Requesting Records

Please include the following information in your request:

  1. Describe the records you are seeking as specifically as possible, including as much of the following as possible: document title, date or approximate date range and any other information that will enable the Records Access Officer to identify the record(s) you are requesting.
  2. Include a daytime phone number, in case the Records Access Officer has any questions about your request.

 

Sending a Request

By Mail:
Records Access Officer
Sara Hausner-Levine, Esq.
Office of the General Counsel
Queens Borough Public Library
89-11 Merrick Boulevard
Jamaica, New York 11432

By Fax: 718-744-2325

By Email: FOIL@queenslibrary.org

 

Location and Time of Availability of Records
Records made available pursuant to FOIL will be available for review and copying, upon appointment, weekdays between 9:30 am-4:30 pm at the Central Library, located at 89-11 Merrick Boulevard, Jamaica, New York 11432.

 

Copying Fees
The fees for copying of records shall be:

  1. $0.25 cents per page, or
  2. Actual costs of reproduction

 

Appeals Officer
Justin Deabler, Esq.
Office of the General Counsel
Queens Borough Public Library
89-11 Merrick Boulevard
Jamaica, New York, 11432

For more information about the Freedom of Information Law, visit the Committee on Open Government.