Posted in General | June 3, 2021
Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. We've compiled reading lists and are presenting a virtual program that re-enacts the first Juneteenth, when slaves in Texas learned they had been freed by the Emancipation Proclamation two years before. We also have…
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Posted in General | May 25, 2021
UPDATE (6/21): The following libraries will be closed to serve as polling places in the Primary Election on Tuesday, June 22: Briarwood, East Elmhurst, Elmhurst, Forest Hills, Kew Gardens Hills, Lefferts, Lefrak City, North Forest Park, Peninsula, Ridgewood, St. Albans, and…
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Posted in General | May 10, 2021
   On Friday, May 7, the Indo-Caribbean Alliance presented a program on Celebrating Indo-Caribbean Heritage Month: Using Social Media for Culture, Education & Mobilization. Moderated by Richard David, the program featured presentations by Vinay Harrichan of The Cutlass,…
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Posted in General | April 23, 2021
For the fourth year, Queens Public Library has awarded the Go the Extra Mile (G.E.M.) Award to those who go above and beyond in their service and embody the Library’s mission “to transform lives by cultivating personal and intellectual growth and by building strong communities…
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Posted in General | March 19, 2021
On this day in 1896, Dr. Walter G. Frey and George E. Clay obtained a charter from the New York State Board of Regents for the Long Island City Public Library. One hundred twenty five years later, Queens Public Library is one of the largest and busiest public library systems in…
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