Posted in Events | March 2, 2017
Who was up bright and early for a bus ride to Albany? Our dedicated library supporters, that’s who! Over 100 patrons, staff members, and Friends of the Library joined us at the break of dawn on Wednesday, March 1 to travel to the state capital and tell their elected officials,…
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Posted in Events | February 24, 2017
It was a wonderful and fortunate day at Elmhurst Community Library on Saturday, February 18 as Queens Library held an all-day Lunar New Year Festival. All three floors of our newest library hosted special events, and over 4,000 guests joined us throughout the day, easily the…
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Posted in Events | February 17, 2017
The Allegro SingersOpera fans, rejoice! Broken Heart Week wouldn’t be complete without an operatic performance celebrating love and tragedy. This Saturday, join us at Forest Hills Library for our feature presentation The Allegro Singers Present Tragic Love Stories in Opera.The…
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Posted in Events | February 6, 2017
So what, exactly, is Broken Heart Week?Broken Heart Week (February 12–18) is a time to celebrate loves won and lost. Sure, February 14 is Valentine’s Day, but at Queens Library, every facet of love and heartbreak will be explored in this week-long program.Several of our…
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Posted in Events | January 1, 2017
In honor of African-American History Month, Queens Library’s Culture Connection will host four special events at Central Library in Jamaica showcasing the diverse role of music in the African-American experience. As part of this series, we’re pleased to welcome Joe Okonkwo to…
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