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Adult Quilt Club

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Adult Quilt Club

Jun 25, 10:30am - 1:00pm

Cambria Heights

Please join us Wednesday mornings for workshops on machine quilting....

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Passive Word Search Puzzles for Kids

Kids(6-11)

Passive Word Search Puzzles for Kids

Jun 25, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Kew Gardens Hills

Kids come and do some word searches! They are located in front of th...

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iPhone and AI Essentials Workshop Series (in Chinese)

Adults

iPhone and AI Essentials Workshop Series...

Jun 25, 2:30pm - 4:00pm

Briarwood

Join us for a four-part workshop series designed to help you make th...

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Queens Memory Oral History Workshop

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Queens Memory Oral History Workshop

Jun 26, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Virtual

The Queens Memory Project is a community archiving project and oral ...

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Chess Club

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Chess Club

Jun 26, 5:00pm - 7:30pm

Bayside

Learn how to play chess and compete with others! Chess players of al...

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Pride: Book Reading: "A Little Life" by Hanya Yanagihara

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Pride: Book Reading: "A Little Life" by ...

Jun 26, 5:00pm - 6:30pm

Windsor Park

In this month, the book that we picked is "A Little Life" by Hanya Y...

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Youth Chess Club with New York Cares

Kids(6-11), Teens

Youth Chess Club with New York Cares

Jun 26, 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Elmhurst

All youth are welcome to join us for chess! Sharpen your chess skill...

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Friends of Ridgewood Library: General Meeting

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Friends of Ridgewood Library: General Me...

Jun 26, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Ridgewood

Join the Friends of Ridgewood at their monthly meeting to plan upcom...

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Meet Berkley Wendell Semple, Poet and Author

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Meet Berkley Wendell Semple, Poet and Au...

Jun 28, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

South Jamaica

Meet Guyanese author Berkley Wendell Semple whose novel "Kipling Pla...

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Queens Memory: Creative Explorations of Local History in Southeast Queens with Artist Rejin Leys

Adults, Seniors

Queens Memory: Creative Explorations of ...

Jun 28, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

St.Albans

Join artist Rejin Leys for a creative workshop exploring the history...

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Caribbean Heritage Month: Omo Ikoko, The Band

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Caribbean Heritage Month: Omo Ikoko, The...

Jun 29, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Far Rockaway

Celebrate Caribbean heritage with Omo Ikoko, a name that translates ...

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QPL Baby & Me

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QPL Baby & Me

Jul 3, 1:00pm - 1:30pm

Richmond Hill

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June 24, 2025

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The People’s Money: Decide How to Spend…

June 10, 2025

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June 4, 2025

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June 1, 2025

Remember, Reflect, Rise. Juneteenth commemorates the end of…

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May 21, 2025

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April 30, 2025

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April 21, 2025

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April 10, 2025

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March 18, 2025

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