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QPL's Most Popular of the Year Lists
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What were the most popular books, citywide and at QPL, in 2025?
QPL Winter Food Drive
We're collecting canned food and plastic jars of peanut butter to help fight hunger and feed our neighbors.
We're collecting canned food and plastic jars of peanut butter to help fight hunger and feed our neighbors.
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Thanks to The Pickman Foundation, all gifts to QPL received by Dec. 31, up to $75,000, will be doubled!
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For anyone impacted by food insecurity, help is available.
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Don't miss these live conversations with amazing writers!
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A Holiday Jazz Concert with Ron Jackson and Ellah Vaughn

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A Holiday Jazz Concert with Ron Jackson ...

Dec 17, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Woodhaven

Kick Off the Holiday Season with Jazz Guitarist Ron Jackson! Join...

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Culture Connection: Holiday Music Sparkle with Andre Chez Lewis & Friends

Concerts

Culture Connection: Holiday Music Sparkl...

Dec 18, 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Central Library

Celebrate the season with QPL’s Culture Connection and a dazzling ho...

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Literary Thursdays: Lawrence R. Samuel and “Queens: A History of the Most Diverse Place on Earth”

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Literary Thursdays: Lawrence R. Samuel a...

Dec 18, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

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Lawrence R. Samuel charts the history of residential development in ...

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Korean Calligraphy Classes

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Korean Calligraphy Classes

Dec 20, 10:00am - 1:00pm

Whitestone

Join us for learning the art of calligraphy – experience the joy of ...

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Live Talk with Ralph McDaniels

Hip Hop

Live Talk with Ralph McDaniels

Dec 20, 12:30pm - 1:00pm

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QPL Hip Hop Coordinator Ralph McDaniels and his special guests will ...

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Ralph McDaniels's All-Vinyl 45s Hip Hop and Soul Brunch

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Ralph McDaniels's All-Vinyl 45s Hip Hop ...

Dec 20, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

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QPL Hip Hop Coordinator Ralph McDaniels will spin all-vinyl DJ sets ...

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Virtual Alzheimer’s Support Group (in Mandarin Chinese)

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Virtual Alzheimer’s Support Group (in Ma...

Dec 21, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

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CaringKind Chinese Dementia Support Group is held once a month on th...

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Family Storytime

Toddler Time

Family Storytime

Dec 22, 10:30am - 11:15am

Hillcrest

Babies and Toddlers ages 6 to 36 months and their caregivers are inv...

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QPL Baby: Baby & Me Storytime

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QPL Baby: Baby & Me Storytime

Dec 22, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Rochdale Village

Children and their caregivers are invited to participate in baby lap...

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Kwanzaa Crafts

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Kwanzaa Crafts

Dec 26, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Arverne

Let's celebrate Kwanzaa with a fun craft activity!

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Celebrate MLK—Literary Thursdays—Gloria J. Browne-Marshall: “A Protest History of the United States”

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Celebrate MLK—Literary Thursdays—Gloria ...

Jan 8, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

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Professor Gloria J. Browne-Marshall explores 500 years of protest an...

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Queens Memory Introduction to Oral History Interviewing

Queens Memory

Queens Memory Introduction to Oral Histo...

Jan 13, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

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Have you ever wanted to record an interview with a friend, relative,...

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QPL, City Kick Off $39 Million Project…

December 9, 2025

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December 4, 2025

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Food Security Resources in NYC

November 19, 2025

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November 10, 2025

QPL Helps Revitalize Library at Veterans Home in St. AlbansNewly…

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November 1, 2025

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October 24, 2025

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