About the Brooklyn Collection

The Brooklyn Collection is Brooklyn Public Library's local history division, providing a range of materials and services about anything and everything Brooklyn. Learn more about the Brooklyn Collection here.

Our Collections

The Brooklyn Collection houses a rich assortment of Brooklyn-related research materials and archival documents. Learn more about our collections here.

Digital Collections

View the Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online.		View and/or purchase more than 10,000 Brooklyn photographs.
Explore Brooklyn's history during the Civil War.		View all of our Digital Collections.

Brooklyn Collection 2.0

Follow the Brooklyn Collection on the Brooklynology blog of Brooklyn history, Twitter, and check out (and tag!) our historic photographs on Flickr.

Brooklyn Connections

Learn more about Brooklyn Connections, our unique research project partnerships for 7th and 8th grade classes.