Press Releases

Update: January 12, 2023, 11AM Free At-Home COVID-19 Test Kits Available At All QPL Locations Free at-home COVID-19 test kits are available for pick up at all QPL locations. The kits will be available during regular hours of service, until an hour before closing. Click here…
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QPL Honors The Legacy Of Martin Luther King Jr. With Author Talks, Book Recommendations And Theatrical Performances A Virtual Conversation with Dr. Melba Pattillo Beals, One of the “Little Rock Nine,” Headlines the Library’s Commemoration Queens, NY_ Throughout the month of…
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New York City’s Three Public Library Systems Share the Top Checkouts of 2022 The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave, The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, and The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley are three of the most popular books in NYC Brooklyn Public Library, The New York…
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Here is the Library's holiday schedule for the end of December 2022. All Queens Public Library locations will be closed on Saturday, December 24; on Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25; and on Monday, December 26. All QPL locations will be closed on Saturday, December 31; on…
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Queens Public Library Adds On-Demand, Live Phone Interpretation Service In 240+ Languages At Every Location LanguageLine Allows Speakers of Different Languages to Communicate with the Assistance of an Interpreter   Queens, NY_Queens Public Library today announced that every…
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