ltd. Anne C. Bender Charitable Remainder Unitrust Nisha Aoyama Shannon R. Henson Sentrum Marketing, LLC Francine Hyman & Abe M. George David Crowder-Sklar Abbe Bershatsky* Katherine Ashton Young HK Organization LLC Henrietta & Peter Sherwin Faiza S. Issa & Noah G. Levy Kate Elder & Ezra Tessler Molly & Thomas Boast* Baker & Taylor* Karen A. and Kevin W. Kennedy Foundation Festa Family Kate Brash Dr. Stephanie Bell The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation First Book Allison Thrush & Arthur C. Chang* Patricia Bell Ezra Jack Keats Foundation* The Honorable Alice Fisher Stephanie K. Clifford & Bruce Headlam Elizabeth Beller LaundryCares Foundation Rubin & Lowell Rubin* Margery Cooper & Neil M. Corwin* Ariella Ben-Dov Jeanine & Michael Liburd* Judith Gandel-Golden Edward Davis Sarah E. Benesch* Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Ditmas Park Association Sara Bennett City - Program Account Hilail Gildin Trust Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation Leon J. Bijou* C. Cybele Raver Elaine Golin Hallie Eng Solomon Block Denise & Mike Reiss Ingram Library Services, Inc. EvensonBest, LLC Pamela & Jack Bolen* Klara & Larry Silverstein Jackson Lewis P.C.* Face Foundation Nancy & Anthony Bowe* Kimberly Throm* Jenner & Block LLP Eliza & Jason Factor Alexandra Bowie & Dan Richman Hans Thurnauer Charitable Lead Trust Betty Kahn* Jessica Feldman Gillian Brassil Amelia & James Wilson Kumon North America Lara Fitch Sally Brazil Maureen & Thomas Wipf Carrie & Michael Lamb Mary Rose Gasner* Caroline S. & Matthew Brigham The Georgetown Company, LLC Jane Brody Engquist* Barbara Germack* Capira Technologies LLC David Held Dr. Jane Carleton Benjamin Herzog Neely & Todd Cather Katherine Hobson Ronald Chernow Marjorie & Jeff Honickman The Chicago Community Foundation Sharon Horowitz & Mark Hartley Citizens Committee for New York Kate Hosford & Christopher Welch William N. Colavito Eugenia Siegler Hochman & David Hochman Dr. Paula Silver* Jessie McClintock Kelly* Columbia University Dept. of Philosophy Jennifer Hoguet Linda & Joseph Silverman* Jocelyn Kravitz Jodie & Eric Corngold Karen Hollins Ravi Sitwala Diana & Jason Kyrwood Corwin Family Charitable Foundation* Richard W. Hulbert* Navin Sivakumar Krista & Jay Leahy Carla E. Craig & Stuart D. Freedman* Miriam Ignatoff Joyce S. Smith* Lyft Dr. Katherine Dalsimer* Barbara A. Janowitz & Peter Entin Joan & Laurence T. Sorkin* Therese McGinn* Louise de la Fuente & Mace Rosenstein Rachael & Peter Janowski* Marie Spears Lori McGlinchey & Eric Vieland Peter DeNat JEMP-D Foundation Fern Square Midwest Tape* Lauren Dohr & Maureen Sullivan* Laura R. Johnson* Judy & Michael H. Steinhardt Andreas Nilsson Lynn & Edward Dolnick Marie Clare Katigbak & Peter Goldwasser Susan Stiehm Carla & Ryan Norris EisnerAmper LLP Jessica Katz & Moshe McKie Krisberg Richard Stohlman Christina