The library is not just a place to check out books in Mill Basin. Besides housing computers, books and classes for all Brooklyn residents, it lets the community know what is going on with a bulletin board plastered with events and alerts.
Alan Maisel’s message of holding the community together and his advertisement his posted underneath the plaque dedicated to Dorothy Russo, a Mill Basin Civic Association president and neighborhood activist.
“Dorothy Russo, who was the President of the Mill Basin Civic Association in the 1970s, spent a great deal of time and effort in coordinating the activities that successfully culminated in the construction and opening (October 18, 1974) of the current building for this branch.” This commemoration is featured on the history portion of the website for the Brooklyn Public Library.
Posted on the bulletin board are offers to take classes, museum updates and general official information about neighborhood events. Its emphasis on the community is strengthened by t
On weekday afternoons the library is swarming with children from P.S. 312 and Roy H. Mann, the junior high school blocks away. Children stop there and the pizzeria before either walking home or taking the bus, located in front, to their destination.
On weekends, when people wait for the bus in front of the library, they stop in to pick up a copy of the Kings Courier or check out the events on the board, filling up their wait time and getting a glimpse of neighborhood events they may miss out on when they are at work on the weekdays. 
Especially with the recession now, libraries are important for people who recently lost jobs and need assistant with resumes and job research. Hopefully, the cut backs won’t affect the libraries too much.