Join us in welcoming the beloved, bestselling author of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling, back to the book scene: Write a tribute to the author by writing a comment replying to this blog post or by uploading a photo or video tribute on our Facebook page. Share a favorite…
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Our borough is the source of countless stories, some recorded and ready to be discovered—in the Queens Library collection, in the Archives at Queens Library, and on the Queens Memory Project website, a collaboration between Queens College and the Archives at Queens Library—and…
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The classic film Casablanca—ranked number three on the American Film Institute’s list of the top 100 movies—celebrates its 70th anniversary this year and you can mark the occasion in a variety of ways with Queens Library, starting this weekend with a free screening of the film…
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Louis Armstrong, the legendary jazz musician and longtime resident of Corona, Queens, bequeathed a huge legacy to the world, with much of it right at our fingertips, right here in our borough! This weekend Lincoln Center Local and Queens Library will be partnering to present “It…
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This week at Steinway’s Garden Club, we planted various beautiful flowers all around the garden. We also played a game in the garden where the kids had to guess what each plant/vegetable was by either looking at the plant or by smelling it. A few of the kids were stumped on some…
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