Oppold Susie O. & Tony Ellis* Lucia Laguzzi Kitchen & Blair Kitchen Lenora Suki Moses L. Parshelsky Foundation* Elizabeth Elston Lizzy Kremer & Simon Lipskar Anne & Joseph Taranto* Ginny & Thomas Reyer Eve Teipel & Josh Engelman* The Kurr Foundation TD Bank, N.A. Jeffrey Schwartz Nicola & Andrew Fabens Phyllis & Edward Kwalwasser* Josephine & Philip Teverow* Literacy, Inc. Signature Bank Paula & Edward Fichtner* L&L MAG Beverly G. Thomas* Los Blancos* Sixpoint Brewery Lizanne Fontaine & Bob Buckholz * Marcia Lerner Jean M. Tisne* Madison International Realty Allison Thrush & Arthur C. Chang Marissa C. Franklin Leaves of Grass Fund Toll Bros., Inc. John Merck Fund Magda Jimenez Train & Patrick Train-Gutiérrez* Ellen Freudenheim & Daniel Wiener Marcia Lerner & Gabriel Brownstein Trinity Grace Church Williamsburg Madeline Nelson & Michael Carter United Healthcare Fund for Public Health in New York, Inc. Levien & Company Russell Uman New York Land Services Carla Vel Susanna Furfaro Karen A. Levine* Irene & Richard M. Van Slyke* Elyse Newman & Ben Dolnick* Amanda Warco & Eric Haseltine Lee & James Gallagher Jennifer E. Levy Vornado Realty Trust Penguin Random House* Claudia & Ted Weissberg* Theresa Galvin & Mark Almeida Barbara Logan & Steven Kaplan* Adir Waldman The Penobscot Fund Chrystal S. and Anthony Williams Erika L. Faust & Colin Gardner Virginia Lovejoy* Sylvia & Dr. Charles Walowitz Pharos Systems International Inc. John Woods Samantha Garland Marble Fairbanks Architects Sari Bernstein & Samuel Weisenberg Charles Pigott Gilbane Building Company Math Corporation Charles A. Weiss, Esq. Lisa & Peter Puleo Mitchell Giurgola Architect Dave Mazzoli* Emily & Alex Wenner Leslie A. & David Puth* Ellen R. Goldman* Averill Morash Neil & Susan Whoriskey ROLEX Institute Roberta & Michael Gordon* David Morse Reeves Wiedeman Nancy Sands Jessica Greenbaum & Jed S. Marcus Sean Mossman WORK Architecture Company Sawyer Christine Grove Dana & Trey Muldrow III Francesca Zaccheo & David Shaw* Christine D. Schaffran* Asha & DV Nayak* Zeldin Family Foundation* Beth I. Schneider & Stephen McFarland* Quinn Neidig Manoush Zomorodi & Josh Robin Jane A. & Anthony P. Scotto Jonah Newman Elisa Zuritsky & Jordan Barowitz* Karen & Samuel Seymour Christina M. Norman & Charles R. Hunt Stop & Stor Charitable Fund* Shannon R. O’Brien Philip Strongin* Robin Ottaway Anne M. & William Tatlock OverDrive Inc.* Erin Texeira & Kevin Davis* Kristina Peterson & Richard Lynch Toshiko Mori Architect PLLC The Robert M. Schiffman Foundation Venable Foundation Elaine Jennifer Pommells Venable LLP Lise L. Porter & Art Matin Warburg Pincus LLC Stuart I. Post & Christopher Kelley* Sharon & James Willse Sarah M. Prior & Craig L. Roberts Allison & David M. Womack Prospect Park Alliance Joanne Wright & William J. Roberts Ridgewood Savings Bank Daria Rigney Joshua Rosenblum *Donor for 10+ years.

