Escalating costs and political infighting slowed construction throughout the decade. The original architect Raymond Almirall had designed a domed, four-story Beaux-Arts building, similar in style to the adjacent Brooklyn Museum. Groundbreaking for a Brooklyn central library on Prospect Park Plaza (now Grand Army Plaza) occurred in 1912. The space is used for individual work, public classes, private events, and meetings. The Shelby White and Leon Levy Information Commons opened in January 2013. The library's plaza, renovated during the construction of the Dweck Center, hosts concerts throughout the summer and has become a favorite outdoor destination for free wireless internet access. Stevan Dweck Center for Contemporary Culture, a 189-seat auditorium that opened in 2007 and hosts lectures, readings, musical performances, and other events for people of all ages. The 352,000 square foot building contains the S. The building is a designated New York City landmark. Each year, over one million people visit the library. It contains over a million cataloged books, magazines, and multimedia materials. The Central Library is the main branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, located at Flatbush Avenue and Eastern Parkway on Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, New York City. Almirall (1911) Alfred Morton Githens and Francis Keally (1935)
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