Posted in General | April 6, 2016
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Twitter Q&A session with Dennis Walcott on April 6!Our new President and CEO answered questions about quiet at the library, the path to 7-day service, which book he's currently reading, and more.In case you missed it, you can read…
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Posted in Music | April 6, 2016
Looking for new music? Look no further than your local Queens Library!
Every month, our expert staff will bring you the best of what's new in our physical and digital collections.
Check out our music recommendations for April 2016!
Loretta Lynn, Full Circle
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Posted in Books | April 1, 2016
April is National Poetry Month, and we’re honored to share a poem, “Cornrows,” from the Queens Poet Laureate, Maria Lisella.Are you an aspiring poet? Queens Library would like to give you the opportunity to share your verses with the world! Learn more here. Cornrowsby…
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Posted in Music | March 16, 2016
We’re very excited for our upcoming Culture Connection concert on Saturday, March 19, when piano virtuoso Anthony de Mare will perform works from his groundbreaking new CD, Liaisons: Re-Imagining Sondheim from the Piano.
Liaisons, a landmark eight-year project created and co-…
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Posted in General | February 24, 2016
Andrew Jackson (Sekou Molefi Baako) has been Executive Director of the Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center since 1980. He is retiring this year, and Queens Library will miss him, as will the countless people outside the Library whose lives he has enriched. The…
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