28 BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT FY ’20 29 $500+ Foster N. Henry John Rapaport $250+ Jorge De La Rosa Lisa Hennessy John Hergenroeder Debra L. Raskin & Michael D. Young, Esq.* Nicole De Martini Orin Herskowitz Sarah & David Abramowitz* Lori Hiller Rita Rasmussen* Gertrudis Achecar Peter D. Dechiara Elizabeth Hinchman Linda Adamson Sharon Hobbs Evan Ratliff Adedayo Adedeji Sarah Dephtereos Sabina Hirshfield Amazon.com, Inc. Angela Holmes Neil Readwin* Noreen & Derek Adler JoAnne K. & Duane K. DeVries Florence Hutner & David M. Holmes Christina & Steven J. Armieri* Humanities New York Asim Rehman Tai Aliya Martha & Craig Diesslin Lydia Isaac Karen Backus & Alan Goldberg Lynn Hoogenboom* MaryAnn Rekuc Nichole Altmix Wong Lisa & Jay Dinowitz Aaron M. Isaksen Victoria B. Bailey* Melissa Hsiung & David Packer Susan & Peter Restler* Barbara & Howard Altschuler Samantha & Colin Dodds Melissa Jacoby Robin L. Baker* Sara James Susan Rose & Craig William Hupper Gabrielle Anderson Heidi Dolnick Binta F. Jalloh Lyn Baranowski Jenny Kane Sagalyn Family Fund Elizabeth Andrews & Eliot Merrill Neil A. Donnelly Satinder Jawanda & Amitabha Bose Kristen & Daniel Barile Masha Kat & Matthew Baer Andrea Saporito Alexandra Atkins & Michael Poole Paul Dougherty Denzell Jobson Barbara Barrett-Collins & Keith Collins* Caroline & Neal Kronley Esther Schwalb & David Haase* Sam Baden Marquetta E. Drakes Kathryn L. Johnson & Marshall Hagins Koa Beck E. Joseph and Jane Kubat Roger Schwed Ashley Baldwin Dana Dratch Julia V. & Reuel M. Jordan Becton Family Foundation Aleksandr Kuchuk Robert P. Seidel & Lance Tukell Christopher J. Bannon Victoria Dunning Rob Kaiser-Schatzlein Alan Beller* David N. Lafleur* Laura Seidman Sarah K. Baratti Jennifer Egan Jennifer Kalb Story Bellows Qi Feng Lau Jenna & Nicholas Sherman Robert C. Barber Adam D. Eisenberg Arlene Keizer Sarah K. Bentley Suanne Lee Benjamin Sherry Therese Bernbach Ann & Dwight Ellis Martha Graham Kelly Jana & Thomas W. Bergdall* Carol & Robert Linn* Dr. Joseph Shin Mary Berryman Carolyn T. Ellis & H. Lake Wise Michael Kenney Zachary Bernstein Carol Locke* Rosemarie & Lee Shomstein* Sunil Bhide Mary Evans David Keyes Jenny & Michael Best Patricia Lowry & John Touhey* Cathy Shomstein* Nancy & Michael Black Maureen Farrell Winston Kitchingham Jessica Blatz Sarah Lunnie & Joshua Brody Ira Sibulkin Allegra Blackburn-Dwyer & John O’Neill Dara S. Federman Andrew Knepley Ellen Beth Bogolub* Maureen E. Mahon* Barbara A. Simmons* Kate Bogart & Matthew Joyce Anne Feigus & Alan Aviles Lewis Knox Kathryn Borgatti & Daniel Evans Nicky Maselli Patricia J.S. Simpson* Anthony Bracciante Susan Fein & William Keays Carlyn Kolker Margaret Brady Britton Matthews Marilyn Singer & Steven Aronson* Katherine Bradford Wendy E. Feuer David H. Krasnow Susan E. & Joseph Broadwin Elizabeth Mazzeo Milton Sonday Kate Brannen & David Gura Kenneth Ficara Justin Krebs Dr. and Mrs. Michael & Shelley Brody* Clara M. McDonald Sujatha A. Srinivasan Sophie Bronstein Jenny Filburn William Kreth Joshua Brown Cameron McNeil Lucille Strider & Robert Myrstad Robyn L. Brown Spencer Finch Mark Kruse William A. Bunch & Gary Rodgers* Gail H. & Marshall Miller Emily A. Stubbs & David W. Oakland* Colin Brown Elizabeth