Posted in Events | March 18, 2024
Do you have an old prom dress or other formal wear taking up space in your closet?
Please donate your formal wear for our first-ever Queens Public Library Prom Dress Giveaway!
Your donation will help make prom a fun, fabulous, and memorable experience for the QPL Teens in your…
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Posted in Events | March 7, 2024
Next month, on April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada.
A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun. The sky will turn dark…
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Posted in Events | January 5, 2024
We hope that you will join us for our special programs in honor of the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
We also have recommendations for great books and movies about Dr. King, and a special resource from our Queens Memory team.
All Queens Public Library locations…
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Posted in Events | July 12, 2023
Main image photo credit: Lefrak City Pool. Long Island Daily Press, ca. 1975.
How hot is your summer? What do you do to cool down? Where do you go? What do you love (or hate) about summer in the city?
Explore these “hot topics” while enjoying an exhibition of historic…
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Posted in Events | March 1, 2023
Queens Public Library’s Queens Memory Project has launched the Queens Memory Cookbook, a new storytelling and archiving series with the Ridgewood (20-12 Madison Street) and St. Albans (191-05 Linden Boulevard) libraries. We invite anyone who lives, cooks, visits, or dines in…
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