Baisley Park Community Library, located at 117-11 Sutphin Boulevard in Jamaica, will close on Friday, March 15 at 6pm for an emergency project to replace the building’s air-conditioning system. We expect Baisley Park to reopen in Summer 2019. Mobile library service will be…
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This year, the Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center and its Black Heritage Reference Center will be celebrating their 50th anniversary—an important milestone for Queens Library and our borough! Langston Hughes Library was founded in 1969 through community…
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Sarah Smarsh, the first-time author of Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth, began her book in 2002 while a senior at the University of Kansas, researching her family’s chaotic history. Sixteen years later, it was a finalist for…
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Queens Library commemorated Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Wednesday, April 4, 2018—the 50th anniversary of his assassination—with many special events honoring the life and legacy of Dr. King. Our programs included over a dozen special storytimes, movie…
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It's Time for Kind kicked off on Tuesday, November 13! Our virtual kindness wall went live. People began writing on the physical kindness walls at their library locations, sharing stories of being kind by helping others. Walls are available at all library locations.  WBLS radio…
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