Fine & Michael Waldman Jill Lafer Butler’s Hole South Fund Shayna Moliver Elizabeth A. Suna* Dr. Karen F. Brudney & Michael P. Madow Ilya Finkler Anne & Mark Landman Dr. Blake Butler ReNika Moore The Tang Fund* Susan Buchsbaum & Jeffrey Gratz Linda Firestone Garry LaQuinte Elizabeth Cannon Kathy Morton Stephanie Teplin Dr. Elaine Buckberg & Timothy Helwick Maureen Flaherty Lee & William U. Lawrence Becton Family Foundation Ellen S. & Daniel J. Muller* Baratunde Thurston Courtney Lee Arthur Celedonia* Joseph P. Murin* Grace & John Timberlake* Janet Lee Victoria Cerullo Michael Murphy & Sergio Terrazzini Laura K. Trevelyan & James Goldston Richard Lefkowitz Sarah Charlop-Powers & Dani Simons Sooraj Nair Thomas Troncoso Jonathan E. Lehman Zoey Chenitz & Shingirai Middelmann Karen Nelson & Daniel L. Greenberg* Charles Tse Daniel J. Lehman Claudia Churnetski Constance E. Nickel* Daniel Tucker Deidre E. Leipziger & Phyllis Arnold Emmeline Craig Coats Mary Nolan Ellie M. & David B. Tweedy* Emma Leonard Ellen Corwin Patricia Nolan & Marc Slifer* Elaine R. & Jay C. Unkeless* Kristen & Peter Leonard James T. Crombie Ruth Nordenbrook Lucia Vail Joshua Levin Samara Daly Sharon A. Nugent* Robin G. Van Koert Stephanie Levinson Lee Barbara Danish & Laura Brown* Julie and Nick Nunnari Nicholas Walach Carol M. & Joel Levy Sarah W. Darling Carol & William E. Oliver* Michael Ward Kelly Lim Ali Davis Athena Pappas Stefanie Warren Sonjia Hyon & Eric Lin Kelsie DeFrancia Elisabeth C. Parker Victoria Westhead & John Levy* Nicole M. Lisa & Christian Torres Roje DeLaCour Family Foundation* Sheryl Parker Adrienne V. Wong Emily Litwin Kevin J. Delaney Roger N. Parker Chris Woodbury Alexander Low Mark Dixon Ana Patel Carolan Workman JoDee Lymburner Andrew Duchi Elizabeth Pearlman Joan Wynn Maureen & George T. Lynch Michael G. Eakin* Amanda Perin Michael Yeager Margaret Lyons Kathleen V. & Ronald L. Ellis* Virginia Pfeiffer* Jaime Yordan Joanna Maravel Camilla Enders & James B. Bernfield* Cristy Phillips Ichin Zinn Judith Marblestone Stephanie Erhard Myles Presler Aaron Zollman David Marino Curran B. Estreich Dr. Sandra Pierson Prior* Elena & Christos Zoulas Vanessa & Jacob Burns Glenora Forde Brian Martin John Falcone Margaret Burns Pyare Fortunato Ramon Martinez Arthur Feder Laura & Morton D. Cahn Sarah E. Fowlkes Shanti M. Mathew Marta and Thomas Fleming Jennifer Callahan Gillian & Leroy Frasier Donald L. Matteson Brian Floca Louisa Campbell Eric Friedman Peter May Richard Frankel Andrew Cedar Nick J. Furio Marcy Mayer Dr. Sharon A. Friedberg* Robert Chamerda Stephen Furnstahl Lexy Mayers & David Lesser Dr. Meghan C. Gallagher Charu Chandrasekhar Michael Gaillard Pamela & Joseph M. McCarthy Mirene Ghossein Stephanie Cherry & Robert Hansen Sara Gentzler Erin McCue Paul Giarratano Timothy Cheung Allison Gildersleeve Buffi McDonald Diane K. Giles Genevieve Chow & Mark Bierman Alexandra & Benjamin Glerum Elizabeth McGee & Dr. Mark Pecker Virginia P. Gliedman* Lindsey & Matthew Christ Marilyn Go & Richard H. Dolan Catherine & Robert McKeever Andrew H. Goldberg Elizabeth M. Christensen Maryellen Goble Cindy & Andrew McLaughlin Johanna Goldfeld & Bradley M. Rank* Kendall Christiansen Hayley Golden The John P. and Anne Welsh Judith & Stephen M. Goodman