Press Releases

This June, we celebrated Immigrant Heritage Month with our Bring Your Story initiative and Pride Month with our Let’s Make Some Noise initiative. Our programs were enthusiastically attended and many enjoyed participating in the Map Your Story project, celebrating where their…
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QPL’S Tech Lab, a Hub for Innovation and Education, Offers Hands-On Classes and Access to Specialized Software, 3D Printing, and More Long Island City, NY—Queens Public Library this month marks the 70th anniversary of its continuous presence at the Queensbridge Houses, the…
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East Elmhurst, NY, June 28, 2019—Queens Public Library (QPL) and the NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) joined with the community and local elected officials today to celebrate the re-opening of the East Elmhurst Community Library after a $9.9 million expansion and…
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After careful consideration, starting July 1, 2019, Queens Public Library will no longer offer customers free access to Kanopy, the video streaming service. While we understand that some cardholders enjoyed this service, the increasing cost of Kanopy and the need to devote our…
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Statement on the City’s Fiscal Year 2020 Budget by Queens Public Library President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott, Brooklyn Public Library President and CEO Linda E. Johnson, and The New York Public Library President and CEO Anthony Marx…
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