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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We asked Evelyn Kanter, author of the new NYC guidebook 100 Things To Do in New York City Before You Die, who visited the Forest Hills and Briarwood libraries this spring, for suggestions for the best summer locations in the city. She shared this collection of small NYC museums…
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Above: Forest Hills Library’s Pixelated Moon working on their robot. Nearly 50 children representing nine teams from six branches, participating in Queens Public Library’s Robotics FIRST LEGO League, competed in the inaugural championship held on June 11 at the Flushing Library…
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This spring, Kwame Alexander spoke to a rapt audience of fourth and fifth graders at PS 48 in Queens as part of a program that Queens Public Library organized through South Jamaica Reads to bring authors to schools. Bestselling author Alexander says he owes his success to…
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Queens Public Library President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott with New York City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer. Dozens of staff and supporters on April 2 kicked off the Library’s “Renewed Promise to the Public,” a long-term initiative to honor and serve the diversity of our…
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