Mary Louise Clemens Judy Goldsmith McNulty Foundation Rachel E. Goodman & Michael Reifman Claire G. Cohen Barbara Gonzo Helen Ramsey McShane Emily L. Granrud* Angela Colosi Betty A. Good Julie & Jonathan D. Meyer Michiko Grasso Jacqueline L. Cook Diane & William Greer Olivia Meyer-Jennette Heather Griffiths Janette Cooke & Walter Bembenista Bruce Griffiths Michelle Micallef Barbara H. Grocki Dena Coston Stephanie & Jason Gromek Margaret Miceli Mae Watson Grote & Louis D. Miceli, Jr. Guillermina V. Cox Lisa F. Grumet & Mark H. Daly Ashley Mihlebach & Benjamin Steinberg Lara & Robert Gruber* Jill Crary Ross Susannah & Spencer Harrington Rabbi Joshua & Betsy Minkin Karen Halteman* Tara Currie & Mark Parrish Judith Haut Sethi Michael Miranda Laura Hansen & Jim Stubbs Elvena Davis Jessica Ochoa Hendrix Barbara & Richard Moore Dr. William J. Harris & Susan K. Harris Clare Hart *Donor for 10+ years.

30 BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT FY ’20 31 $250+ (Cont.) Matching Gifts Government Grants Whitman Circle and BPL Council

Geoffrey Moseley Adobe Systems Inc. National Endowment for the Arts Alyssa Alpine Chris Mulligan AIG National Institutes of Health Cecilia Z. & Sundeep B. Amrute Ellen Murphy American Express New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Anonymous Rosario Murphy & Michael Salvatore The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation New York City Department of Information Martine M. Beamon & Edward J. Joyce Kerstin Musolf Apple, Inc. Technology and Telecommunications Elizabeth Beller Joseph C. Musso Bank of New York Mellon New York State Council on the Arts Sarah E. Benesch Robert Musso Bloomberg New York State Education Department Abbe Bershatsky Pramodh Nanjayya Colgate-Palmolive Company Office of the New York State Attorney General Virginia A. & Jake A. Blair Thomas Negron De Shaw and Co. and the New York State Department of Mary & Thomas H. Boast Shelly Neumeier & James T. Farley Dell Technologies Environmental Conservation through the Pamela & Jack Bolen Debra O’Connor Dropbox Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund Andrea Bozzo & John Martinez Philip O’Donoghue The Ford Foundation Jane Brody Engquist Barry M. Okun Franklin Templeton Portfolio Advisors Madeline & Edward Carson Jennifer Oxley Georgetown Company, LLC Bequests Constance L. Christensen Susan Park Goldman, Sachs & Co. Stephanie K. Clifford & Bruce Headlam Akshay Patil Google Estate of Terese E. Acker Nina Lorez Collins Westley Pemberton Graham Holdings Estate of David M. Corwin Jodie & Eric Corngold Jessica Pepe Hearst Corporation Estate of James J. O’Toole Carla E. Craig & Stuart D. Freedman Herbert Persky HPI Estate of Marvin J. Sommers David Crowder-Sklar Barbara Petak LinkedIn Nancy & Chad Dickerson Elise Pettus Cynthia Rothschild Doris & Barry Strugatz Macy’s Elyse Newman & Ben S. Dolnick Charlotte Phillips & Oliver Fein Elizabeth Rubin Susan & T. Dennis Sullivan MasterCard Friends of Brooklyn Public Library Neely Doshi Cather & Todd Cather Mary Phillips Lynne A. Sachs & Mark F. Street Frances Sullivan & John Brennan McDonald’s Corporation Liz Alter & Charles Duhigg Abigail Phillips Ansley Samson & Dennis Gephardt Akiko Takahashi McKinsey & Company Bedford Library Hallie Eng