Ndaba Mandela, a 35-year-old grandson of legendary South African leader Nelson Mandela, came to the Library this fall to discuss his new book about his grandfather’s lessons. Queens Library Hip Hop Coordinator Ralph McDaniels was excited to bring Mandela to Central Library for…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 19, 2018 New Energy Efficient Building to be Twice the Size of Current Library FAR ROCKAWAY, NY - The Far Rockaway Library, located at 1637 Central Avenue, will close next week in preparation for the construction of a new $33 million building.…
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(Astoria, NY) _ Queens Library President Dennis M. Walcott and NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) Commissioner Lorraine Grillo joined Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, Council Member Costa Constantinides, State Senator Jose Peralta and Assembly Member Aravella…
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Here's another one of our talented contestants for the 4th Annual Battle of the Bands!Foreign Trees is a four-piece alternative rock band based in Harlem, comprised of Grayson McCarthy (vocals/guitar), Victor Picini (guitar), Mike Tirado (drums/vocals), and Zoltan (bass/vocals…
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Meet our next talented contestants for the 4th Annual Battle of the Bands!Attitude—brothers John and Alex Campos, Christian Marino, Anthony Bonavita, and sisters Mikaela and Angelina Tatsis—formed in 2016, performing at a fundraiser benefitting the Ronald McDonald House.…
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