Forbidden Gathering by Gina Samson. Queens Public Library will be hosting an eight-week Caribbean Arts Festival featuring artists from as far away as Bangladesh and Argentina and as close as Queens. The festival will take place at nine branches: Cambria Heights, Central,…
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Happy National Friends of Libraries Week! It’s the annual celebration of library Friends groups and everything that they do to support their neighborhood libraries. It was no coincidence that QPL and our Government & Community Affairs department held our annual Friends Mid-…
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OCTOBER 4, 2019—The following is a statement from Queens Public Library President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott about Hunters Point Library: Our goal is to be inclusive and provide access and opportunity to all. We will move the books to another location in the library and provide…
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HUNTERS POINT LIBRARY OPENS IN QUEENS Featuring a Stunning Design, Views and Prominent Location on the Long Island City Waterfront, Hunters Point Is Queens Public Library’s First New Branch To Open Since 2007 (Long Island City, NY – September 24, 2019) Queens Public Library (…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, September 17, 2019 Queens Public Library’s Hunters Point Branch Selected as Site of Environmental Education Center Environmental Initiative Is a First for QPL and Will Offer Learning Opportunities at Its Newest Branch About the Area’s Soil,…
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