Central+Library+Demographics

Each year, more than 1.5 million people — almost the equivalent of the entire population of Brooklyn — use the Central Library. Containing more than 1.5 million books, magazines, and multimedia materials, it provides services to all ages, free Internet access throughout the building, and, since September of 1997, a Multilingual Center for non-English speakers and those interested in linguistics.

The Central Library is the major source of reference for the 60-branch library system.

Since the Central Library is so heavily used by population of Brooklyn, there are no statistics recorded on how many people use the branch, like there are of the neighborhood branches. But, here is a breakdown of people living in the Zip Code 11238 dating back to the 2000 census: Zip Code Tabulation Area 11238View a Fact Sheet for a **race, ethnic, or ancestry group**Reference MapCensus 2000 Demographic Profile Highlights: Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Summary File 1 (SF 1) and Summary File 3 (SF 3) ||
 * **General Characteristics - show more >>** || Number || Percent || U.S. ||  ||   ||
 * Total population || 48,965 ||  ||   || map || [|brief] ||
 * Male || 22,642 || 46.2 || 49.1% || map || [|brief] ||
 * Female || 26,323 || 53.8 || 50.9% || map || [|brief] ||
 * Median age (years) || 33.4 || (X) || 35.3 || map || [|brief] ||
 * Under 5 years || 2,882 || 5.9 || 6.8% || map ||  ||
 * 18 years and over || 38,680 || 79.0 || 74.3% ||  ||   ||
 * 65 years and over || 4,914 || 10.0 || 12.4% || map || [|brief] ||
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 * One race || 46,844 || 95.7 || 97.6% ||  ||   ||
 * White || 8,551 || 17.5 || 75.1% || map || [|brief] ||
 * Black or African American || 33,848 || 69.1 || 12.3% || map || [|brief] ||
 * American Indian and Alaska Native || 190 || 0.4 || 0.9% || map || [|brief] ||
 * Asian || 1,728 || 3.5 || 3.6% || map || [|brief] ||
 * Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 50 || 0.1 || 0.1% || map || [|brief] ||
 * Some other race || 2,477 || 5.1 || 5.5% || map ||  ||
 * Two or more races || 2,121 || 4.3 || 2.4% || map || [|brief] ||
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 * Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 5,607 || 11.5 || 12.5% || map || [|brief] ||
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 * Household population || 47,544 || 97.1 || 97.2% || map || [|brief] ||
 * Group quarters population || 1,421 || 2.9 || 2.8% || map ||  ||
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 * Average household size || 2.25 || (X) || 2.59 || map || [|brief] ||
 * Average family size || 3.12 || (X) || 3.14 || map ||  ||
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 * Total housing units || 22,862 ||  ||   || map ||   ||
 * Occupied housing units || 21,104 || 92.3 || 91.0% ||  || [|brief] ||
 * Owner-occupied housing units || 4,753 || 22.5 || 66.2% || map ||  ||
 * Renter-occupied housing units || 16,351 || 77.5 || 33.8% || map || [|brief] ||
 * Vacant housing units || 1,758 || 7.7 || 9.0% || map ||  ||
 * **Social Characteristics - show more >>** || Number || Percent || U.S. ||  ||   ||
 * Population 25 years and over || 33,671 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * High school graduate or higher || 26,373 || 78.3 || 80.4% || map || [|brief] ||
 * Bachelor's degree or higher || 12,038 || 35.8 || 24.4% || map ||  ||
 * Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over) || 2,374 || 6.1 || 12.7% || map || [|brief] ||
 * Disability status (population 5 years and over) || 10,841 || 23.8 || 19.3% || map || [|brief] ||
 * Foreign born || 11,999 || 24.4 || 11.1% || map || [|brief] ||
 * Male, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over) || 6,766 || 37.2 || 56.7% ||  || [|brief] ||
 * Female, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over) || 6,114 || 27.3 || 52.1% ||  || [|brief] ||
 * Speak a language other than English at home (population 5 years and over) || 10,380 || 22.5 || 17.9% || map || [|brief] ||
 * **Economic Characteristics - show more >>** || Number || Percent || U.S. ||  ||   ||
 * In labor force (population 16 years and over) || 26,801 || 67.0 || 63.9% ||  || [|brief] ||
 * Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 years and older) || 40.8 || (X) || 25.5 || map || [|brief] ||
 * Median household income in 1999 (dollars) || 39,917 || (X) || 41,994 || map ||  ||
 * Median family income in 1999 (dollars) || 43,782 || (X) || 50,046 || map ||  ||
 * Per capita income in 1999 (dollars) || 22,989 || (X) || 21,587 || map ||  ||
 * Families below poverty level || 1,547 || 15.1 || 9.2% || map || [|brief] ||
 * Individuals below poverty level || 9,173 || 19.0 || 12.4% || map ||  ||
 * **Housing Characteristics - show more >>** || Number || Percent || U.S. ||  ||   ||
 * Single-family owner-occupied homes || 727 ||  ||   ||   || [|brief] ||
 * Median value (dollars) || 283,800 || (X) || 119,600 || map || [|brief] ||
 * Median of selected monthly owner costs || (X) || (X) ||  ||   || [|brief] ||
 * With a mortgage (dollars) || 1,884 || (X) || 1,088 || map ||  ||
 * Not mortgaged (dollars) || 557 || (X) || 295 ||  ||   ||
 * (X) Not applicable.
 * With a mortgage (dollars) || 1,884 || (X) || 1,088 || map ||  ||
 * Not mortgaged (dollars) || 557 || (X) || 295 ||  ||   ||
 * (X) Not applicable.

The major units of the Central Library include: Brooklyn Collection Central Library Learning Center Deweck Center for Contemporary Culture Education and Job Information Center (EJIC) History, Biography, and Religion Language, Literature, and Fiction Popular Library Multilingual Center Society, Sciences, and Technology Youth Services**
 * Arts, Media, Music, and Sports

Languages spoken by the staff at the Central Library include Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Polish, Ukrainian, Portuguese, Farsi, French, Italian, Arabic, Korean, Japanese, Urdu, Burmese, Thailand, Yiddish and Bengali.

Programs for Children and Teens include Babies and Books, Toddler Time, Preschool Time, Story Play (All are story times for the different FFY ages), RIF, Arts and Crafts, Homework Help, Teen Time, Games, Playstation, etc. This may be a little outdated but I'm waiting on an updated list on regular programs given weekly at the Central Library.