Queens Public Library

Queens Public Library has been a member of Linktree for 6 years and joined in June 2020. The social media accounts linked to from Queens Public Library are: • Facebook • Instagram • YouTube • LinkedIn • Threads • X • Bluesky • Website Besides social media accounts, qplnyc has populated their site with: • Meet Shauna Kelly, Author of "I've Got the Shakes: Performing Richard Foreman" | Monday, July 20 at 6PM • Disability Pride Books for Kids • Queens Disability Pride Resource Fair | Flushing Library, July 15, 3PM • Job Fair: Let's Get to Work | Friday, June 26, Central Library • NYNJ World Cup 26 Queens Group Stage HQ | FIFA World Cup 2026™ NYNJ • Donate | Queens Public Library • Pride Month: 2nd Annual Resource Fair | Thursday, June 11 at 3PM • Juneteenth: Herstory in Motion: Honoring Dr. Opal Lee (Conversation and Film Screening) | Tuesday, June 16 at 5:45PM • It's Primary Election Day. Go Vote! • Juneteenth: Resistance & Resilience in Black Women’s Literature with Dr. Brenda M. Greene | Thursday, June 11 at 2PM • Senior Scientist Virtual Series: NASA's Earth Science Programs with Jessica Taylor | Wednesday, June 10 at 2PM • Juneteenth: A Celebration of Food and Tradition | Monday, June 8 at 6PM • QPL Celebrates Pride Month! • Hip Hop Book Talk: "This Thug's Life" by Mopreme Shakur | Central Library, Wednesday, June 3 at 6PM • Men’s Health and Prostate Cancer Awareness: Virtual Health Talk | Tuesday, June 2 at 6PM • Job Fair: Let's Get to Work | Friday, May 29, Long Island City Library • NYCEM: Extreme Heat: Beat the Heat! • Stay Cool This Independence Day Weekend at Three QPL Locations • Glen Oaks Spring Festival | Saturday, May 16 • Indie Author Project Annual Contest | Submit Your Work by May 31 • East Elmhurst Library's Spring into Spring 2026 Festival | Saturday, May 9 • Community Justice Fair | Friday, May 8 at Far Rockaway Library • Book Lists | Jewish American Heritage Month • The League of Kitchens: A Celebration of AANHPI and Jewish American Heritage Months | Monday, May 11 at 6PM • QPL Kahoot! | Mexico's Multitudes • QPL Calendar | Jewish American Heritage Month • Talk with Beth Gardiner, Author of "Plastic Inc." | Thursday, May 7 at 6PM • Mental Health Awareness Month: Books, Programs, and More • It's AANHPI Heritage Month! • Central Library Teen Art Exhibition: Learn More & Submit Your Work! • Jewish American Heritage Month: Food for Life: Faith, Food, and Health | Wednesday, April 29 at 6PM • National Library Week: Instant Access to Mychal Threets's New eBook! • National Library Week: Mobile Library Tour • It's National Library Week! Find Your Joy at QPL! • Support QPL This National Library Week! • Arab American Heritage Month: The Ancient Egyptian Galleries at the Brooklyn Museum | Tuesday, April 21 at 4PM • Queens Central Library at Sixty: Music of Local Legends & an All-Star Cast | Monday, April 20 at 5:30PM • "The Librarians" Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion | Wednesday, April 22 at 5PM • Earth Month: Nature as Medicine: Stress, Burnout & Resilience for Community Well-Being | Monday, April 20 at 6PM • Central Library's 60th Anniversary Celebration! • QPL's Climate Ready Workshops • Earth Month at QPL! • Celebrate Arab American Heritage Month | QPL Calendar • A Practical Approach to Nutrition in Celebration of Arab American Heritage Month | Monday, April 13, 6PM • Save the Date: QPL's 2026 Gala on June 4 • Fab 5 Freddy Book Talk | Thursday, April 9, 5PM, Central Library • Culture Connection: An Evening of Suspense Featuring Three New York Times Bestselling Authors | Wednesday, April 8, 6PM, Central Library • Job Fair: Let's Get to Work | Friday, April 10, Flushing Library • It's National Poetry Month! • Prom x QPL: Prom Workshops | Register Now • Prom x QPL: Prom Attire Giveaway | Register Now • Teens: Register for the QPL Prom Attire Giveaway! • Good Neighbors: Honoring Poetry and Place - Reading and Workshop | Sunday, March 29, 2PM • NYC Open Data Week at Queens Public Library • Culture Connection: When Women Write Horror: Three Bestselling Authors of the Macabre | Wednesday, March 25, 6PM • A Legacy of Learning: The Life and Impact of Mary Shaw | Friday, March 27, 4PM • QPL's 130th Anniversary eBook Special | Libby App • QPL's 130th Anniversary eBook Special | OverDrive • 2026 College Readiness College Fair at Central Library | Saturday, March 7, 11AM - 3:30PM • Prom x QPL: Donate Your Formal Wear Today! • QPL Celebrates Women’s History Month • Become a #QPL130 Page Turner! • Books & Bars: A Hip Hop and Library Talk with Roxanne Shanté • March Manga Madness! • Allihopa Yoga: Accessible and Adaptive Yoga with Rodrigo Souza | Wednesdays in March at 6PM • Black History Month: Mardi Gras with Big Chief Donald Harrison Jr. (February 22 at 1PM) • Spend Your Midwinter Recess at NYC Public Libraries! • QPL Kahoot! Challenge: Mythes de L'Amour (Myths of Love) • ❤️ NYC Small Business Valentines! ❤️ • Black History Month 2026 Brochure | Download It Today • Black History Month: Culture Connection: "Storyteller: Tales from a Fashion Insider" (Feb. 11 at 6PM) • QPL's Library Lovers' Month 2026 Sweepstakes • Celebrate Lunar New Year at the Library! • QPL Celebrates Black History Month! • Tax Help and E-Filing At Queens Public Library • QPL Newsroom: Learn More & Register Now! • 2025 Community Needs Assessment: Take the Survey Today! • NYCDOT Older Adults Survey • Culture Connection: “Edmund White’s A Boy’s Own Story: The Graphic