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	Black Fridays of Yore and Lore The day after Thanksgiving has become the biggest shopping day of the year in the United States, earning the nickname “Black Friday” to set it apart from all the other manic shopping... Read More.. Login to comment 0
	The Hobbit, or, There and Back Again: Celebrating the 75 Anniversary and the New Film Coming to Theaters This year not only marks 75th anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, but 2012 will also bring today's generation closer to the beloved storyline with the... Read More.. Login to comment 0
	The Nameless Maelstrom that Topped Hurricane Sandy Sandy – it weakened from hurricane strength before it made landfall – is far from the only major storm to hit the New York City and Long Island region over the last half-century. But... Read More.. Login to comment 0
	Questions from the Edge Just a couple of days after a hurricane devastated Queens’ waterfront communities and left many others without power or heat, Queens Library’s Book Bus rolled up and parked in front of... Read More.. Login to comment 0
	Halloween Reads: A Bone-Chilling Bibliography Few things are as scarily satisfying as a good ghost story or a gothic horror tale involving the discovery of some vast, dark secret in a forgotten nook. Most of us know the famous practitioners of... Read More.. Login to comment 0