QPL’s eBook collection is at your fingertips and we’re pleased to have the following recent award winners available for you to check out from anywhere!  2020 Pulitzer Prize Winners: Pulitzer Prize in Poetry: Jericho Brown’s The Tradition  Beauty abounds in Jericho Brown’s…
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We asked QPL Hip Hop Coordinator Ralph McDaniels to talk about Ben Horowitz’s new book What You Do Is Who You Are and his upcoming author event with Horowitz on Thursday, February 13 at Central Library. Ben Horowitz’s new book What You Do Is Who You Are asks the question: What…
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We hope you will join us this month for our special events that pay tribute to the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. We also have suggestions below for great books and movies about Dr. King. All Queens Public Library locations will be closed on Monday, January 20 for…
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The National Book Awards finalists have been announced—how many can you read before the winners are announced on November 20? Five finalists have been chosen in each of five categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature, and young people's literature. Discover…
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We asked our librarians to tell us their favorite horror books. Here are their suggestions: “These kids’ books are pretty good and worth giving a try, whether you're an actual kid or just an adult who likes happy endings. Coraline by Neil Gaiman is a great mix of creepy…
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