Novel” with the Authors | Facebook • Culture Connection: “Edmund White’s A Boy’s Own Story: The Graphic Novel” with the Authors | YouTube • Culture Connection: "A Previous Life": An Evening with Award-Winning Author Edmund White | Facebook • Culture Connection: "A Previous Life": An Evening with Award-Winning Author Edmund White | YouTube • Space Month: A Conversation with (Retired) NASA Astronaut Barbara Morgan | YouTube • Space Month: A Conversation with (Retired) NASA Astronaut Barbara Morgan | Facebook • QPL's Climate Ready Series • Culture Connection: “A Billion Years”: Author Talk and Q&A with Former Scientologist Mike Rinder | Watch on YouTube • Culture Connection: “A Billion Years”: Author Talk and Q&A with Former Scientologist Mike Rinder | Watch on Facebook • Disability Pride Books for Teens • Black History Month: Showcasing Black Women in STEM Careers (Feb. 11 at 6:30PM) • Disability Pride Books for Adults • Seaside Library Reopening Celebration on February 5! • Disability Pride Month | Programs • Black History Month: Our Storytellers: The Evolution of Black Cinema Over 100 Years (Feb. 10 at 6PM) • QPL’s 2026 Teen Battle of the Books: Vote Now! • QPL Winter Food Drive: Help Feed Our Neighbors • QPL Kahoot! Challenge | 250: A Birthday to Remember • QPL Celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. • Tech Talk with Simone: “Your Phone Is Not Your Enemy" | Wednesday, July 8 at 2PM • Join Us for Space Week at QPL! • America 250: Celebrating America's Independence at QPL! • With QPLAnywhere, You are Always Connected to the Library! • America 250 | Queens Public Library • Culture Connection: "Peter Hujar's Day": An Evening with Ira Sachs, Penny Arcade & Michael Schulman (Jan. 14 at 6PM) • THE PRODUCERS on Kanopy • Kodansha & Woodside Graphic Novel Book Club: "Confession" (Jan. 15 at 6PM) • SPACEBALLS on Hoopla Digital • Virtual Workshop: Getting Ready to Volunteer! (Jan. 14 at 6:30pm) • Mel Brooks | Queens Public Library • Make the Most of Your Winter Break at New York City's Public Libraries! • It's Time for Kind 2025: Be Kind to Your Mind • Literary Thursdays Virtual Author Talks! • QPLAnywhere: How to Access Digital Media • Celebrate the Holidays at Queens Public Library! • Summer Meals | Queens Public Library • TRIPLE the Impact of Your Year-End Gift to QPL! • QPL's July Buy-A-Book Challenge! • Summer at the Library: Book Giveaway Events for Kids and Teens • Most Popular of the Year Lists 2024 at Queens Public Library • Send a Note to Support Queens Public Library! • QPL Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month! • Conch Shell Productions Bluelight Reading Series • QPL's Climate Ready Resources • "Dog Man" Reading Challenge 2025: Read Like a Hero! • Pride Month: Culture Connection: "Good Morning Moon: A Snapshot of an American Family" | Wednesday, June 24 at 6PM • Culture Connection: Holiday Music Sparkle | Dec. 18 at 5:30PM • #QPL130 Trading Cards | Start Your Collection Today! • Book Lists | Halloween • Find Out Your QPL Library Personality! • November is Writing Month! • Celebrating the Knicks at QPL! (Facebook Album) • Programs | Native American Heritage Month • QPL Celebrates Juneteenth! • 17th Annual Langston Hughes Literary Arts Festival • QPL Celebrates Juneteenth 2026 (Virtual Brochure) • Giving Tuesday Matching Gift Challenge! • Juneteenth: The Evolution of Black Film Revisited Part II | Monday, June 22 at 6PM • QPL Kahoot! Challenge: Blowing in the Wind • World Cup Watch Parties: Join Us at QPL! • QPLF Match | Donor-Advised Funds • Summer at the Library 2026: What’s Your Story? • It's Election Day! Go Vote! • World Cup in the World's Borough: Join Us at QPL! • Calendar | Hispanic Heritage Month Programs • Let's Go Knicks! eBook List • Freedom to Read: Banned Books Art Exhibit (Oct. 1st-Oct. 31st) • Booklist | Freedom to Read • Discover Your City with Culture Pass! • Hip Hop 101 this June at Central Library • Halloween at the Library, All Month Long! • Sonny Rollins | Freegal Music • Digital Inclusion Week Programs at the Library • Books Unite Us! Donate Today and Support the Library. • QPL Baby Programs • QPL Celebrates National Volunteer Week 2026 • Let Freedom Read Day: QPL Silent Reading Hour Across Queens (October 11) • Tell Our City's Leaders: Invest in Libraries! • Freedom to Read: Banned Books Artist Talk & Reception (Oct. 11, 11:30am) • #QPL130 Bingo Card • It's Library Card Sign-Up Month! Get Your Queens Public Library Card! • Learn More about QPL's Mobile Libraries • Conch Shell International Film Fest Community Screenings • National Library Week: Send a Thank You Video to Library Workers! • Sunday Concerts at Central: Brian Martinez and The Palladium Mambo All Stars | Sept. 7 at 3PM • QPL's Freedom to Read Special Edition Library Card! • Lashawn Harris, Author of "Tell Her Story: Eleanor Bumpurs & the Police Killing That Galvanized New York City" | Sept. 4 at 6PM • Culture Connection: Celebrating the West Indian Song Book | Sat, Sept. 13 at 2:30 PM • Immigrant Heritage Week | QPL's New Americans Program • #QPL130 Anniversary Booklist • Beat the Heat! | NYC Emergency Management • Preparing for Life After High School with NYC’s Public Libraries • Stay Cool at the Library! • NASA Astronaut Q&A with Queens Public Library (YouTube) • Free Summer Meals for Kids and Teens! • Live from the International Space Station: Astronauts Connect with Flushing Students at Queens Public Library | Queens Public Library • Learn More about City's