Robert Pincus Lisa Sardinas Christopher Tang Meredith Corporation Foundation Library Lara Fitch Jane Platt & T. Radey Johnson Julia Saunders & Governor Tipton Seble Tareke Williams Microsoft Brower Park Library Blake & Andrew S. Foote Michael S. Popper Percy Savage Michael W. Teller New York Life Carroll Gardens Library Ellen Freudenheim & Daniel Wiener Allian Pratt Holly Scanlan Arlene Thomashow New York Exchange Clinton Hill Library Becky & Tom Fruin Fredda R. Pravitz Gina & Tom Anderson Brigid Timlin News Corporation Cortelyou Library Susanna Furfaro Rebecca T. Price Ann Schaetzel & Richard Bogart Barber Louise Trubek Oracle Corporation Dyker Library Mary Rose Gasner Dr. Yalamanchi K. Rao Gabriel Schechter Stewart Ugelow PepsiCo Gerritsen Beach Library Barbara Germack Rochelle & Ron Rauchberg Maria V. Schneider & Roger K. Westerman Jennifer Vakiener , Inc. Greenpoint Library Marie Clare Katigbak & Peter Goldwasser Grace Rauh & Mark Silver Katherine & Karl Schroeder Jared Vanalstyne Prudential Financial Inc. Library Elaine Golin Tucker Reed Daniel Schwartz Angela N. Velez Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Macon Library Mary R. Hawley Sara Reisberg Meryl Schwartz & David Weinraub Lucas Vickers Spencer Foundation Midwood Library Donella & David Held Laura A. & Marvin J. Reiskin Kate & Alan Scott Shelley Wasserman Simons Foundation New Utrecht Library Benjamin Herzog Dr. Madeline Rhum Amy Shakespeare Vivien Watts Take Two Software Pacific Library Katherine Hobson Alexandra Richards Shannon & Jonathan Sharp Paula S. & Daniel E. Weidmann Tapestry Sheepshead Bay Library Jennifer Hoguet James L. Ricks Karen Sheehan Jay L. Weiner TIAA Library Katherine L. Hosford & Christopher Welch Mark W. Roberts Stephen Shefsky Naomi Weinstein & Dan Bloom Travelers Stephanie & Timothy Ingrassia Eve & Brett Robinson Stacie Sherer Sarah Weir & Peter Grossman Verizon Betty F. Kahn Julia & Joseph J. Romano Rachel Sherman Galen & Michael Weiser Viacom Jessie McClintock Kelly Richard Rosenfeld Galen Sherwin & Jonathan Busky Catherine Waelder Weiss & Ronald Weiss Warburg Pincus LLC Phyllis & Edward Kwalwasser Gregory Shikhman Masha Westerlund The Walt Disney Company Foundation Diana & Jason Kyrwood Nicole Shomer Joseph Weston Yelp Matching Gift Program Carriel & Michael Lamb Carolee E. Shubert Alexander White Robert Levine Irene N. & Richard Sills Ellen J. Winner & David A. Lewis Barbara Logan & Steven Kaplan Susan & Lawrence I. Sills Andrew Winston Susan & David Marcinek Michael Singer Leah Wolchok Therese McGinn Dr. Loren Skeist Thomas L. Wright Cassandra & Lloyd Metz Stephen L. Slavin Jenny Yam Dana & Ackneil Muldrow, III Jeremy Soffin Lynn Yellen Andreas Nilsson Lorne Sperling Zachary Yeskel Jennifer & Malcolm Nolen Anna Spoden John Yusko Christina M. Norman & Charles R. Hunt Helen and Robert J. Spontak Jessica Zhang Carla & Ryan Norris Linda Steinman & Jennifer Gordon Mary Ellen Zincke Janet & David Offensend Therese & Sara Lynn Sterling-Little Marlene Zurack Ana Patel John Stompor Leslie A. & David W. Puth Dr. C. Cybele Raver Amy Ryan & Eric Slovin Josh Rosenblum Kelley Rourke Christine D. Schaffran Sandra & Peter Schubert Janet A. Schumacher Joan & Laurence T. Sorkin Krista Stack & Neal Pawar Anne & William Tatlock Erin Texeira & Kevin Davis Carla Vel Claudia & Edward Weissberg Susan & Neil Whoriskey Maureen E. & Thomas G. Wipf John Woods Manoush Zomorodi & Josh Robin

