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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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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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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Here's another one of our talented contestants for the 4th Annual Battle of the Bands!Foreign Trees is a four-piece alternative rock band based in Harlem, comprised of Grayson McCarthy (vocals/guitar), Victor Picini (guitar), Mike Tirado (drums/vocals), and Zoltan (bass/vocals…
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