First Readers! • Programs | Neighborhood Tech Help • YouTube Playlist: A Week of Kwanzaa with Langston Hughes Library! • Queens Name Explorer: Celebrating the Supporters of Queens Public Library • A Week of Kwanzaa: Imani (Faith) | Sustaining Our Legacy (January 1st at 7PM) • QPL's 130th Anniversary: Celebrate with Us! • QPL's Special Edition Mets Library Card | Happy Mets Opening Day! • Check Out SINNERS on DVD and Blu-ray • Get Ready for Back-to-School with Help from QPL! • Check Out ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER on DVD and Blu-ray • QPL Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month | 2024 Brochure • Stream the KPOP DEMON HUNTERS SOUNDTRACK on Hoopla Digital • Disability Pride Month Books and Movies • Take Our #QPL130 1896 Quiz! • QPL Kahoot! Challenge: Symphony of Symbols • Peer-to-Peer: Intro to Python Coding Workshop | Saturday, August 2, 11AM, Ridgewood Library • Login to medici.tv for FREE with your Queens Public Library card! • Celebrate World Read Aloud Day with New York City Libraries • Festival of Cinema NYC 2025: Program Schedule • Innovation Stations | Queens Public Library • Summer Reading at QPL: Color Your World! • Food Security Resources in NYC • Summer of Reflection: The Legacy of Anne Frank • Statement from BPL President Linda E. Johnson, NYPL President Anthony W. Marx, and QPL President Dennis M. Walcott on Mayor Zohran Mamdani and His Incoming Administration • First Stop Last Stop: The Photography of Rita Nannini | August 1-29 at Central Library • Kwanzaa Week 2025 at Langston Hughes Library! (YouTube) • QPL's Backpack Giveaways! • Virtual and In-Person Programs For Teens • Culture Connection: The Censorship Show with Tim Barnes and Some Comedic Friends | Central Library, Thursday, August 14 at 6PM • Celebrate Kwanzaa at Langston Hughes Library! • Hunters Point Library and Environmental Education Center Renaming Ceremony | Saturday, August 9 at 11AM • QPL, City Break Ground on Astoria Library Renovation and Accessibility Upgrade • QPL's July Buy-A-Book Matching Gift Challenge! • Most Popular of the Year 2025 | Queens Public Library • Queens Disability Pride Celebration | Thursday, July 24, 3PM, Flushing Library • It's Time for Kind: Self-Care Activity Journal and Resources • Summer Reading 2025 Teen Battle of the Books • QPL, City Kick Off $39 Million Project to Replace Rego Park Library • Movie List | AANHPI Heritage Month • QPL Receives National Grid Grant for Expanded STEM Programs for Teens • Roundabout Theatre Company: Artist-In-Residence 8-Week Program at Flushing Library • NYC’s Three Public Library Systems Reveal Most Checked Out Books of 2025 • Mail-A-Book | Queens Public Library • The People's Money: Decide How to Spend Part of the City’s Budget! • Author Talks | Queens Public Library • The Spirit of Juneteenth: The Journey Continues • QPL Banned Books Bingo Card • Virtual Brochure | The Spirit of Juneteenth: The Journey Continues • Ridgewood Library Friends Group Recognized for Decades of Service | Queens Public Library • Caribbean American Heritage Month | Programs • Carnegie Libraries 250: Hundreds of Carnegie Libraries to Receive $10,000 Gifts in Celebration of United States’ 250th Anniversary • Caribbean American Heritage Month | Book Lists • @mantzarlis.com on Bluesky: "To celebrate Banned Books Week..." • It's Banned Books Week! Celebrate the Freedom to Read! • Learn about Tyler Childers’ new Hickman Holler Reading Club • The Public Theater's Mobile Unit: Shakespeare in the Parks: The Comedy of Errors • Read Tyler's Book Picks Free with Your Library Card • It's Election Day. Go Vote! • NYC’s Public Libraries to Expand Sunday Library Service This September • Get Ready for Father's Day with Arts and Crafts! • Robert Redford | Queens Public Library • Culture Connection: "Destroy All Data" with Lulu Lewis | Sunday, June 15 at 2:30PM • QPL's 2025-2026 Back-to-School Guide in English • QPL's 2025-2026 Back-to-School Guide in Bengali (বাংলা) • QPL's 2025-2026 Back-to-School Guide in Chinese (中文) • Becoming Americans: Immigrants and their Stories • QPL's 2025-2026 Back-to-School Guide in Spanish (Español) • It's Time For Kind Kindness E-Wall • Queens Name Explorer | Named Streets of Ridgewood Queens • Join Us for our Back-to-School Programs! • WHAT'S EATING JACKIE OH? by Patricia Park (Print) • WHAT'S EATING JACKIE OH? by Patricia Park (eBook and Audiobook) • NYC Aging Survey | NYC Department for the Aging • QPL’s Summer Reading 2025 Teen Battle of the Books: Read, Vote, Win! • RUN-DMC JMJ Way | Queens Name Explorer • Queens Name Explorer | Maureen Walthers Way • Queens Name Explorer | Detective Mary ‘Mae’ Foley Way • QPL's College Readiness Programs • Take Action: Send a Quick Note of Thanks to Our City Leaders! • Queens Memory Project: LGBTQ+ History • Queens Public Library Hits the Road with Mobile Library for Kids and Teens • A Plan to Reopen Our Physical Locations • Queens Name Explorer | Independent Thinkers Collection • Good News for NYC Libraries! | Invest in Libraries • Photo Album: QPL Staff Rally for Racial Justice • New York Daily News | Amid U.S. retreat, NYC must lead on libraries • Understanding This Moment: A Message from QPL President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott • Queens Name Explorer | LGBTQ+ Activists and Organizers in Queens • How to Contribute to The COVID-19 Project • Join NYC Public Libraries for Free Activities for the Whole Family This Summer • New York Author