Flushing Library evacuated after fifth bomb threat in less than two weeks
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Nearly half a dozen bomb threats have been made against the busy Flushing Library on Main Street over the past several weeks, the Eagle has learned.
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Remembering a World’s Borough World Cup
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Fans celebrating in bars with loose connections to the country they were supporting, chance subway encounters between rivals on a Queens N train and jubilant celebrations on Steinway Street and outside of historic clubhouses.
Read MoreJustice Department orders Queens Public Library to make LIC branch accessible
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The Hunters Point branch of the Queens Public Library will be getting a host of accessibility fixes after they were ordered to do so following a court settlement.
Read More‘Unsustainable’: QPL head warns that cuts could bring further woes to Queens’ libraries
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Double the wait times to check out books, over 100,000 potential Sunday visits lost and dozens of early closures or delayed openings – Queens' public libraries are in dire straits after struggling through several months of budget cuts, officials said on Tuesday during a City Council budget hearing.
Read MoreGo back in time with the court’s new naturalization database
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NYnaturalizations.com, gives public access to around 400,000 naturalization records signed in the courts of Queens and the Bronx between 1794 and 1952. he database is the culmination of a plan that was hatched four and a half years ago and unveiled Thursday at the Queens Public Library on Merrick Boulevard.
Read MoreFlushing Library reopens
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The Flushing Queens Public Library Branch reopened Monday for the first time since the start of the pandemic.
Read MoreCOVID-19 memorial exhibit to open in Elmhurst
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A new exhibit commemorating the lives lost to COVID-19 is open at the Elmhurst Queens Public Library branch.
Read MoreQPL Far Rockaway reopens teen library
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Queens Public Library reopened the Far Rockaway Teen Library on Monday, after its closure during the earliest days of the pandemic.
QPL program highlights the importance of kindness
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“The goal of ‘It’s Time for Kind’ is to inspire our customers to highlight and demonstrate acts of caring and consideration for others.”
Read MoreQueens Public Library ends late fees
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“Late fines tell people they do not belong, and that shutting them out is simply the cost of doing business.”
Read MoreFlushing Library to close for major repairs
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Flushing Library will close for a heating and cooling system overhaul. Photo via Youngking11/Wikimedia Commons
By Rachel Vick
Later this summer, Queens’ busiest library branch will be shutting its doors while the Queens Public Library works to fix the Flushing Library’s 23-year-old ventilation system.
The heating, ventilation and cooling system stopped working in May and the branch will close once the city stops using it as a vaccination hub.
“We know very well that the library is the center of community life in Flushing and that it is an invaluable resource,” said Queens Public Library President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott. “So many people have been looking forward to the library’s reopening and unfortunately it is unclear when this will be possible.”
“Replacing the HVAC system will take considerable time — it is an extremely complicated system — and we are working with the City to determine the best plan of action for installing a new one, and to evaluate options for a temporary solution,” he added.
Because the city owns the building and is responsible for major upkeep, they are required to follow the design-bid-build process for the replacement.
The city installed portable air conditioners in May that were unable to keep up, according to QPL. Vaccination efforts were forced to relocate to buses parked outside the building, with staff using the building as a staging area and for bathrooms.
They are now in the process of moving the vaccination site to another institution.
“This work, along with the construction of a new, second public elevator, is enormously complex,” Walcott said. “We look forward to updating the community with further details as they become available.”
Queens Public Library honors history of Juneteenth with day of events
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“Our goal is to amplify the significance of Juneteenth and deepen the public’s understanding about that pivotal day.”
Read MoreQPL Foundation names Jackson Heights resident to top spot
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“Susan joins us at a critical moment in our 125-year history, as Queens Public Library helps drive the recovery of our borough and the diverse communities we serve.”
Read MoreQueens Public library reopens over a dozen branches for in-person service
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“Today we are taking an important step towards reconnecting with our customers by more widely opening the doors to an institution they love and cherish.”
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