QPL's Back-to-School 2025 logo: a graphic with drawings of a star, a paperclip, a paintbrush, a pencil, a tablet, a book, a basketball, a cube, and a musical note, on a blue-green background, with the words "Back To School 2025-2026."
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Get Ready for Back-to-School with Help from QPL!
The 2025-2026 School Year is here, and QPL has got you covered! Learn about our Back-to-School programs, resources, book recommendations, and much more.   Back-to-School Guide Queens Public Library is here for kids, parents, caregivers, and educators with our extensive…
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A happy daughter and mother, sitting in front of a laptop and giving each other a "high five."
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Anxiety in Children: 6 Ways Parents Can Help
This article appears in QPL's 2025-2026 Back-to-School Guide—available in English, Bengali, Chinese and Spanish.   Learn the signs of and coping strategies for childhood anxiety Helping a child with anxiety is tough — especially for parents. And triggers abound, whether…
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A teenage girl in bed, in the dark, looking at her smartphone.
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The Solution for Teen Phone Addiction is at Our Fingertips
by Laura Braider, Ph.D. This article appears in QPL's 2025-2026 Back-to-School Guide—available in English, Bengali, Chinese and Spanish.   Let’s help young people find things they enjoy doing more than using their phones. The U.S. surgeon general’s call for mandatory,…
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Three children with their backs to us, wearing backpacks, hugging each other.
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How to Choose the Right Backpack for Your Child
This article appears in QPL's 2025-2026 Back-to-School Guide—available in English, Bengali, Chinese and Spanish.   Despite the fact that schoolwork is increasingly done online, carrying books and other supplies to school is still a part of life for kids. Choosing the…
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A photo of the Sky Window displays at Baisley Park Library, created by QPL librarian Rose Kelly-Lyons.
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QPL Teams Up with NASA to Study Clouds
A photo of the Sky Window displays at Baisley Park Library, created by QPL librarian Rose Kelly-Lyons. Authors: Rosalba Giarratano, Rita Karl, and Rose Kelly-Lyons Clouds come in all shapes and sizes, and observing them can be a fun family activity. But did you know that your…
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