Project • City-Wide Summer at the Library Kicks off at New York, Queens, and Brooklyn Public Libraries • Summer Reading Book Giveaway | New York Life and New York Public Libraries • NYC Votes: Ranked Choice Voting: What You Need to Know (Webinar) | Wednesday, June 11 at 5PM • Queens Name Explorer | Milt Hinton Place (Black Music Month) • 6/16: Summer College Access Series Information Session • Banned Books Library Card Design Contest: Grand Prize Winner & Top 10 Finalists • "High Tide" Film Screening with Director Marco Calvani and Cast | Central Library, Tuesday, June 10 at 5:30PM • Press Release | QPL Announces Banned Books Library Card Design Contest Winner • Press Release | City Launches ‘Neighborhood Tech Help’ to Bridge Digital Divide Across the Boroughs • Press Release | QPL Introduces New Mobile Library • AANHPI Heritage Month: Hip Hop Celebration | Thursdays in May • Locations | Breezy Point Mobile Library • Indie Author Project Annual Contest • Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: A Legacy of Leadership and Resilience • America's Best Midsize Employers 2025 | Forbes • Jewish American Heritage Month | Programs • Careers | Queens Public Library • Jewish American Heritage Month | Book Recommendations • Adult Learner Program | Queens Public Library • Arverne Library to Almost Double In Size as City Starts $17.3 Million Expansion Project • People's Theater Project: Celebrate Your Culture with Community Theater Workshop Series | Central Library, Saturdays at 3PM • April is Space Month at the Library! • QPL Day: Download our Book Bingo Card! • National Poetry Month | Programs • QPL Day: Library Personality Quiz • Join Us for Our Mother's Day Programs! • Civic Engagement at QPL • AANHPI: Manga Figuration Drawing with Ernest Concepcion | Wednesday, May 28 at 3:30PM • The Fresh Air Fund: Explore Their Sleepaway Camps • Building Community: Fostering Belonging and Empowerment | Wednesday, May 21 at 6:30PM • 520: Jelani Cobb | Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen • Glen Oaks Spring Festival | Saturday, May 17, 10AM-4:30PM • Freegal Music | Happy 80th Birthday, Bob Marley! • East Elmhurst Library's Spring into Spring Festival | Saturday, May 3, 11AM-5:30PM • Get College, Career, and Financial Aid Support at NYC's Public Libraries • AANHPI Heritage Month: Corky Lee's Asian America: Book Panel | Flushing Library, Thursday, May 1 at 5:30PM • New York's Public Libraries Are Here to Help You Plan for Life After Graduation • Sign the Freedom to Read Pledge! • Introducing QPL's New Mobile Library & Celebrate the Launch of Service in Breezy Point! | Wednesday, April 30, 1PM-5PM • The Battle for The New York City Gay Rights Bill | Jackson Heights Library, Thursday, April 24 at 6PM • Learn More about Jumpstart's Read for the Record 2024 • Community Justice Fair | Far Rockaway Library, Saturday, April 26, 12pm-4pm • Learn More about the Friends of Queens Public Library • Virtual Workshop: The Power of Many: How to Create Community Partnerships | Wednesday, April 23 at 6:30PM • QPL Teams Up with NASA to Study Clouds! • Space Month: A Conversation with (Retired) NASA Astronaut Barbara Morgan | Wednesday, April 23 at 3:30PM • Hispanic Heritage: Superstar Latinas in STEM | Watch the Replay on YouTube • Culture Connection: An Ode to the Golden Age of Poet Songwriters with Peter Calo & Friends | Central Library, Tuesday, April 22 at 6PM • Hispanic Heritage: Superstar Latinas in STEM | Watch the Replay on Facebook • Make the Most of Spring at NYC Public Libraries • Banned Books Week and Beyond: Celebrate the Freedom to Read! • New Support for New York City’s Public Libraries from the Foundation Established by Andrew Carnegie | Carnegie Corporation of New York • Join the QPL Eco-Investigators! • The Secret Life of Librarians: Fred Gitner | Carnegie Corporation of New York • Oh, Baby! QPL Welcomes Jamaica and Flushing Hospitals to Its Collaboration with Elmhurst Hospital to Support Newborns and Their Caregivers Through "QPL Baby" | Press Release • Programs | Jewish American Heritage Month • Broadway Library Reopening 8.12.24 | Facebook Photo Album • Celebrate AANHPI Heritage Month with QPL! • QPL’s Broadway Library in Astoria Reopens Following Expansion and Renovation | Press Release • Our Conversation with Anthem to US Winner Jessy Tomsko! | YouTube Live • Podcasting for Teens with Queens Memory: Register Now • Our Conversation with Anthem to US Winner Jessy Tomsko! | Facebook Live • Far Rockaway Library Grand Opening Ceremony 7.30.24 | Facebook Photo Album • QPL Opens New Library in Far Rockaway | Press Release • Virtual Workshop: Getting Ready to Volunteer | Wednesday, April 16 at 6:30PM • Welcome to the New Far Rockaway Library! (YouTube) • The Work of Art: WPA Prints from the QPL Archives | Ridgewood Library, February 11-March 24 • Book Clubs | Queens Public Library • National Library Week: Share What Draws You to QPL and Download our Scavenger Hunt Worksheet! • Jessy Tomsko Named Top Winner in Anthem Project For Her Song Let Them Fly • It's National Library Week! • Jessy Tomsko's Website • Donate to the Queens Public Library Foundation in Honor of National Library Week • Great News for NYC! #NoCutsToLibraries • Literary Thursdays: Amanda Jones, Author of "That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America" | Thursday, April 10 at 6PM • Thank You, NYC! #NoCutsToLibraries • QPL's New Mobile Library and Launch of Service in Breezy Point • Episode 495: Fred