The New Adams Street Library First Look Event / June 11, 2019
The new Adams Street Library will be BPL’s 60th and first new branch built since 1983. The library will serve the Vinegar Hill, DUMBO and Farragut communities.
Leonard 81 Devoe St. BPL BRANCHES Williamsburgh Bushwick 240 Division Ave. 340 Bushwick Ave. Adams Street 135 Plymouth St. DeKalb Washington Irving Walt Whitman 790 Bushwick Ave. 360 Irving Ave. 93 Saint Edwards St. Brooklyn Heights Marcy 109 Remsen St. (Interim) Clinton Hill 617 DeKalb Ave. 380 Washington Ave. Saratoga Carroll Gardens Pacific Macon 8 Thomas S. Boyland St. 396 Clinton St. 25 4th Ave. 361 Lewis Ave. Bedford Williamsburgh Arlington 496 Franklin Ave. 203 Arlington Ave. 240 Division Ave. Central Brower Park Red Hook 10 Grand Army Plz. 7 Wolcott St. 725 St. Marks Ave. Brownsville 61 Glenmore Ave. Cypress Hills Adams Street Eastern Parkway 1197 Sutter Ave. 1044 Eastern Pkwy. Park Slope 135 Plymouth St. 431 6th Ave. New Lots Stone Avenue Crown Heights 665 New Lots Ave. 581 Mother Gaston Blvd. 560 New York Ave. Walt Whitman 93 Saint Edwards St. Spring Creek East Flatbush Sunset Park Flatbush 12143 Flatlands Ave. 9612 Church Ave. 4201 4th Ave. (Interim) 22 Linden Blvd. Brooklyn Heights Windsor Terrace Rugby 160 E. 5th St. 1000 Utica Ave. 109 Remsen St. (Interim) Clinton Hill Canarsie Cortelyou 1580 Rockaway Pkwy. 1305 Cortelyou Rd. 380 Washington A Bay Ridge Borough Park Clarendon Paerdegat 7223 Ridge Blvd. 1265 43rd St. 2035 Nostrand Ave. 850 E. 59th St. Kensington Jamaica Bay 9727 Seaview Ave. McKinley Park 4207 18th Ave. Carroll Gardens 6802 Fort Hamilton Pkwy. Pacific Midwood 396 Clinton St. 975 E. 16th St. Mapleton Mill Basin 25 4th Ave. 1702 60th St. 2385 Ralph Ave. Dyker 8202 13th Ave. Flatlands Ryder 2065 Flatbush Ave. 5902 23rd Ave. Fort Hamilton 9424 4th Ave. New Utrecht 1743 86th St. Central Red Hook Kings Highway Highlawn 2115 Ocean Ave. 10 Grand Army Plz 1664 W. 13th St. 7 Wolcott St. Kings Bay 3650 Nostrand Ave. Ulmer Park Homecrest 2602 Bath Ave. 2525 Coney Island Ave. Gerritsen Beach Gravesend 2808 Gerritsen Ave. 303 Ave. X Park Slope Sheepshead Bay 2636 E. 14th Rd. 431 6th Ave. Brighton Beach 16 Brighton First Rd. Coney Island bklynlibrary.org 1901 Mermaid Ave.
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PROJECT TIMELINE MONTH 2019 2020 2021 TASK 1. Initial Stakeholder Interviews We are here 2. Stakeholder Surveys 3. Stakeholder Events ! y k a o D o y L 4. Friends of Adams Street l i t m s r a i F F t u g 5. Construction a r r a F 6. Library Opens!
