“Growing up, my parents led me to believe that reading for leisure was a virtue. We went to the library once a week on Saturdays, especially during the period after we initially immigrated to the United States. Libraries offered escapism, rehabilitation, and answers in our new…
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Here are some of the new books coming to the Library—from mysteries to literary novels to science and self-help. March 5, 2019Unto Us a Son Is Given by Donna Leon The 28th novel that features detective Guido Brunetti was starred by Booklist. It traces an elderly man’s plans to…
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Baisley Park Community Library, located at 117-11 Sutphin Boulevard in Jamaica, will close on Friday, March 15 at 6pm for an emergency project to replace the building’s air-conditioning system. We expect Baisley Park to reopen in Summer 2019. Mobile library service will be…
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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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Sarah Smarsh, the first-time author of Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth, began her book in 2002 while a senior at the University of Kansas, researching her family’s chaotic history. Sixteen years later, it was a finalist for…
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