Gitner | Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen • Spend Your Midwinter Recess at NYC Public Libraries • Women's History Month at QPL: Moving Forward Together • Why are Libraries Important to You? Post a Digital Sticky Note! • Culture Connection: “Roman Year”: Author André Aciman in Conversation with Edoardo Ballerini | Central Library, Tuesday, April 1 at 6PM • NYC Libraries Launch Citywide Summer at the Library Campaign • Library presidents call for restoration of capital funds (Spectrum News NY1) • From Ideas to Impact: Ideas for Your Next Proposal | Wednesday, March 26 at 6:30PM • Attention, bookworms: The 2024 Gotham Book Prize finalists have been announced (Time Out New York) • Women's History Month: Nā Mele Hawaiʻi — Songs of Hawaiʻi | Flushing Library, Saturday, March 29 at 1PM • 50 Ideas for a Stronger and More Equitable Queens | Center for an Urban Future • College Readiness College Fair | Central Library, Saturday, March 29, 11AM-3PM • The New Far Rockaway Library: Getting Ready to Open! (Facebook Album) • Open Data Week @ QPL • Queens Public Library | National Volunteer Week 2024 • Women's History Month: Showcasing Young Women in STEM! | Tuesday, March 25 at 3:30PM • Statement from the Presidents of Brooklyn Public Library, The New York Public Library, and Queens Public Library Regarding the Fiscal Year 2025 Executive Budget Announcement • It's QPL Day! Help Us Meet our QPL Day Challenge! • Ravenswood | Queens Public Library • Connect To Your Health Program Series in Bangla and English • Press Release: Queens Public Library Transforms Ravenswood Housing Complex Site Into a Community Learning Center • Hop Aboard the QPL Mobile Library! • National Library Week at QPL: Hooray for Library Workers! (Urban Archive Photo Collection) • Ready, Set, Library! It's National Library Week at QPL! • How You Can Help Asylum Seekers • National Library Week at QPL: Banned Books • It's Time for Kind: 100 Acts of Kindness • Culture Connection: “Sure, I’ll Join Your Cult”: An Evening with Actress and Comedian Maria Bamford (Watch Live on April 5 at 7PM) • Virtual and In-Person Creative Aging Workshops • Get Ready for the April 8th Solar Eclipse! | Read More on Our Blog • Ravenswood Community Learning Center: Grand Reopening Ceremony | Watch it on YouTube • QPL Kahoot! Challenge: On your mark, get set, GO!!! • Women's History Month: Queens of Queens Community Virtual Vision Board • A Sunday Afternoon with Broadway Performers Javier Ignacio and Josh Walker | Central Library, March 9 at 2:30PM • Black History Month: Charmaine Wilkerson: "Black Cake" Author Talk | Watch the Replay on YouTube • Celebrate the Lunar New Year at Queens Public Library! • Black History Month: Charmaine Wilkerson: "Black Cake" Author Talk | Watch the Replay on Facebook • Black History Month | Art Exhibits at Cambria Heights Library, Central Library, and Flushing Library • Women's History Month: Living and Working in Space with Astronaut Ellen Baker | Watch the Replay on YouTube • Meet John McWhorter, Author of the Soon-to-be-Released "Pronoun Trouble" | Jackson Heights Library, March 1st at 2:30PM • Women's History Month: Living and Working in Space with Astronaut Ellen Baker | Watch the Replay on Facebook • Reflecting on Five Years of Resilience in Queens: A Listening Event with the Queens Memory Project | Elmhurst Library, March 1 at 2PM • Changemakers: QPL Celebrates Women's History Month! • QPL Celebrates Black History Month: African Americans and Labor • It's QPL Day! | A Special Message from Dennis M. Walcott • Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge | Learn More and Apply by March 1st • QPL Solar Eclipse Presentation with NASA | Watch the Replay on YouTube • QPL’s Black History Month 2025 Journal: African Americans and Labor • QPL Solar Eclipse Presentation with NASA | Watch the Replay on Facebook • QPL Kahoot! Challenge: Fashion in February • Culture Connection: “Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears” with Michael Schulman • QPL Kahoot! Challenge: Black History Month • Culture Connection: “Head Over Heels: Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman” with Melissa Newman & Foster Hirsch • Black History Month: "A Labor of Love" Art Exhibit at Central Library • Black History Month: Carnival Festival Arts: From Africa to the Americas | Watch the Replay on YouTube • Black History Month: Art Exhibition by Audrey Dove at Flushing Library • Black History Month: Carnival Festival Arts: From Africa to the Americas | Watch the Replay on Facebook • Black History Month: "A Labor of Love" Artist Talk | Central Library, Feb. 27 at 6PM • Women's History Month: Women Superstars in STEM | Watch the Replay on YouTube • Community Leadership 101: What Type of Leader Are You? | Feb. 26 at 6:30PM | Register Now • Women's History Month: Women Superstars in STEM | Watch the Replay on Facebook • Black History Month: Author Talk with Cassidy Bridges | Langston Hughes Library, Feb. 26 at 4PM • Women's History Month Programs | QPL Calendar • Library Lovers’ Month: Share Your Love for QPL Photo Contest! • PoliticsNY & amNY Metro’s 2024 Black Power Players: Dennis M. Walcott • Black History Month Fashion Show | Central Library, Feb. 20, 4PM-7PM • City & State’s 2024 Power of Diversity: Black 100: Dennis M. Walcott • Black History Month: African Americans and the Fashion Industry | Central Library, Feb. 18 at 6PM • Black History Month 2024 Displays at QPL! (Facebook Photo