Flushing Library Update Flushing, NY (July 16, 2021)—Queens Public Library officials today notified elected leaders and community members that the Library’s Flushing branch, the busiest in the United States, will be closed until further notice when the City ends its vaccination…
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Mayor Bill de Blasio, Speaker Corey Johnson, and the New York City Council agree on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022. Photo courtesy of John McCarten and the NYC Council. . Statement By NYC's Library Leaders on the FY 22 City Budget July 1, 2021—Today, Brooklyn Public Library…
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Queens Public Library Foundation Names Susan Latham As New Executive Director Queens, NY (May 24, 2021)—The Queens Public Library Foundation today announced that Susan Latham has joined the Foundation as its new Executive Director. Latham, a nonprofit professional with over…
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Statement by Queens Public Library President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott on the Passing of Mayor David N. Dinkins “Mayor Dinkins gave New Yorkers the gifts of learning, literacy, and opportunity by increasing the City’s investment in public libraries, even in the face of…
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Queens Public Library And Queens Defenders Form Partnership To Equip Parolees Released From Prison During The Covid-19 Pandemic With Smartphones, Data Plans And Other Tech Resources Funded Through a $330,000 Federal CARES Act Grant for Museums and Libraries, the “Immediate…
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