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Community Board 1 to hear Brooklyn Public Library’s Leonard Library ADA update

Community Board 1 will hear the Brooklyn Public Library's progress report on rebuilding the Leonard branch in Williamsburg to be fully ADA-accessible.

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June 1, 2026 · 1 min read

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Community Board 1 to hear Brooklyn Public Library’s Leonard Library ADA update

Community Board 1 will hear the Brooklyn Public Library's progress report on rebuilding the Leonard branch in Williamsburg to be fully ADA-accessible.

Bushwick Daily News Desk Williamsburg · June 1, 2026Jun 1, 2026 · 1 min read

Community Board 1 to hear Brooklyn Public Library’s Leonard Library ADA update

The Brooklyn Public Library was set to walk Community Board 1 through its progress on the Leonard Library, the Williamsburg branch being rebuilt to become fully ADA-accessible, according to the Community Board Corner column by Dashiell Allen in the Brooklyn Grounds newsletter.

The library presentation was listed for Monday, June 1 at 6 p.m. A fully ADA-accessible branch complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the federal…

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