Press Releases

New York City is officially going through a heat wave, and Queens Public Library is here to help! If you don’t have air conditioning in your home or your apartment, or if you are at risk for heat-related illness, please visit your local library. Public libraries in New York…
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QPL’s New Far Rockaway Library To Open Tuesday, July 30 Branch Will Be Open Seven Days a Week FAR ROCKAWAY, NY_ Queens Public Library today announced that its new Far Rockaway Library at 1637 Central Avenue will open to the public on Tuesday, July 30, with a ceremony at 11:30…
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QPL Announces Status Update on Reopening of Three Branches Following Last Week’s Restoration of City Funding Service at Bay Terrace, Broadway and Hillcrest Libraries Set To Resume Upon Completion of Preparations and Inspections QUEENS, NY _ Queens Public Library President and…
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QPL Launches Bookcycle Summer Tour, Delivering Books, Resources and Fun to Queens Communities The Bookcycle Will Make Stops in Areas Where Book Buses Cannot Fit  Jamaica, NY_ Queens Public Library is launching its first-ever Bookcycle Summer Tour with its three-wheeled…
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NYC Libraries Launch Citywide Summer at the Library Campaign to Support Students  Initiative features giveaway of 15,000 books at select branches provided by the New York Life Foundation and highlights activities at branches across the five boroughs JUNE 4, 2024—New York City’…
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