This June, we celebrated Immigrant Heritage Month with our Bring Your Story initiative and Pride Month with our Let’s Make Some Noise initiative. Our programs were enthusiastically attended and many enjoyed participating in the Map Your Story project, celebrating where their…
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QPL’S Tech Lab, a Hub for Innovation and Education, Offers Hands-On Classes and Access to Specialized Software, 3D Printing, and More Long Island City, NY—Queens Public Library this month marks the 70th anniversary of its continuous presence at the Queensbridge Houses, the…
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As part of the First Lady of New York City’s Gracie Book Club, Wally Lamb came to Central Library to read from his classic novel She’s Come Undone and discuss it with interlocutor LaShonda Barnett, the author of the novel Jam on the Vine. Barnett and Lamb’s wide-ranging…
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Above: Forest Hills Library’s Pixelated Moon working on their robot. Nearly 50 children representing nine teams from six branches, participating in Queens Public Library’s Robotics FIRST LEGO League, competed in the inaugural championship held on June 11 at the Flushing Library…
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We asked our staff for their suggestions for best summer reads for adults. Here are their picks! “The taut novel Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones focuses on an interesting plot involving the daughters of a bigamist in 1980s Atlanta. What makes this book so exceptional is its…
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