Posted in Press Release | June 17, 2020
QPL President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott visited the new NYC Health + Hospitals COVID-19 testing site at Windsor Park Library on June 18, 2020.   Mayor De Blasio Expands Testing Sites Citywide and Opens Mobile Units New NYC Health + Hospitals testing sites to launch today…
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Posted in Press Release | April 17, 2020
The Queens Memory COVID-19 Project Seeks to Collect Personal Stories About Life at the Epicenter of the Pandemic Queens Residents Can Contribute Stories of How They Live, Work, Learn, and Help One Another During This Unprecedented Time Queens, NY (April 17, 2020)—Queens Memory…
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Posted in Press Release | February 18, 2020
New Collaboration Brings Public Opinion to the Public Through the Queens Public Library System Non-Profits, Media, Educators and Engaged Citizens Can Access Current and Historical Public Opinion Data Queens, NY (February 18, 2020)—Among other things, public libraries equip…
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Posted in Press Release | January 27, 2020
Pictured above: Far Rockaway Library Manager Sharon Anderson; Shanon Morris, Senior Director of Community Impact for the American Heart Association in New York City; and QPL President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott at the loaner program kickoff.   Queens Public Library…
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Posted in Press Release | January 22, 2020
Known for Spreading the Joy of Reading Among Children, Ms. Scatena Was Beloved by the Community and Respected by Her Colleagues (JAMAICA, N.Y. – January 22, 2020) Queens Public Library today announced that its longtime Whitestone Library Children’s Librarian Susan Scatena, also…
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