Posted in General | October 24, 2012
Art lovers had a lot to fret about recently: The Associated Press reported that on Tuesday, October 16, thieves broke into a Dutch museum and stole seven paintings by legendary artists such as Picasso, Monet and Matisse. The haul could be appraised in the hundreds of millions of…
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Posted in General | October 20, 2012
This week the children at Broadway made a Castle diorama using primarily recycled materials, such as a cardboard box and toilet paper tubes. We also used markers, crayons, glue, and a good dose of creativity! Some of the kids even made a fire breathing dragon out by recycling an…
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Posted in Music | October 11, 2012
The topic of “my first album” seems so quaint and odd in this modern age of immediate downloading of virtually any song you could imagine, streaming audio, and file-sharing.  However, there was a time not too long ago when music had to be purchased on a disc.  That disc of vinyl…
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Posted in Books | September 28, 2012
In honor of the 30th year of Banned Books Week—a time to celebrate the freedom to read and speak out against censorship—a Queens Librarian has put together this banned-book trivia challenge for you! Let us know how you score, by telling us in the comments. Note: Queens Library…
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Posted in Events | September 27, 2012
At Steinway library we hold our weekly composting program and now, more than ever, it has become super successful. This week we had 27 drop-offs and have collected over 185lbs of food scraps, all just under three hours! It really is amazing to see so many people conscious of…
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