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QPL Celebrates Black History Month
This Black History Month, join us in celebrating Black resistance of the past, present, and future.
This Black History Month, join us in celebrating Black resistance of the past, present, and future.
Lunar New Year at the Library
Join us for programs and check out our booklists for adults and kids.
Join us for programs and check out our booklists for adults and kids.
Our Black History Month Icons & Journal
Pick up a copy of the Journal and visit our Black Icon posters at library locations across the borough.
Pick up a copy of the Journal and visit our Black Icon posters at library locations across the borough.
Use Our Mobile App in Multiple Languages
The QPL Mobile App now translates into 96 languages, including English!
The QPL Mobile App now translates into 96 languages, including English!
Tax Help and E-Filing At QPL
We're partnering with a number of organizations to offer FREE tax counseling to New Yorkers.
We're partnering with a number of organizations to offer FREE tax counseling to New Yorkers.
Free At-Home COVID-19 Test Kits
You can pick up free at-home COVID-19 test kits at every QPL location.
You can pick up free at-home COVID-19 test kits at every QPL location.
Valentine's Day at the Library!
Learn More about our upcoming in-person and virtual programs.
Learn More about our upcoming in-person and virtual programs.
Free Trips to Museums, Theaters and More
Use your library card to get your free pass to NYC's culture!
Use your library card to get your free pass to NYC's culture!
QPL Staff Book Picks
Which books are our librarians reading? Check out their book recommendations for adults, teens and kids!
Which books are our librarians reading? Check out their book recommendations for adults, teens and kids!
Uncover the History Behind the Names
Learn the stories behind Queens’ named streets, schools, buildings, parks & monuments with Queens Name Explorer.
Learn the stories behind Queens’ named streets, schools, buildings, parks & monuments with Queens Name Explorer.
How You Can Help Asylum Seekers
Here are some ways that you can help our city's newcomers.
Here are some ways that you can help our city's newcomers.
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Black History Month
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Black History Month
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Tax Help At QPL
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COVID-19 Test Kits
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Valentine's Day
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Culture Pass NYC
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QPL Staff Book Picks
QPL Staff Book Picks
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Queens Name Explorer
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Help Asylum Seekers
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Trialogue on the Cloud Series 3, Session 10: Talk on “The New Story of the World"

Family

Trialogue on the Cloud Series 3, Session...

Feb 3, 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Virtual

Queens Public Library |Central Library Presents Trialogue on the C...

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Tie Mi Dye Mi!

Family

Tie Mi Dye Mi!

Feb 4, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Laurelton

Learn about the ancient African art of folding cloth and making patt...

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Pathway to U.S. Citizenship: Becoming a U.S. Citizen and Building Your Civic Knowledge

Adults

Pathway to U.S. Citizenship: Becoming a ...

Feb 4, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Woodside

QPL is here to ease the stress around taking the citizenship exam. C...

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Working Through The Winter: Seasonal Art Classes

Family

Working Through The Winter: Seasonal Art...

Feb 4, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Virtual

Winter may not be for everyone, but now you don't have to choose bet...

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Friends of QPL Information Session: February 2023

Adults

Friends of QPL Information Session: Febr...

Feb 7, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Virtual

Join us for an hour-long information session to learn about the Frie...

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Live Talk from Queens with Ralph McDaniels

Adults

Live Talk from Queens with Ralph McDanie...

Feb 7, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Virtual

Join QPL Hip Hop Coordinator Ralph McDaniels as he talks with his sp...

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Online Citizenship Classes

Adults

Online Citizenship Classes

Feb 7, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Virtual

Learn everything you need to know about American history, government...

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Pathway to U.S. Citizenship: Becoming a U.S. Citizen and Building Your Civic Knowledge

Adults

Pathway to U.S. Citizenship: Becoming a ...

Feb 9, 6:00pm - 7:45pm

McGoldrick

QPL is here to ease the stress around taking the citizenship exam. C...

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Ceramic Painting for Kids

Kids

Ceramic Painting for Kids

Feb 11, 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Briarwood

Calling all children to the Briarwood Library! Join us to paint your...

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QPL Baby: New Mamas Virtual Support Group

Family

QPL Baby: New Mamas Virtual Support Grou...

Feb 17, 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Virtual

Welcome, new mamas! Having a baby, whether it's your first or your f...

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Queens Memory Cookbook with Life Story Club: Addisleigh Park & St. Albans

Adults

Queens Memory Cookbook with Life Story C...

Feb 23, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Virtual

Join us online for the Queens Memory Cookbook: St. Albans and Addisl...

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Animals Alive! with Alley Pond Environmental Center

Family

Animals Alive! with Alley Pond Environme...

Mar 13, 3:00pm - 3:45pm

Ridgewood

Animals Alive! is a popular, interactive program offering kids the o...

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Black Resistance

Press Release

Queens Public Library Celebrates Black…

February 1, 2023

Queens Public Library Celebrates Black History Month With Nearly…

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QPL’s COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Response (…

January 12, 2023

Update: January 12, 2023, 11AM Free At-Home COVID-19 Test Kits…

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MLK Day

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QPL Honors The Legacy Of Martin Luther…

January 11, 2023

QPL Honors The Legacy Of Martin Luther King Jr. With Author Talks,…

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Queens Memory Cookbook Events Series

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Queens Memory Cookbook Events Series

January 9, 2023

Queens Public Library’s Queens Memory Project is launching the…

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Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 6, 2023

We hope you will join us for our special events that pay tribute to…

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Queens Name Explorer Map

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Calling Local Historians: The Queens…

December 21, 2022

Queens Public Library’s Queens Memory Project has embarked on an…

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Top Checkouts of 2022

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New York City’s Three Public Library…

December 19, 2022

New York City’s Three Public Library Systems Share the Top…

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Language Line

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Queens Public Library Adds On-Demand,…

December 5, 2022

Queens Public Library Adds On-Demand, Live Phone Interpretation…

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How You Can Help Asylum Seekers

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How You Can Help Asylum Seekers

November 21, 2022

This year, New York City has experienced a greater-than-usual…

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Queens Public Philosophy at QPL: A “More Diverse and Vibrant” Approach to Life’s Profound Questions

Events

Queens Public Philosophy at QPL: A “…

November 16, 2022

What comes to mind when you think of philosophy? People in togas…

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Celebrate 45 Years of the New Americans Program at Queens Public Library on Saturday, November 19

Events

Celebrate 45 Years of the New Americans…

November 4, 2022

For 45 years, Queens Public Library’s New Americans Program (NAP)…

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A picture from our 2017-2019 Queens Hip Hop Pioneers Photo Exhibit, curated by MFidel Photography.

Arts

Let's Celebrate Hip Hop History…

November 1, 2022

A picture from our 2017-2019 Queens Hip Hop Pioneers Photo Exhibit…

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