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Join us for our programs honoring Native American and Indigenous culture.
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Are you challenging yourself to write this month? You've come to the right place.
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Let’s have Thanksgiving fun all month long at the Library!
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Eight QPL locations are open seven days a week!
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Neighborhood Tech Help offers free, easy-to-access, one-on-one tech support near you.
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Don't miss these live conversations with amazing writers!
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Tap Into Rhythm with the Apollo Theater

Children’s Program, General

Tap Into Rhythm with the Apollo Theater

Nov 13, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

East Elmhurst

Get on your feet and tap into the rhythm of the Harlem Renaissance w...

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Personal Archiving in the Digital Age: A Multimedia Presentation and Story Share

Queens Memory

Personal Archiving in the Digital Age: A...

Nov 13, 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Ridgewood

This program expands on the dozens of photographs documentary filmma...

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Cooking up Stories to Make Delicious Books

Children’s Program, General

Cooking up Stories to Make Delicious Boo...

Nov 14, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Cambria Heights

Join Dr. Elechi Osueke for a fun children's writing workshop, where ...

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Writing Help

Adult Program, General

Writing Help

Nov 15, 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Broadway

Writing help is available for everyone who seeks it! Get support ...

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Adult Book Club

Book Discussion Group

Adult Book Club

Nov 20, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Steinway

Steinway Book Club meets the last Thursday of every month in the low...

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Opera Screening: Verdi's "Attila"

Adult Program, General

Opera Screening: Verdi's "Attila"

Nov 23, 1:00pm - 2:45pm

Glen Oaks

Styled as a historical drama, Attila is a thinly veiled nod to Verdi...

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Indigenous People’s Month: Beadwork Workshop

Cultural Arts

Indigenous People’s Month: Beadwork Work...

Nov 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Maspeth

Join Claire Soleil Gardner, a Métis-Cree Indigenous artist, for a fu...

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Queens Village Short Story Club

Book Discussion Group

Queens Village Short Story Club

Dec 3, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Queens Village

Love short stories? Join our monthly Short Story Club for thoughtful...

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Picturing Flood Resilience: How to Document and Prepare for Flooding in NYC

Queens Memory

Picturing Flood Resilience: How to Docum...

Dec 3, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Central Library

New York Sea Grant and partners will lead a workshop on the types of...

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Rainbow Reads Book Club: "Open Throat" by Henry Hoke

Book Discussion Group

Rainbow Reads Book Club: "Open Throat" b...

Dec 4, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Hunters Point

Join the Rainbow Reads Book Club! On the first Thursday of every mon...

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Fundraising Fundamentals with Candid's Top Tools

Adult Program, General

Fundraising Fundamentals with Candid's T...

Dec 11, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Hillcrest

Join us at Hillcrest Library for a fun orientation to Candid's Found...

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Queens Memory Lunch and Learn: Recording & Sharing Family Stories

Queens Memory

Queens Memory Lunch and Learn: Recording...

Dec 16, 12:00pm - 12:30pm

Virtual

Join the Queens Memory team for a quick lunchtime presentation. Hear...

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"Dog Man" Reading Challenge…

November 1, 2025

JOIN THE DOG MAN READING CHALLENGE!READ AND WIN PRIZES!Hey Second,…

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FORL Receives Casey Award

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Ridgewood Library Friends Group…

October 24, 2025

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HPD, QPL Celebrate Expansion of ‘…

October 8, 2025

HPD, QPL Celebrate Expansion of ‘Neighborhood Tech Help’ in Queens…

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Queens Public Library Launches Special…

October 2, 2025

Queens Public Library Launches Special Edition Library Card…

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QPL, City Kick Off $17.6 Million…

September 29, 2025

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QPL's Hispanic Heritage Month 2025 logo: a sunburst that incorporates the flags of several Hispanic countries and the slogans "Collective Heritage: Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future" and "Patrimonio Colectivo: Honrando El Pasado, Inspirando El Futuro."

General

QPL Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month!

September 15, 2025

Every year, Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15)…

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General

NOTICE OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF CLASS…

September 10, 2025

  Originally posted July 11, 2025 NOTICE OF PROPOSED…

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General

AVISO DE ACUERDO CONCILIATORIO…

September 10, 2025

  Originally posted July 11, 2025 AVISO DE ACUERDO…

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QPL's Back-to-School 2025 logo: a graphic with drawings of a star, a paperclip, a paintbrush, a pencil, a tablet, a book, a basketball, a cube, and a musical note, on a blue-green background, with the words "Back To School 2025-2026."

Education

Get Ready for Back-to-School with Help…

September 10, 2025

The 2025-2026 School Year is here, and QPL has got you covered!…

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Education

Anxiety in Children: 6 Ways Parents Can…

September 10, 2025

This article appears in QPL's 2025-2026 Back-to-School Guide—…

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Education

The Solution for Teen Phone Addiction…

September 10, 2025

by Laura Braider, Ph.D. This article appears in QPL's 2025-2026…

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Education

How to Choose the Right Backpack for…

September 10, 2025

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