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Magazine Top Ten 2018: How the Library Made Rita Williams-Garcia a Serious Writer

"There’s nothing that replaces having a neighborhood library. It tells you that literacy belongs to you, that it’s not something you have to travel on a bus, travel far to get to...

Magazine Top Ten 2018: Jason Reynolds Talks About Literacy

Jason Reynolds wants reluctant readers to know he’s less concerned that they need to understand literature, and more concerned that they can navigate life. “I don’t want you to...

Jason Reynolds Magazine Top Ten 2018 Queens Library Magazine South Jamaica South Jamaica Reads

Dying to Dream, La Perseverancia, Claridad y Fe by Ify Chiejina

Magazine Top Ten 2018: The Inaugural Southeast Queens Biennial

This article by the Director of NLE Lab Rachel Gugelberger and NLE Lab curators Sarah Fritchey, Corrine Gordon, Rebecca Pristoop, Niama Safia Sandy, and Anastasia Tuazon originally appeared in the...

Art Central Library Magazine Top Ten 2018 No Longer Empty Queens Library Magazine Southeast Queens Southeast Queens Biennial York College

Lauren Hilgers (photo credit: Erich Hehn)

Magazine Top Ten 2018: From Rural China to NYC, An Intimate Story about Modern Immigration

We were very excited to welcome Lauren Hilgers to Flushing Library on Friday, April 20 to discuss her new book, Patriot Number One. Lauren was joined by Zhuang Liehong, the subject of her...

China Flushing Lauren Hilgers Magazine Top Ten 2018 Patriot Number One Queens Library Magazine Zhuang Liehong

It's Time for Kind Kicks Off

It's Time for Kind kicked off on Tuesday, November 13! Our virtual kindness wall went live. People began writing on the physical kindness walls at their library locations, sharing stories of...

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