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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With summer coming to a close and autumn right around the corner, the kids at Steinway library wanted to hold onto summer before it officially ended and by doing so we made “summer globes” instead of “snow globes.” The idea here is the same as a winter snow globe, though instead…
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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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