The city broke ground on a $7.4 million renovation of the Hollis branch of the Queens Public Library, months after the project was threatened by the mayor’s proposed cuts to the library system’s budget.
Read MoreQueens Public Library reopened their branch in Far Rockaway on Tuesday, a two-floor structure that is the culmination of six years of construction and years of advocacy from locals and the elected officials.
Read MoreThree Queens library branches currently under construction and previously at risk of not reopening, will soon open their doors as a result of new funding included in the recently passed city budget, the Queens Public Library system said on Tuesday.
Read More“This recognition reminds us of the critical impact librarianship has on a community during challenging times.”
Read MoreThe Queens Public Library has cancelled all programming for the rest of March amid Covid-19 coronavirus anxiety, but libraries will remain open.
Read MoreThe group Students for a Free Tibet said the exhibit distorted reality by obscuring Chinese oppression in the territory.
Read MoreThe group Students for a Free Tibet said the exhibit distorts reality by masking Chinese oppression and violence in the territory.
Read MoreFormer First Lady Michelle Obama, James Patterson and Margaret Atwood were all major players on the Queens Public Library’s list.
Read MoreA nonprofit organization is suing the Queens Public Library on behalf of a Queens woman with a mobility disability.
Read MoreConstantinides said he has a three-point plan for fixing Queens’ accessibility issues.
Read MoreThree hip-hop legends are immortalized in sculpture.
Read MoreThe first sessions in Queens begin in October, at the Queens Library Central in Jamaica.
Read MoreQueens is a theme, setting and source material for Nas and other musicians, especially black and African-American hip-hop artists, who use their work to honor their home borough.
Read MoreThe cash influx will help pay for new technology like laptops, so New Yorkers can take the census online, plus staff training, marketing and operational support.
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