Posted in Press Release | October 28, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, October 28, 2019 Council Member Adrienne Adams Celebrates South Ozone Park Library Reopening South Ozone Park, New York—On Friday, October 25th, Council Member Adrienne Adams, in conjunction with the Queens Public Library, celebrated the reopening…
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Posted in Events | September 1, 2019
Ensuring free access to books and fostering a love of reading are central to the Library’s mission, and this summer, visitors not only could borrow books but could also take books home to keep. Thanks to JetBlue’s Soar with Reading initiative, Central Library hosted a book…
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Posted in Events | August 28, 2019
The creators of Peg + Cat, the popular PBS television show and book series, came to Central Library for a special storytime today as the last event of JetBlue’s Soar with Reading initiative at Queens Public Library. JetBlue’s BookDrop book vending machine, which dispenses free…
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Posted in News | July 17, 2019
Above: A family shows off their new books courtesy of the JetBlue vending machine. Last week, JetBlue installed a free book vending machine at Central Library as part of its Soar With Reading initiative, which promotes literacy and reading. The vending machine is full of…
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Posted in Events | November 15, 2018
It's Time for Kind kicked off on Tuesday, November 13! Our virtual kindness wall went live. People began writing on the physical kindness walls at their library locations, sharing stories of being kind by helping others. Walls are available at all library locations.  WBLS radio…
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