32 BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT FY ’20 33 In Fiscal Year 2020, Brooklyn Public Library was generously supported by elected officials at the city, state and federal levels:

City of New York State of New York United States Congress Mayor Bill de Blasio Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand Board of Trustees, FY ’20 Speaker Corey Johnson Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul Senator Charles E. Schumer Public Advocate Jumaane Willams Attorney General Letitia James Congresswoman Yvette Clarke Comptroller Scott M. Stringer Senate Temporary President and Majority Congressman Hakeem Jeffries Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins Congressman Jerrold L. Nadler Majority Leader Laurie A. Cumbo Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie Congressman Max Rose Officers Members Ex-Officio Members & Council Member Alicka Ampry-Samuel Senator Simcha Felder Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez Designated Representatives Council Member Justin Brannan Senator Andrew Gounardes Susan Marcinek, Chair Michael Best Council Member Inez Barron Senator Brian P. Kavanagh Nicholas A. Gravante, Jr., Immediate Past Chair Milo Blair Hon. Bill de Blasio Council Member Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. Senator Velmanette Montgomery Peter Aschkenasy, Vice Chair Charles Duhigg Mayor of the City of New York Council Member Chaim M. Deutsch Senator Zellnor Myrie Jordan Barowitz, Vice Chair Alice Fisher Rubin Represented by Lincoln Restler Council Member Daniel Dromm Senator Kevin Parker Nina Collins, Vice Chair Blake Foote Hon. Eric Adams Council Member Rafael L. Espinal, Jr. Senator Roxanne Persaud Anthony Crowell, Vice Chair Becky Fruin President of the Borough of Brooklyn Council Member Mathieu Eugene Senator Julia Salazar Robin Shanus, Secretary Abe George Represented by Ingrid Lewis-Martin Council Member Brad Lander Senator Diane Savino Miriam Katowitz, Treasurer Hank Gutman Hon. Corey Johnson Council Member Stephen T. Levin Assembly Member Peter Abbate Tim Ingrassia Speaker of the Council Member Farah N. Louis Assembly Member Charles Barron Cindi Leive Hon. Scott M. Stringer Council Member Alan N. Maisel Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte Michael Liburd Comptroller of the City of New York Council Member Carlos Menchaca Assembly Member Robert Carroll Cassandra Metz Represented by Gregory Davidzon Council Member Antonio Reynoso Assembly Member William Colton Brian O’Neil Council Member Mark Treyger Assembly Member Steven Cymbrowitz Kim-Thu Posnett Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer Assembly Member Maritza Davila Lisa Puleo Council Member Kalman Yeger Assembly Member Erik Dilan Sandra Schubert Assembly Member Simcha Eichenstein Christina Tettonis Assembly Member Mathylde Frontus Erin Texeira Assembly Member Joseph Lentol Baratunde Thurston Assembly Member Nicole Malliotakis Patrick Train-Gutiérrez Assembly Member Walter T. Mosely David Womack Assembly Member Felix Ortiz Jacqueline Woodson Assembly Member Nick Perry Assembly Member Diana Richardson Linda E. Johnson, President & CEO Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon Assembly Member Latrice Monique Walker Assembly Member Helene Weinstein Assembly Member Jaime Williams Assembly Member Tremaine Wright

