Posted in News | March 17, 2021
Last night’s shootings in the Atlanta area, which killed eight people, including six women of Asian descent, are another devastating reminder of the year-long rise in anti-Asian acts of racism, hate, harassment, and violence and of the long history of such incidents in our…
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Posted in News | March 14, 2021
Dear Friends,
Over the past 12 months, our city has lost more than 30,000 people to the coronavirus pandemic, many of whom were residents of the borough of Queens. They were our family members, our friends, our neighbors, our colleagues, and our essential workers. More than 770…
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Posted in News | December 31, 2020
Dear Queens Public Library Community:
Before this consequential year comes to a close, I wanted to take the time to reflect on the remarkable things Queens Public Library achieved with the efforts and support of so many, even in the face of tremendous challenges and loss…
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Posted in News | December 20, 2020
Here is the Library's holiday schedule for the end of December 2020.
All Queens Public Library locations providing to-go service will be open from 10AM to 1PM on Thursday, December 24.
All QPL locations providing to-go service will be closed on Christmas Day, Friday, December…
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Posted in Press Release | November 24, 2020
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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