Album) • Black History Month: “The Contemporary African Kitchen” with Chef Alexander Smalls | Central Library, Feb. 5, 6PM • COAL + ICE at Asia Society New York • Queens Public Library | Climate Action Programs • Time Out Of Joint: Conversations Among Formerly Incarcerated Writers | Jan. 23, 6PM, Langston Hughes Library • English Language Education with Job Training Inquiry Form • Call for Artists: Black History Month 2025 "A Labor of Love" Visual Arts Exhibition • QPL at the 2024 Flushing Lunar New Year Parade! (Facebook Photo Album) • QPL's Banned Books Library Card Design Contest! • Young Adult Learning Services (YALS) | Learn More and Preregister Now! • It’s Time For Kind: QPL's Annual Celebration of Kindness • 2024 I Love My Librarian Award Ceremony • "Oscars for the Library World" Set for LibLearnX in Baltimore • It's Time for Kind Canned Food Drive • Most Popular of the Year 2023 at Queens Public Library • TRIPLE the Impact of Your Year-End Gift Through Dec. 31st! • A Week of Kwanzaa: Imani (Faith) | Faithful Connections & the Shared Belief Fabric of Our Community (Jan. 1st at 7PM) • Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center's Annual Kick-Off to Kwanzaa | Saturday, Dec. 14, 9:30AM-7PM • A Week of Kwanzaa: Kuumba (Creativity) | Celebrating Black Culture (YouTube) • Immigrant Pioneer Women in America: Episode 1: Shayla Azeem & Selina Sharmin | Thursday, Dec. 12, 6PM • Happy Holidays from QPL! | A Special Message from Dennis M. Walcott • Culture Connection: Holiday Variety Show Extravaganza | Central Library | Tuesday, Dec. 10, 6PM • Culture Connection: "A Christmas Carol" Holiday Reading by Award-Winning Narrator Edoardo Ballerini | Facebook Live • Lavender Literary Society: Lydia Otero x Meagan Solomon | Monday, Dec. 9, 6PM • Library of Congress Literacy Awards | 2023 Winners and Honorees • History of Comics and Cartooning Workshop | Mondays, Oct. 28-Dec.2, 6PM • Voices of Queens: Podcast Program for Teens • Welcome Back to Steinway Library! (Facebook Album) • Book Lists | QPL Celebrates Our Nation's Veterans • I Love My Librarian Award | 2024 Honorees • Book Lists | QPL Celebrates Native American Heritage Month • QPL's Fred Gitner | I Love My Librarian Award Honoree • Programs | QPL Celebrates Native American Heritage Month • Learn More about the Impact of Budget Cuts on NYC's Libraries • Thanksgiving at the Library, All Month Long! • Explore QPL's New Hip Hop Collection • National Novel Writing Month | Programs • Support QPL Through a Donor-Advised Fund! • Queens Name Explorer | Neir's Tavern Way • Keeping Hope Alive Through Publishing and Creativity in Times of Crisis | Nov. 25 at 7PM (YouTube Live) • Queens Memory | Featured Oral History: Christopher Neir • Senior Scientist Virtual Series: Biodiversity in City Green Spaces with Dr. Monica Mowery | Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2PM • Culture Connection: “Framing Agnes” with Filmmaker Chase Joynt and "Becoming Eve" Author Abby Stein • The Power of Place and Setting in Your Writing | Saturdays at 2PM Starting Oct. 19 • Upcoming Virtual Parenting Programs • Lavender Literary Society: Hugh Ryan x Jay Edidin | Monday, November 18, 7PM • Queens Future | Teens: Learn About Game Design, Coding, Robotics, and More! • The People’s Money: Idea Generation Sessions at QPL • QPL Teens: Banned Books Week and Beyond! • MTA 2025-2029 Capital Plan Open House | Central Library | Nov. 13, 4PM-7PM • QPL Blog Posts Tagged: Friends of The Library • Learn More about the Diversity Visa Lottery • QPL's Virtual Senior Symposium Health Programs • Programs | QPL Celebrates Our Nation's Veterans • The First Anniversary of the Queens Name Explorer Project! • Culture Connection: Music and "Dialogues" with Pulitzer Winner Tania León | Nov. 9 at 2PM • Culture Pass Presents | Programs at Queens Public Library • Indie Author Day 2024 | Nov. 9, 11AM-4PM • QPL Banned Books Week Displays 2023 (Facebook Photo Album) • Inviolate Initiative Presents "Reclaiming Vietnam" at Flushing Library | Nov. 9 at 1PM • Unite Against Book Bans and Celebrate the Freedom to Read! • Senior Scientist: Birding and Citizen Science | Nov. 6 at 2PM • Join Us for our Italian American Heritage Month Programs! • Banned eBooks List: Always Available on the Libby App • Learn More about QPL's Teen Centers • Banned eBooks List: Always Available on OverDrive • Affordable Connectivity Program | Internet for Families • QPL's How to Watch the 2024 Presidential Election Returns | Watch the Replay on Facebook • Free Citizenship Classes at QPL • QPL's How to Watch the 2024 Presidential Election Returns | Watch the Replay on YouTube • Monthly Oral History & Queens Memory Workshops • Find Your Poll Site/View Sample Ballot • QPL’s Special Edition Hip Hop Card | Get Yours Today! • Get into Gardening with QPL's Seed Library! • Halloween Kahoot! Challenge: Candy Cousins • QPLTeens Playlist: Summer Yoga • Halloween Book Lists for Kids, Teens, and Adults! • QPLTeens Playlist: Summer Yoga Music Masters • How to Watch the 2024 Presidential Election Returns | Oct. 30 at 6PM • QPLTeens Playlist: Chillout Yoga Music • Lavender Literary Society: John D’Emilio x Mona Noriega | Oct. 29 at 6PM • QPLTeens Playlist: Restorative Yoga • Senior Scientist: Black Holes | Oct. 30 at 2PM • QPLTeens Playlist: Yoga and Meditation • Virtual Diversity Visa Lottery (DV-2026) Information Presentation | Oct. 29 at 6PM • QPLTeens Playlist: Ambient & Relaxing Yoga • Borrow "Piper Chen Sings" from the