Brooklyn has never been shy about sharing culture. Zines? Sure. Community fridges? Of course. Now, the borough’s biggest civic braintrust is upping the ante: the Brooklyn Public Library will let cardholders borrow real works of art for three weeks and hang them at home like you live in your own personal museum. Yes, really.

The art-lending program launches alongside “ Department of Transformation: Letters for the Future ,” a sprawling, brain-sparky exhibition opening November 3 in the Central Library’s Grand Lobby and second floor and running through January 25, 2026. Curated by the artist-organized collective Department of Transformation with BPL Presents, the show includes more than 40 artists and collectives working across painting, sculpture, performance, video, books and

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