Press Releases

All Queens Public Library locations will be closed on Memorial Day Weekend: Saturday, May 25; Sunday, May 26; and Monday, May 27. Our exterior return machines will also be unavailable. We are extending due dates, so any materials due during Memorial Day Weekend will now be due…
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Queens Public Library Installs Taiwan Book Corners at Forest Hills, Flushing and Bayside Branches The books will remain on display throughout May in honor of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month QUEENS, NY_Queens Public Library will mark Asian…
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April 24, 2024—The presidents of New York City’s three library systems (Brooklyn Public Library, The New York Public Library, and Queens Public Library) issued the following statement today. “We are deeply disappointed that the FY25 executive budget failed to reverse…
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QPL’s Elmhurst Library To Celebrate the Burmese New Year and the Expansion of Its Burmese Collection   NYC’s only publicly circulating Burmese language collection triples in size with the addition of 230 books Elmhurst, N.Y. – Queens Public Library’s Elmhurst branch will…
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Queens Public Library Transforms Ravenswood Housing Complex Site Into a Community Learning Center With Support from Amazon and Local Green Energy Company Rise Light & Power, the Ravenswood Learning Center Offers Services Focused on Workforce Development   Queens, NY _…
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