Happy National Friends of Libraries Week! It’s the annual celebration of library Friends groups and everything they do for their neighborhood libraries. In honor of Friends of Libraries Week, we asked the staff at our branches to talk about the special relationship they have…
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As we continue our fall College Readiness series, Dr. P – Dominque Padurano, Ph.D, founder and president of Crimson Coaching – offers some tips on writing a great college application essay and why the essay matters so much. Dr. P writes:  “For decades each fall, millions of…
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Dear Queens Public Library Community, During a visit to one of our libraries several years ago, I watched an eight-year-old boy, accompanied by his older sister, set down a stack of books on the circulation desk and hand his library card to a librarian to check them out. He…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 5, 2021 CONTACT:Angela Montefinise, New York Public Library, angelamontefinise@nypl.org Fritzi Bodenheimer, Brooklyn Public Library, fbodenheimer@bklynlibrary.org Elisabeth de Bourbon, Queens Public Library, edebourbon@queenslibrary.org…
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It’s back-to-school time, but not just for kids. Queens Public Library offers many learning opportunities for adults who want to finish their high school education, learn English, complete basic education, and more.  This fall, we will be offering ESOL from beginning to advanced…
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