Press Releases

Queens Public Library And Queens Defenders Form Partnership To Equip Parolees Released From Prison During The Covid-19 Pandemic With Smartphones, Data Plans And Other Tech Resources Funded Through a $330,000 Federal CARES Act Grant for Museums and Libraries, the “Immediate…
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All Queens Public Library locations providing to-go service will be closed on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, 2020. QPL's telephone reference and Chat with a Librarian services will also be unavailable. Although the Library will be closed, several of our branches will still…
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Queens Memory Marks Its 10th Anniversary With Special Programming Celebrating Its Achievements Queens Memory Has Also Unveiled Its New Logo and Website Queens, NY (September 21, 2020)—Queens Memory, an ongoing community archiving program supported by Queens Public Library and…
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Statement by Queens Public Library President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott and Chair of the Board of Trustees Haeda B. Mihaltses on the Passing of Former Queens Borough President Claire Shulman “Queens Public Library would not be the vital institution it is today were it not for…
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Queens Memory Launches Its New Podcast Season Documenting Life In Queens During COVID-19 The First Episode of the 10-Week Season, Dedicated Entirely to the Experiences of Queens Residents During the Pandemic, will Premiere on Thursday, August 6 Queens, NY (August 4, 2020)—…
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