Press Releases

New York City is officially going through a heat wave, and Queens Public Library is here to help! If you don’t have air conditioning in your home or your apartment, or if you are at risk for heat-related illness, please visit your local library. Public libraries in New York…
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Queens Public Library To Celebrate Hip Hop’s 50th Anniversary With a Star-Studded, Two-Day Summit August 3-4 at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center Lineup Features Conversations With Hip Hop Greats, Hands-On Workshops, Interactive Exhibits, Augmented Reality Experiences, DJ and…
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NYC Libraries and the New York Life Foundation to Give Away 15,000 Books in Summer Book Giveaway on July 28 and 29 at Select Locations in All Five Boroughs JULY 19, 2023—New York City’s three library systems—Brooklyn Public Library (BPL), New York Public Library (NYPL), and…
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Queens Public Library and New York Public Library Release Special Edition Library Cards at Branches on July 14 to Celebrate 50 Years of Hip-Hop The two library systems will also celebrate the birth of hip-hop in a series of special events August 3–5. For QPL, early access for…
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Historical Naturalization Records from Queens, the Bronx Now Available Online JAMAICA, NEW YORK_Queens County Clerk Audrey I. Pheffer today joined Bronx County Clerk Ischia Bravo, Queens Public Library President Dennis M. Walcott and other local officials at the Central Library…
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