Eco-Agents: Environmental Action for Teens is a monthly program at multiple Queens Library branches. In February, we took a hard look at our modern industrialized food system. I addressed CAFOs, overfishing, industrial agriculture and GMOs. While I try to keep the focus on…
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Young Entomologists were introduced to the newest members of Queens Library at Steinway this week. The extra large beetles are called Bessbugs. These adorable insects help the Earth by recycling  decaying trees in the forest. Our beetles are fed small pieces of rotting wood to…
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Students in the "Learn to Grow" program @ Ravenswood helped create an aquaponics system this week. Aquaponics is the combination of aquaculture; the raising small aquatic life in water tanks, and hydroponics; the growing of plants in water. The aquaponic system at Ravenswood is…
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Queens Library would like to take this opportunity to update our library customers and staff on facts concerning the renovations at Central Library, and the compensation of our President and CEO. Queens Library is one of the most highly used and valuable resources in Queens, and…
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Earth Hour is a new environmental science after-school program for school age children. During our first program at Queens Library at Broadway, we discussed how electricity is made, and different forms of energy including fossil fuels and renewable sources.We also built a hand-…
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