Update: June 15, 2022, 2PM COVID-19 Vaccine Van Available Outside Rosedale Library on June 16 Queens Public Library is partnering with NYC Health + Hospitals to offer a free mobile COVID-19 vaccine site outside our Rosedale branch. Visit the NYC Health + Hospitals Mobile Van…
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The tragedy of the war in Ukraine has stunned the world and triggered a humanitarian crisis that affects millions of civilians, including children. To help our customers understand the situation, Queens Public Library has compiled a list of resources, including trustworthy…
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UPDATE (12/28): All QPL locations will be closing at 5PM on Thursday, December 30. Here is the Library's holiday schedule for the end of December 2021. All Queens Public Library locations will be closed on Friday, December 24; on Christmas Day, Saturday, December 25; and on…
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Tuesday, November 2, 2021 is Election Day, and several of our branches will serve as polling sites. Queens residents will cast their votes at the Briarwood, Central, East Elmhurst, Elmhurst, Forest Hills, Kew Gardens Hills, Lefferts, North Forest Park, Peninsula, Ridgewood,…
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Dear Queens Public Library Community, During a visit to one of our libraries several years ago, I watched an eight-year-old boy, accompanied by his older sister, set down a stack of books on the circulation desk and hand his library card to a librarian to check them out. He…
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