Library • QPLTeens Playlist: Yoga Zen • Jumpstart's Read for the Record 2024 | Join Us at Queens Public Library! • QPLTeens: Summer Movie Night: "Hey Arnold! The Movie" • Annual Southeast Queens Author Festival | Oct. 26, 1PM-4PM • QPLTeens: Summer Movie Night: "Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway" • Voter Registration at Central Library | Oct. 26, 11AM-2PM • QPLTeens: Summer Movie Night: "Bratz: The Movie" • Voter Registration at Cambria Heights Library | Oct. 24, 6PM-7:30PM • QPLTeens: Summer Movie Night: "Small Wonders" • National Friends of Libraries Week: What is a Friend of the Library? | Oct. 22, 6PM • Watch the QPL 2023 Gala! • Say Thank You to Mayor Adams and the NYC Council for FULLY Restoring Public Library Budgets! • Watch “How To Come Alive with Norman Mailer” for Free | Password: cultureconnection • Statement from the Presidents of QPL, BPL, and NYPL | June 29, 2023 • “Call Me Dancer” Hip-Hop DJ Dance Party and Documentary Film Screening | Oct. 17 at 4:30PM • Book checked out of Queens Public Library in 1926 finally returned (CBS News New York) • 16th Annual Langston Hughes Literary Arts Festival • Queens Public Library Mobile App: Download It Today! • Artist Showcase: Omar Francisco Olivera | Oct. 17 at 5PM • Social Media Toolkit | Freedom to Read Day of Action • Collections of Culture: 50 Years of Hip Hop Inside Libraries, Museums and Archives • October 19 Day of Action: Let's Protect the Freedom to Read! • Get Out the Vote! Voter Mobilization Training with NYC Votes | Oct. 16 at 12PM • National Coming Out Day: Coming Out as Queer, Trans & Asian | Thursday, Oct. 10, 5:30PM • Support QPL on DAF Day! • Hispanic Heritage: Tapiz Cultural Art Exhibit • Hispanic Heritage: The Puerto Rican Experience in New York: A Conversation with Melody Capote | Wed, Oct. 9, 6PM • Queens Name Explorer • Culture Connection: “How To Come Alive with Norman Mailer” with the Award-Winning Filmmaker | Wed, Oct. 9, 6PM • QPL's Special Edition Mets Library Card: Get Yours Today! • Freedom to Read Day of Action: Join Us on October 19! • Poverty Should Not Start with a Period: QPL & Food Bank For NYC (YouTube) • Hispanic Heritage: Tapiz Cultural Artist Talk | Oct. 3, 5PM, Central Library • Making the switch to Libby: The library reading app | by OverDrive • Books Unite Us! | Donate to Queens Public Library • ULC 2023 Top Innovator | Queens Public Library • A Year of Free Music with Peoples' Symphony Concerts | Culture Pass • Manny Figueroa Oral History • It's Library Card Sign-Up Month! • QPL's 100 Most Popular Banned Books! • I Love My Librarian Award | Nominate a Librarian by 9/30 • Hispanic Heritage: Superstar Latinas in STEM | Sept. 24 at 6PM • QPL’s New Americans Program: Serving the Community for Over 45 Years • Culture Connection: “Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books” with Kirsten Miller and Tim Barnes | Sept. 25 at 6PM • Queens Memory Podcast Season 3: Listen and Subscribe Now! • Summer Reading 2024: Your Adventure Starts Here! • CBS News New York: Scrabble's historic connection with Jackson Heights, Queens revealed • Culture Connection: "Stay True": An Evening With Pulitzer Prize Winner Hua Hsu (Facebook Live) • "Hip-Hop at 50: Libraries Nationwide Plot Events to Celebrate Genre's History and Influence" • Culture Connection: "Stay True": An Evening With Pulitzer Prize Winner Hua Hsu (YouTube Live) • Hip Hop 50: Ralph McDaniels Oral History • Calendar | Back-to-School Week at the Library • Visit the Far Rockaway Teen Library! • Ride into Reading: The Queens Public Library Bookbike Summer Tour! • Calling Local Historians: The Queens Name Explorer Map Needs You! • Movie in the Parks: "Much Ado About Nothing" | August 29 at Baisley Pond Park • QPL Adds On-Demand, Live Phone Interpretation Service In 240+ Languages At Every Location • Free Summer Meals at QPL • Hurricane Sandy: 10 Years Later (QPL Blog) • QPL Baby: Bilingual Storytime with QPL President Dennis Walcott | Aug. 28 at Flushing Library • Hurricane Sandy: 10 Years Later (Facebook Photo Album) • Festival of Cinema NYC 2024 • Mayor Adams, New York City’s Libraries Partner With Google, Best Buy, Joly Family Foundation To Support NYC Teens • Summer Reading 2024: Teen Battle of the Books | Read Them All! • Poverty: It’s Not What You Think—Undo Poverty Flushing • Submit Art for QPL's Hispanic Heritage Month Exhibit | Deadline: Aug. 19 • Did You Know? No Late Fines at QPL! • How Has Our No Late Fines Policy Affected You? • Summer Reading 2024: Teen Battle of the Books: Player Profiles: Thriller/Horror • Little Amal Visits Flushing Meadows Corona Park with QPL! (Facebook Photo Album) • Summer Reading 2024: Teen Battle of the Books: Player Profiles: Romance • Brainfuse HelpNow: Free Online Homework Help! • Summer Reading 2024: Teen Battle of the Books: Player Profiles: Realistic Fiction • Watch our Brainfuse HelpNow Tutorials in English and Spanish on YouTube • Summer Reading 2024: Teen Battle of the Books: Player Profiles: Fantasy • Queens Rising: Celebrate the Culture and Creative Diversity of Queens! • Eina La Majayüt: Dance and Video Storytelling from the Indigenous Wayuu People Concert (June 27 at 3PM) • Queens Connected: Borrow a Free Mobile Hotspot from the Library! • Juneteenth: "BRICKS," A New Funk Musical (June 13 at Langston Hughes Library) • 125 Things To Do at Queens Public Library • Working with Transgender & Gender Non-Conforming Communities (June 26 at 3PM) • No Cuts To Libraries! Send