To help keep our customers informed, we’ve compiled this list of print and electronic books in English, Chinese, and Spanish about the history of pandemics and the current COVID-19 crisis. To see how Queens Public Library is reopening and responding to COVID-19, visit our…
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There is still time this May to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. We recognize contributions to our collective culture, history, and advancements in the United States. Below are some highlights of electronic resources selected by librarian Thomas Maxheimer,…
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QPL’s eBook collection is at your fingertips and we’re pleased to have the following recent award winners available for you to check out from anywhere!  2020 Pulitzer Prize Winners: Pulitzer Prize in Poetry: Jericho Brown’s The Tradition  Beauty abounds in Jericho Brown’s…
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Here are some of the new books coming to the Library for adults, children, and teens—from magical children’s books to historical fiction to books for Black History Month. January 7, 2020Welcome to the Pine Away Motel and Cabins (adult) by Katarina Bivald The latest book by the…
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Andrew David MacDonald, debut author of When We Were Vikings, doesn’t have the Internet at home or on his phone, so he does everything online in libraries, coffee shops, and his favorite—coffee shops in libraries. He wrote a lot of his first book in several libraries in Canada…
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