Posted in News | October 29, 2022
On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy made landfall in the Tri-State area.
The impact of the superstorm was immediate and devastating across New York City, especially on the Rockaway Peninsula, where people lost electricity, water, and heat for several days and thousands of…
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Posted in Teens | October 26, 2022
One of the most daunting aspects of applying to college is the sheer number of essays you have to write.
What do I mean? Say you’re applying to 8-10 schools. Each has anywhere from 1-5 or more supplemental essays. Quick math tells us that’s between 8-50 college essay prompts to…
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Posted in Press Release | October 13, 2022
QPL President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott at the Queens Name Explorer Launch Event at McGoldrick Library
QPL’s “Queens Name Explorer” Project Seeks to Assemble Archive of the Borough's Streets, Buildings, Parks, and Monuments Named After Individuals
FLUSHING, NY _ Queens…
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Posted in Press Release | October 12, 2022
At the Newly Opened Teen Tech Center at Crown Heights Library (Left to Right): Ellen West, VP of investor relations and Google NY site lead, Maria Torres-Springer, New York City's Deputy Mayor for Economic and Workforce Development, BPL President and CEO Linda Johnson, a teen…
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Posted in General | October 3, 2022
Queens Public Library joins our City in celebrating Italian Heritage Day & Indigenous Peoples’ Day, which honors the past, present, and future contributions of Indigenous communities and Italian Americans.
In 2021, President Biden issued a proclamation recognizing…
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