Brooklyn
Neighborhoods Served: Brooklyn Centre
Bus Routes: 51, 51A, 53 & 53A
Location Manager: Peter J. Roth
Location Services
Check out our branch services.
Public Computers & WiFi
Come in and browse! Our public computers have internet access and free WiFi.
Book Locker
Grab & Go! Library card holders can use fully automatic lockers to pick up books and other materials during business hours.
Feb 24, 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Brooklyn
Preschool Storytime (ages 3 – 5)
Storytimes for preschoolers ages 3 to 5 include stories, songs, activities, and rhymes specially designed to support reading readiness and foster the social and emotional skills that kids need to succeed as they enter Kindergarten.
About Brooklyn
Located on Pearl and Mapledale, Brooklyn serves Cleveland’s historic Brooklyn Center neighborhood. Large community space with cafe seating.
History & Architecture
The Brooklyn Branch, a Carnegie library building, has operated since 1919. Located in the historic Brooklyn Centre neighborhood and across from Riverside Cemetery, Brooklyn’s 5,900-square-foot facility is open to a culturally and ethnically diverse community. As a supervising architect and building inspector for Cleveland Public Library, renowned architect and artist Ora Coltman drew plans and supervised the construction of three libraries, including Brooklyn Branch. This branch library is an example of a convertible-type building: it is constructed of plain brick, it is semi-fireproof, and it features factory-type sky lights. These features would allow the building to be leased for light industrial use in the event it was no longer used as a library branch. The facility was remodeled in 1985 and most recently in 2024.
Travel, Parking & Accessibility
Parking Information
Street parking is available on Mapledale.
Special Features
- Brooklyn’s community space is home to a beautiful tile fireplace and the painting “Dissemination” by Cleveland artist Amy Casey (2015) a Cleveland Public Library Card design. Young patrons can display their art in special frames in the Children’s section.
- Notable pieces in Brooklyn’s art collection include: Thistle by Thelma Frazier Winter, enamel on copper, 1966; and Neighborhood by Clarence E. Van Duzer, metal wall sculpture, 1985.
- CLE Voter Hub
- Community Puzzle
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