ENGAGEMENT GOALS Share Increase civic Involve and accessible participation engage youth information Address Strengthen community partnerships needs
WHAT WE’VE DONE + + + + + 2 37 3 3 1 650+ Focus 1 on 1 Tabling Presentations Large Online + Print Groups Meetings Events at Meetings Gathering Surveys
WHO WE’VE ENGAGED SO FAR NEIGHBORHOOD AND TENANT NEIGHBORHOOD INSTITUTIONS AND ELECTED OFFICES ASSOCIATIONS ORGANIZATIONS Council Member Stephen T. Levin DUMBO Action Committee Brooklyn Children’s Museum- SPARK Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams DUMBO Neighborhood Alliance Brooklyn Bridge Park Farragut Houses Tenant Association Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Farragut Senior Center Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation OFFICE OF THE BROOKLYN Fort Greene & Farragut Fresh Pantry Brooklyn Community Services, Farragut Cornerstone BOROUGH PRESIDENT Fulton Ferry Landing Neighborhood Association Brooklyn Historical Society Vinegar Hill Neighborhood Association Catholic Charities City Parks Foundation/ Commodore Barry Park Church of the Open Door SCHOOLS COMMUNITY BOARD 2 Downtown Brooklyn Partnership DUMBO Bid Public School 307 Edible School Yard Public School 8 Farragut Houses Food Club BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY Public School 287 Made in NYC Media Lab Brooklyn Friends Horizons Madison Square Boys & Girls Club Community Roots Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership Brooklyn Heights Library Dock Street School Central Library Clinton Hill Library Walt Whitman Library
CHILDREN Dock Street, Beam Inventgenuity Festival
TEENS + YOUNG ADULTS Brooklyn Community Services , Teen Focus Group with WORKac
ADULTS + SENIORS Get Fresh! Myrtle Ave Food Pantry, Surveys
WHAT WE’VE HEARD: THEMES Create a Bridge the Define unique community socio-economic branch identity hub divide Prioritize youth, Maximize Focus on health teen + senior democratic and wellbeing programs programs space
ADAMS STREET LIBRARY FIRST LOOK PRESENTATION 06.11.2019 MADE IN NY MEDIA CENTER BY IFP 30 JOHN STREET, BROOKLYN, NY
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LOCATION - BROOKLYN BRIDGE EAST RIVER PARK / WATERFRONT BPL - DOCK STREET SCHOOL MANHATTAN BRIDGE BROOKLYN BRIDGE - PUBLIC SCHOOL 307 DOCK ST. - PUBLIC SCHOOL 8 PS307 - RICH NEIGHBORHOOD HISTORY PS8 - ARTIST COMMUNITY 900 ft
SITE PLAN - VIEWS TOWARDS MANHATTAN BRIDGE AND EAST RIVER BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK - DIRECT ACCESS TO THE PARK AND WATERFRONT EAST RIVER M - INSULATED WINDOWS BLOCK A N NOISE FROM UNDER THE BRIDGE H JOHN ST. A T T A N B R I D G E ADAMS ST. N PLYMOUTH ST.
EXISTING SPACE - MILL/ HEAVY TIMBER CONSTRUCTION TYPE (SOLID WOOD STRUCTURE) - TALL WINDOWS WITH HIGH SILLS - BUILDING’S RISER AND PIPING RUNS THRU THE SPACE
PROGRAM DIAGRAM ADULT READING/ MEETING SERVICES RECEPTION/ ELEVATED KIDS MULTIPURPOSE AREA ROOM LOUNGE ENTRY TEEN AREA STAFF
FLOOR PLAN JOHN STREET ADULT READING AREA MEETING ROOM LR LR LR LOUNGE AREA MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM KIDS’ AREA INFO DESK TEENS’ AREA ENTRY ADAMS STREET STAFF AREA N
THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIEW ADULT READING AREA LOUNGE AREA INFO DESK TEENS’ AREA MEETING ROOM MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM KIDS’ AREA STAFF AREA
VIEW AT ENTRANCE
VIEW FROM KIDS AREA
VIEW AT ADULT READING
MULTIPURPOSE ROOM FLEXIBILITY COMMUNITY MEETING SCREENING DIVIDED READING TIME
VIEW AT TEENS AREA
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