Series 9: BCSP publications

Included in this series are various annual reports, pamphlets, and directories produced by the Brooklyn Council for Social Planning. Publications cover topics and services of interest to BCSP, including services to the aged, veterans' services, recreation directories, mental health services, and a guide to using the court system. "Welcome to Brooklyn: Handbook for New Workers," (1954, revised 1955) is a comprehensive reference guide for social service workers who are not familiar with the borough (see also, subseries 3.7, Programs: Professional training). It offers a capsule history of Brooklyn, and its political, industrial, educational and cultural resources, as well as a guide to social welfare services. In 1957 this publication was revised as "All About Brooklyn: A Handbook for Brooklynites," and was aimed at social workers and "others who have a stake in the welfare of the borough's citizens...to Board members and other volunteers, to participants in neighborhood organizations, civic and church leaders, etc." Some of these publications will be found in other series (for example, Series 3, Program activities); some publications missing in other series will be found here.