There is still time this May to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. We recognize contributions to our collective culture, history, and advancements in the United States. Below are some highlights of electronic resources selected by librarian Thomas Maxheimer,…
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QPL’s eBook collection is at your fingertips and we’re pleased to have the following recent award winners available for you to check out from anywhere!  2020 Pulitzer Prize Winners: Pulitzer Prize in Poetry: Jericho Brown’s The Tradition  Beauty abounds in Jericho Brown’s…
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For the third year, Queens Public Library has awarded the Go the Extra Mile (G.E.M.) Award to our volunteers who go above and beyond in their service and embody the Library’s mission “to transform lives by cultivating personal and intellectual growth and by building strong…
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Our digital resources present the perfect opportunity to learn a new language or skill or to become well-versed in a new subject area. No matter what you’re interested in, we speak your language – and we have something for you. Here are a few of the ways you can learn from home…
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We hope you and your loved ones are safe and healthy during these difficult days. It’s normal to be fearful amid the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19.  Every day we hear about more and more people testing positive for coronavirus and we are more restricted in where we can go and…
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