Just weeks after returning to full service, the Brooklyn Public Library branch at Leonard St. and Devoe St. will be fully shutting down.
The Leonard Library will officially close its doors on Monday, August 2, for a renovation project that’s expected to wrap up mid-fall 2021. Anyone who watched the progression of the Greenpoint Libraryrenovations may be skeptical about this timeline. The project will include having a wheelchair ramp installed and replacing the building’s…
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Leonard Library is on Leonard and Devoe, not Jackson.
It does say Devoe. My issue is the the headline is a bit misleading. It should have said Leonard/Devoe. They did mention it correctly in the body of the report.
Incredible bad planning. Whoever is in charge of this should be suspended at least. Good place for seniors to use computers, very helpful staff with latest computers and printers. Lifeline for them sometimes with important needed work.
What’s next after they reopen they will shut again because they forgot to put a lock on the front door?
Correction and apology. I thought it was the branch in Greenpoint. It was labeled correctly as the one in Williamsburg but the headline is misleading since both branches are on Leonard St.
This branch was always so depressing. Reminded me of a prison library with horrible fluorescent lighting. I hope they’re doing way more than replacing the steps!