Queens Public Library President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott with New York City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer. Dozens of staff and supporters on April 2 kicked off the Library’s “Renewed Promise to the Public,” a long-term initiative to honor and serve the diversity of our…
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For our Traveling Shoes: Black Migrations Black History Month program this year, we challenged customers to complete a passport by obtaining a unique stamp at every one of our library branches. Twelve customers were able to fill in their entire passports, including Oakland…
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Enriching activities planned to combat summer slide at all three library systems May 7, 2019—New York City’s three library systems are strengthening citywide summer reading and other youth educational programs over the next two years with a $1 million grant from the New York…
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After a successful week of programming in October, Queens Public Library is again presenting Teen Mental Health Week, this time during May in order to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Month. Teen Mental Health Week will take place May 13-17. May will include programming…
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Celebrate Jewish American culture with us this May at our festival at Forest Hills Library! Our special events will include music, singing, stories of the Yiddish theater, and more, with talented performers, outstanding educators, and acclaimed authors. "Our Jewish American…
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