Ryder Library opened in April of 1970 in a neighborhood of one and two family houses in Bensonhurst. Built by the City of New York, it was designed by Arthur Witthoefft and features two open courts with areas for plantings. Within, the library provides adult and children's seating areas running the length of the building. Ryder's combined circulation is one of the highest in the Brooklyn Public Library system. The primary users of the branch are children and parents of school-aged children, while the next-largest group is older adults. Ryder Library continues to be a vital resource in its neighborhood, serving the educational and cultural needs of its patrons.
Staff Picks
- NYC Picture Books
- History of NYC
The adventures of taxi dogDebra Barracca
The curious gardenPeter Brown
UptownBryan Collier
Pet of the MetLydia Freeman
The man who walked between the towersMordicai Gerstein
Mermaids on paradeMelanie Hope Greenberg
Little TootHardie Gramatky
ChinatownWilliam Low
SubwayChristoph Niemann
Twenty-one elephants and still standingApril Jones Prince
Wow! : New York CityPuck
Tar BeachFaith Ringgold
A teeny, tiny babyAmy Schwartz
In the night kitchenMaurice Sendak
BlackoutJohn Rocco
MadlenkaPeter Sís
The gardenerSarah Stewart
Kay Thompson's Eloise : a book for precocious grown upsKay Thompson
How little Lori visited Times SquareAmos Vogel
Lyle, Lyle, crocodile.Bernard Waber
B is for BrooklynSelina Alko
My taxi ridePaul DuBois Jacobs
You can't take a balloon into the Metropolitan MuseumJacqueline Preiss Weitzman
Knuffle Bunny : a cautionary taleMo Willems
Chicken and CatSara Varon
Me and Momma and Big JohnMara Rockliff
Ollie : the purple elephantJarrett Krosoczka
Cool Daddy RatKristyn Crow
Down in the subwayMiriam Cohen
A walk in New YorkSalvatore Rubbino
The lonely phoneboothPeter Ackerman
Another night at the museumMilan Trenc
AbuelaArthur Dorros
A history of New York in 101 objectsSam Roberts
The power broker : Robert Moses and the fall of New YorkRobert A Caro
Nonstop metropolis : a New York City atlas
Tenements, towers & trash : an unconventional illustrated history of New York CityJulia Wertz
Inside the Apple : a streetwise history of New York CityMichelle Nevius
The colossus of New York : a city in thirteen partsColson Whitehead