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Knit and Crochet Club

Adult Program, General

Knit and Crochet Club

Sep 15, 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Windsor Park

Join us as we knit, crochet, and chat together! Learn and exchange t...

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Roundabout Theatre Company: “In the Heart of Queens,” Artist-in-Residence Workshop Series

Adult Program, General

Roundabout Theatre Company: “In the Hear...

Sep 16, 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Flushing

Join Roundabout teaching artists Ryan C. Kim and Amy E. Witting for ...

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Virtual Cruise from Athens to Delos (Virtual Talk in Chinese)

Cultural Arts

Virtual Cruise from Athens to Delos (Vir...

Sep 16, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Virtual

Sail through the Aegean Sea from the comfort of your living room in ...

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Bingocize

Fitness

Bingocize

Sep 17, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

McGoldrick

Join us for Bingocize, which combines the game of Bingo with exercis...

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Back to the Teen Center! Open House

STEM

Back to the Teen Center! Open House

Sep 17, 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Cambria Heights

Back-to-school, means back to the Teen Center for all teens! Come to...

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Special Needs Reading Group

Family Literacy

Special Needs Reading Group

Sep 18, 11:15am - 11:45am

Kew Gardens Hills

Children with limited verbal abilities and reasoning skills are invi...

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Live Talk with Ralph McDaniels

Hip Hop

Live Talk with Ralph McDaniels

Sep 19, 12:30pm - 1:00pm

Virtual

QPL Hip Hop Coordinator Ralph McDaniels and his special guests will ...

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Ralph McDaniels's All-Vinyl 45s Hip Hop and Soul Brunch

Hip Hop

Ralph McDaniels's All-Vinyl 45s Hip Hop ...

Sep 19, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Virtual

QPL Hip Hop Coordinator Ralph McDaniels will spin all-vinyl DJ sets ...

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Intro to Spanish

Adult Program, General

Intro to Spanish

Sep 19, 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Central Library

Want to learn a new language? Join us for our Introduction to Spanis...

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Meet-Cutes Romance Book Club: "A Gentleman's Gentleman" by T.J. Alexander

Book Discussion Group

Meet-Cutes Romance Book Club: "A Gentlem...

Sep 24, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Hunters Point

Join us for our Romance Book Club! We read an array of romance books...

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Literary Thursdays: Sarah J. Jackson, Author of "A Second Sight"

Adult Program, General

Literary Thursdays: Sarah J. Jackson, Au...

Sep 24, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Virtual

Since the nation’s founding, Black Americans have had a unique persp...

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Hispanic Heritage Month: Mexican Tile Making

Crafts

Hispanic Heritage Month: Mexican Tile Ma...

Oct 10, 11:00am - 12:30pm

Briarwood

Craft Artist Zafiro Acevedo leads this workshop where adults learn h...

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Queens Public Library Expands Its…

September 14, 2026

Queens Public Library Expands Its Digital Offerings with Free…

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A dark blue graphic of the New York City skyline and a silver number 9 next to the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, with the words "25 Years in Honor & Remembrance."

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9/11: 25 Years in Honor &…

September 11, 2026

Dear Friends,As our nation and our city commemorate the 25th…

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Queensboro Hill reopening

Press Release

QPL’s Queensboro Hill Branch Reopens…

September 10, 2026

Left to right: Council Member Sandra Ung’s Chief of Staff Alexander…

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QPL's Back-to-School 2026 logo: a graphic with drawings of a star, a paperclip, a paintbrush, a pencil, a tablet, a book, a soccer ball, a cube, and a musical note, on a powder-blue background, with the words "Back To School 2026-2027."

Education

Back-to-School Season at QPL!

September 10, 2026

The 2026-2027 School Year is here, and QPL has got you covered!…

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A graphic of the New York skyline and the Statue of Liberty, with the word "Vote" in front, and a checkmark in the center of the "O" in "Vote."

News

Let's Get Ready To Vote!

September 1, 2026

The general election is coming on November 3—it’s time to get ready…

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The words "Celebrating 250 Years of America's Independence!" with fireworks and a graphic of the American flag superimposed over the borough of Queens, all on a blue background.

Events

America 250: Celebrating America's…

August 31, 2026

Queens has long been a place where the ideals of America come to…

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Douglaston Little Neck Groundbreaking

Press Release

QPL, City Break Ground on $40 Million…

July 27, 2026

Left to right: Chief Harry Wallace (Unkechaug Tribal Nation), DDC…

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time capsule

Press Release

State Senator John Liu Seals America…

July 7, 2026

State Senator John Liu Seals America 250 Time Capsule at Flushing…

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World Cup

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World Cup in the World Borough: Queens…

June 12, 2026

World Cup in the World Borough: Queens Public Library Celebrates…

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Summer at the Library Kickoff

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City-Wide Summer Reading Program…

June 9, 2026

Left to right: Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels, Queens Public…

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lactation chairs

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Queens Public Library Partners with …

June 1, 2026

Queens Public Library Partners with MediSys Health Network to …

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QPL's Juneteenth 2026 logo: a drawing of a large pastel-colored bird, with blue birds flying in its wake, a broken chain, and the words "QPL Celebrates Juneteenth: Juneteenth Brings Balance to America's Celebration of Freedom," on a red background.

Events

QPL Celebrates Juneteenth!

June 1, 2026

Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.…

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