Mill Basin Library
2385 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11234
In Sam Lavigne’s Verified Purchases, a computer program searches Amazon.com for a sample of books in Mill Basin Library’s collection as of November 15, 2018. The software compiles lists of who purchased each book and all the other products they have bought on Amazon. These lists of “related purchases” are then printed on small cards and placed into books in the library’s collection, revealing the scope of knowledge that Amazon has about its customers.
About Mill Basin Library
Sam Lavigne is an artist and educator whose work deals with data, surveillance, cops, natural language processing, and automation.
About Sam Lavigne
Brooklyn Library’s Mill Basin Branch is resides in new modern brick building on Ralph Avenue. Located in the Canarsie-Flatlands section of Brooklyn, Mill Basin’s patrons are of Carribbean, Irish, Italian, Jewish, and Russian descent. The branch is close to two elementary schools, one intermediate school and six private or religious schools, and it hosts a large number of programs to serve the area’s youth.