JANUARY 8, 2020—The following is a statement by Queens Public Library President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott about today's rally at Court Square Library in Long Island City. My team and I have worked for more than a year to find alternatives and have visited numerous locations.…
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We hope you will join us this month for our special events that pay tribute to the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. We also have suggestions below for great books and movies about Dr. King. All Queens Public Library locations will be closed on Monday, January 20 for…
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Here is the Library's holiday schedule for the end of December 2019. (Please pay special attention to our opening hours on December 24 and 31. Happy Holidays!) All Queens Public Library locations will close at 1PM on Tuesday, December 24.* Central Library and Flushing Library…
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Nancy Cafferty and Dr. Raana Mahmood. The library changes lives—as evidenced by the experience of Dr. Raana Mahmood, who recently stopped by the library to show off her new book about surviving sexual abuse in Pakistan. The book, The Courage to Say No: A Pakistani Female…
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Have you heard of Giving Tuesday? It’s a global movement that has unleashed the power of people and organizations over the past seven years to transform their communities and the world. On December 3, 2019, everyone is encouraged to embrace their generosity and to give,…
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