Speaker Corey Johnson and the NYC Council Join With Mayor de Blasio for Budget Handshake. Picture by John McCarten.
Posted in Press Release | June 14, 2019
Statement on the City’s Fiscal Year 2020 Budget by QPL President & CEO Dennis M. Walcott, BPL President & CEO Linda E. Johnson and NYPL President & CEO Anthony Marx
Statement on the City’s Fiscal Year 2020 Budget by Queens Public Library President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott, Brooklyn Public Library President and CEO Linda E. Johnson, and The New York Public Library President and CEO Anthony Marx…
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Toddler Story Time Outside City Hall, May 29, 2019
Posted in Press Release | May 29, 2019
City Council Speaker Corey Johnson Joins NYC Library Systems For Toddler Story Time Outside City Hall
Story times and other key programs at risk if libraries do not receive $35 million in additional operating funds this budget season Photos available here (credit Jonathan Blanc / NYPL) New York, NY – The city’s three library systems held a special toddler story time outside…
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QPL President & CEO Dennis M. Walcott at City Hall, 5.21.19
Posted in Press Release | May 21, 2019
NYC’s Library Systems Warn of Reduced Weekend Hours & Smaller Collections Should City Cut Library Funding
Libraries Requesting $35 Million to Keep Up with Growing Demand and Pay for Rising Costs; Rally with Elected Leaders & Advocates on the Steps of City Hall, Part of Their Ongoing “#Invest in Libraries” Campaign New York, NY – Facing possible cuts in the city budget,…
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Invest In Libraries
Posted in Press Release | April 8, 2019
Most New Yorkers Say Budget Cuts to Brooklyn, New York and Queens Public Libraries Would Hurt Their Communities, According to New Poll
New poll states New Yorkers say libraries make a significant positive impact, are key to supporting progressive city initiatives, and need increased support, even as City budget cuts loom Change Research poll shows 95% of New Yorkers say a loss of library service would impact…
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Toni Morrison
Posted in General | May 1, 2018
Toni Morrison: The Power of Your Words
Thank you to Toni Morrison for this message on behalf of our City's libraries! My second job as a teenager was shelving books at the only library in Lorain, Ohio. Every shift started with a tall stack of returned books—fiction, history, drama, poetry, everything. It didn't pay…
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