Flatbush Library

Flatbush Library has served patrons in its present location on Linden Boulevard since 1905; it was the sixth library built in Brooklyn with funds from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. The area’s large Caribbean population includes residents from Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Granada, Barbados, St. Vincent, Haiti and the Grenadines, and the branch serves one of Brooklyn’s most diverse communities, including native speakers of English, Spanish, Kreyol and various African dialects. The library is home to a Caribbean Literacy & Culture Center and Sunshine, Seeds & Reads, a Caribbean-themed community garden.