34 BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT FY ’20 35 Branches Greenpoint

Central Library East Flatbush Library Mill Basin Library 10 Grand Army Plaza 9612 Church Avenue 2385 Ralph Avenue Leonard Arlington Library Library New Lots Library 203 Arlington Avenue 1044 Eastern Parkway 665 New Lots Avenue Williamsburgh Bushwick Bay Ridge Library Flatbush Library New Utrecht Library 7223 Ridge Boulevard 22 Linden Boulevard 1743 86th Street Washington Irving Bedford Library Flatlands Library Pacific Library Brooklyn Heights DeKalb 496 Franklin Avenue 2065 25 Fourth Avenue (interim location) Walt Whitman Marcy Borough Park Library Fort Hamilton Library Paerdegat Library 1265 43rd Street 9424 Fourth Avenue 850 East 59th Street Clinton Hill Bedford Saratoga Brighton Beach Library Gerritsen Beach Library Library Carroll Gardens Pacific Macon 16 Brighton First Road 2808 Gerritsen Avenue 431 Sixth Avenue Arlington

Brooklyn Heights Library Gravesend Library Red Hook Library Red Hook Brower Park 109 Remsen Street 303 Avenue X 7 Wolcott Street Brownsville Central Cypress Hills Brower Park Library Greenpoint Library Rugby Library Park Slope Eastern Parkway 725 St. Marks Avenue 107 Norman Avenue 1000 Utica Avenue Stone Avenue New Lots Brownsville Library Highlawn Library Ryder Library Crown Heights 61 Glenmore Avenue 1664 West 13th Street 5902 23rd Avenue

Bushwick Library Homecrest Library Saratoga Library East Flatbush Spring Creek 340 Bushwick Avenue 2525 Avenue 8 Thomas S. Boyland Street Sunset Park Flatbush (interim location) Canarsie Library Jamaica Bay Library Sheepshead Bay Library Windsor Terrace Rugby 1580 Rockaway Pkwy. 9727 Seaview Avenue 2636 East 14th Street

Carroll Gardens Library Kensington Library Spring Creek Library Canarsie Cortelyou 396 Clinton Street 4207 18th Avenue 12143 Flatlands Avenue Borough Park Clarendon Library Kings Bay Library Stone AvenueLibrary Clarendon Bay Ridge Jamaica Bay 2035 Nostrand Avenue 3650 Nostrand Avenue 581 Mother Gaston Boulevard Paerdegat Kensington Clinton Hill Library Kings Highway Library Sunset Park Library McKinley Park 380 Washington Avenue 2115 Ocean Avenue 4201 Fourth Avenue Midwood Mapleton Coney Island Library Leonard Library Ulmer Park Library 1901 Mermaid Avenue 81 Devoe Street 2602 Bath Avenue Flatlands Mill Basin Dyker Ryder Cortelyou Library Macon Library Walt Whitman Library Fort Hamilton 1305 Cortelyou Road 361 Lewis Avenue 93 St. Edwards Street Kings Highway Crown Heights Library Mapleton Library Washington Irving Library New Utrecht 560 New York Avenue 1702 60th Street 360 Irving Avenue Highlawn

Cypress Hills Library Marcy Library Williamsburgh Library 1197 Sutter Avenue 617 DeKalb Avenue 240 Division Avenue Ulmer Park DeKalb Library McKinley Park Library Windsor Terrace Library Homecrest Kings Bay 790 Bushwick Avenue 6802 Fort Hamilton Parkway 160 East Fifth St. Gravesend Gerritsen Beach Dyker Library Midwood Library Sheepshead Bay 8202 13th Avenue 975 East 16th Street

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