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Banned Books Library Card Design Contest
The winning artwork will be featured on QPL’s Banned Books Special Edition Library Card!
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Celebrate Native American Heritage Month
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Explore our booklists for adults, teens, and kids.
Holiday Closings in November
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All QPL locations will be closed on these days in November.
National Novel Writing Month
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Join us for these great programs, curated by our Hip Hop Coordinator Ralph McDaniels!
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Banned Books
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Holiday Closings in November
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QPL Baby: Mother Goose Time

Kids(0-5)

QPL Baby: Mother Goose Time

Nov 21, 1:00pm - 1:30pm

Richmond Hill

Join us for Mother Goose Time, when we will be introducing little on...

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Creative Writers Group

Adults, Seniors

Creative Writers Group

Nov 21, 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Windsor Park

This creative writing group welcomes beginners as well as advanced w...

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QPL Baby: Baby and Me

Kids(0-5)

QPL Baby: Baby and Me

Nov 25, 10:30am - 11:00am

Auburndale

Children ages 6-18 months and their caregivers are invited for stori...

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Thanksgiving Crafts

Kids(0-5), Kids(6-11)

Thanksgiving Crafts

Nov 25, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Arverne

Let's celebrate Thanksgiving by making a craft! This program is for ...

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Turkey Craft

Kids(6-11)

Turkey Craft

Nov 26, 3:15pm - 4:00pm

North Hills

Make a craft turkey with others to celebrate Thanksgiving!

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Beyond Words: The Power of Visual Expression (Virtual Talk in Chinese)

Adults, Seniors

Beyond Words: The Power of Visual Expres...

Nov 26, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Virtual

The timeless adage “A picture is worth a thousand words” stresses th...

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Immigrant Pioneer Women in America: Episode 1: Shayla Azeem & Selina Sharmin

Adults

Immigrant Pioneer Women in America: Epis...

Dec 12, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Virtual

Join us for the beginning of a special virtual series about pioneeri...

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Writing Workshop for Adults

Adults, Seniors

Writing Workshop for Adults

Dec 14, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Steinway

Queens playwright Johnny Culver brings together writers of all genre...

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Creative Aging: Virtual Creative Writing Club

Seniors

Creative Aging: Virtual Creative Writing...

Dec 16, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Virtual

If you enjoy writing creatively, socializing and sharing stories, yo...

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Literary Thursdays: Susanna Ashton, Author of “A Plausible Man”

Adults, Seniors

Literary Thursdays: Susanna Ashton, Auth...

Dec 19, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Virtual

In December of 1850, a faculty wife in Brunswick, Maine named Harrie...

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Cambria Heights Adult Writers Club

Adults, Kids(0-5)

Cambria Heights Adult Writers Club

Dec 21, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Cambria Heights

Join us for journal-prompt writing and sharing on a variety of theme...

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Culture Pass Presents: Plant Part Art

Adults, Kids(0-5)

Culture Pass Presents: Plant Part Art

Dec 21, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Broadway

Explore plant parts and identify their functions, through art creati...

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banned books

Press Release

Historic Day of Action Against Books…

October 19, 2024

QPL Rally in Front of Flushing Library Historic Day of Action…

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Hollis groundbreaking

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Mayor Adams Breaks Ground on Major…

October 18, 2024

Mayor Adams Breaks Ground on Major Renovation of Queens Public…

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A photo of the Sky Window displays at Baisley Park Library, created by QPL librarian Rose Kelly-Lyons.

Education

QPL Teams Up with NASA to Study Clouds

October 1, 2024

A photo of the Sky Window displays at Baisley Park Library, created…

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Far Rockaway Library

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The Municipal Art Society of New York…

September 23, 2024

The Municipal Art Society of New York Names the Far Rockaway…

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QPL's Banned Books logo: a purple book with a cover that says "I Read Banned Books with My QPL Card."

Books

Banned Books Week and Beyond: Celebrate…

September 22, 2024

Banned Books Week is September 22 through September 28, and the…

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Carnegie grant

Press Release

New York City’s Public Libraries…

September 19, 2024

New York City’s Public Libraries Receive $4 Million Grant from…

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Queens Public Library And 5pointzlic…

September 13, 2024

Queens Public Library And 5pointzlic Developer Reach Tentative Deal…

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QPL's Hispanic Heritage Month 2024 logo, a sunburst that incorporates the flags of several Hispanic countries and the slogans "Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together" and "Pioneros del Cambio: Formando un Futuro Juntos."

Events

QPL Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month!

September 6, 2024

Every year, Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15)…

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QPL's Back-to-School 2024 logo: a graphic with drawings of a tablet, a ruler, a pen, a pencil, a paintbrush, and an open book, on a background resembling a piece of graph paper, with the words "Back To School 2024-2025."

Education

Get Ready for Back-to-School with Help…

September 5, 2024

The 2024-2025 School Year is here! Are you and your family feeling…

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QPL's Summer Reading 2024 logo: the words “Summer at the Library Your Adventure Starts Here” hovering over an abstract cartoon cityscape full of reading characters.

News

Our Summer Reading Raffle Winners!

August 29, 2024

Congratulations to the young people who participated in our Reading…

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The QPL Baby library card, which features a fairy tale illustration of a bear reading to a cub, surrounded by the forest.

Press Release

Oh, Baby! Queens Public Library…

August 28, 2024

Oh, Baby! Queens Public Library Welcomes Jamaica and Flushing…

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Broadway Library

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QPL’s Broadway Library in Astoria…

August 12, 2024

The Broadway Library is now open to the public! Left to right: QPL…

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