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QPL Winter Food Drive: Help Feed Our…

December 4, 2025

More than 1.4 million New Yorkers are experiencing food insecurity…

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Events

Celebrate Kwanzaa at Langston Hughes…

December 1, 2025

For over 40 years, the Langston Hughes Community Library and…

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Food Security Resources in NYC

November 19, 2025

Updated November 19, 2025We know that many New Yorkers lack…

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"Dog Man" Reading Challenge…

November 1, 2025

JOIN THE DOG MAN READING CHALLENGE!READ AND WIN PRIZES!Hey Second,…

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Ridgewood Library Friends Group…

October 24, 2025

Left to right: QPL Director of Civic Engagement Scott McLeod, QPL…

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QPL Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month!

September 15, 2025

Every year, Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15)…

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Get Ready for Back-to-School with Help…

September 10, 2025

The 2025-2026 School Year is here, and QPL has got you covered!…

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Anxiety in Children: 6 Ways Parents Can…

September 10, 2025

This article appears in QPL's 2025-2026 Back-to-School Guide—…

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The Solution for Teen Phone Addiction…

September 10, 2025

by Laura Braider, Ph.D. This article appears in QPL's 2025-2026…

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Education

How to Choose the Right Backpack for…

September 10, 2025

This article appears in QPL's 2025-2026 Back-to-School Guide—…

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QPL’s Hunters Point Library Renamed…

August 9, 2025

Hunters Point Library has been renamed the Hunters Point Library…

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NYC’s Public Libraries to Expand Sunday…

August 4, 2025

NYC’s Public Libraries to Expand Sunday Library Service More than…

Posted in Press Release | April 10, 2025

Queens Public Library Announces Banned Books Library Card Design Contest Winner

Queens Public Library Announces Banned Books Library Card Design Contest Winner Designed by Queens Resident Sammi Wu, the Special Edition Card Will Be Released in Fall 2025 Queens, NY_Queens Public Library today named Flushing illustrator and undergraduate arts student Sammi…
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Posted in Press Release | October 19, 2024

Historic Day of Action Against Books Bans Held in New York, Brooklyn, and Queens Public Libraries

QPL Rally in Front of Flushing Library Historic Day of Action Against Books Bans Held in New York, Brooklyn, and Queens Public Libraries First-ever anti-censorship rally mobilizes scores of New Yorkers against the alarming rise of book bans October 19, 2024—Today, The New…
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