This year, the Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center and its Black Heritage Reference Center will be celebrating their 50th anniversary—an important milestone for Queens Library and our borough! Langston Hughes Library was founded in 1969 through community…
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Sarah Smarsh, the first-time author of Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth, began her book in 2002 while a senior at the University of Kansas, researching her family’s chaotic history. Sixteen years later, it was a finalist for…
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Queens Library commemorated Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Wednesday, April 4, 2018—the 50th anniversary of his assassination—with many special events honoring the life and legacy of Dr. King. Our programs included over a dozen special storytimes, movie…
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Jamaica FEASTS is Queens Library’s FREE training program to provide knowledge, tools, and resources to people who want to start and run their own food businesses in Queens. Several talented students have graduated from Jamaica FEASTS, and we’re very pleased to share their…
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Jamaica FEASTS is Queens Library’s FREE training program to provide knowledge, tools, and resources to people who want to start and run their own food businesses in Queens. Several talented students have graduated from Jamaica FEASTS, and we’re very pleased to share their…
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