Your Message Today. • The People's Money: Vote Today! • "Julio of Jackson Heights" Revisited: A Conversation with Filmmaker Richard Shpuntoff • Mental Health Awareness Month: Meet Author Emilia A. Ottoo (May 30 at 6PM) • QPL Teens: Prep for College over Spring Break! • FAFSA and CUNY Information Sessions | Queens Public Library • “Person Place Thing” with Randy Cohen & QPL’s Fred Gitner: Register Now • Visit QPL's Say Goodbye to Late Fines FAQs Page • World of Work for Teens: Apply by Saturday, April 27! • Enjoy Movies, Music, Comics & More with Hoopla Digital • Prom x QPL: Donate Your Dresses Today! • Remote Printing Available at QPL • Book Display Contest - Queens Public Library | Culture Pass • NYC Open Data Week @ Queens Public Library • From Columbia School of Journalism: Writing for the Ear: A Radio and Podcasting Workshop (March 20 at 6:30PM • Explore Our Bitmoji Libraries! • Statement from QPL President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott on the Passing of QPL Trustee Edward L. Sadowsky • We’ve Eliminated Late Fines: It’s a New Day at the Library! • She Kept a Library Book for 63 Years. It Was Time to Return It. (NYT, 3.17.21) • Who are the Friends of Queens Public Library? • Learn How the Friends of QPL Have Positively Affected their Local Libraries • Join the Friends of Queens Public Library Facebook Group! • Back-to-School: See All Our Blog Posts • Back-to-School: QPL's Research Databases • Back-to-School: Sign Up for Adult Learning • QPL's Youth Justice Court: Learn More and Apply Today • QPL Virtual Kickoff to Kindergarten: Preregister Today! • Banned Books Week: Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2020 • Banned Books Week: QPL's OverDrive eBook List • Back-to-School: Learn It Live for Adults • Welcome #BackToSchoolNYC! Celebrate Back-to-School with the Library! • Join Us for our Back-to-School Virtual Programs • Back-to-School: Method Test Prep • Download our Back-to-School Guide in English, Chinese, and Spanish • QPL Honors and Remembers 9/11: A Message from QPL President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott • 9/11 Reading Recommendations and Resources for Discussions with Children • Countdown to Back-to-School: Family Communication • Back-to-School: Welcome to Brainfuse HelpNow! • Learn More about Brainfuse! (YouTube Video Tutorials) • Countdown to Back-to-School: How to Get Kids Back on a School-Year Sleep Schedule • Countdown to Back-to-School: Tips on Getting Children Used to Face Masks • Countdown to Back-to-School: Tips for Transitioning Back to In-Person Learning • Hooray for Library Workers! Pictures to Celebrate 125 Years of QPL Employees • Explore with QPL: Britannica School (9.15.20) • Financial Literacy for the Real World: Managing Your Personal Finances in Bengali, and Haitian Creole • Queens Public Library and NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst Welcome "QPL Baby Card" To the World • ActionNYC at Queens Public Library: Free and Safe Immigration Legal Help • Thank You for Making Your Voice Heard: A Letter from QPL President & CEO Dennis M. Walcott • Statement By NYC's Library Leaders on the FY 22 City Budget • QPL125: Read the Winners of Our 125th Anniversary Poetry Contest! • QPL's Civic Engagement & Leadership Video Series • Take The NYC Reads Initiative Pledge • QPL125: Love Letters to Queens • Stop Anti-Asian Violence: A Conversation about Discrimination towards the AAPI Community (YouTube Live) • Stop Anti-Asian Violence: A Conversation about Discrimination towards the AAPI Community (Facebook Live) • Queens Public Library celebrates 104-year-old patron and author for his lifelong love of literature (NY Daily News, 4.14.21) • 125-year-old Queens Public Library honors 104-year-old Hollis patron (Queens Daily Eagle, 4.15.21) • Standing Against Anti-Asian Hate and Violence: A Message from Queens Public Library President & CEO Dennis M. Walcott • QPL Year in Review: Program Highlights • New York City's COVID-19 Day of Remembrance (March 14, 2021) • Read QPL President & CEO Dennis M. Walcott's Day of Remembrance Letter • How to Overcome COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Health Care Disparities (Facebook Live) • How to Overcome COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Health Care Disparities (YouTube Live) • Lego Building Challenges with Ashley, Rosemary, Sara, and Chloe (YouTube) • Lego Building Challenges with Ashley, Rosemary, Sara, and Chloe (Facebook Live) • A Year-End Message from Queens Public Library • QPL's Free Virtual ESOL Classes • Join the Queens Public Library Online Book Club! • Most Popular of the Year Lists at Queens Public Library • Who Will Get the Coronavirus Vaccine First and Why? A Conversation with NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Dave Chokshi (Facebook Live) • Who Will Get the Coronavirus Vaccine First and Why? A Conversation with NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Dave Chokshi (YouTube) • Get a Queens Public Library Card • Download the New QPL Mobile App! • It’s Time for Kind 2020: Celebrate the Power of Kindness • QPL Reopening: 12 More Branches Will Open for To-Go Service Starting Monday, November 30! • NYC Students: Install the Free Sora Reading App! • Happy 250th Birthday Beethoven! • Council Member Daniel Dromm Shares His Pride Story • Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer Shares His Pride Story • To Be Black in America: A Conversation on Racism with Attorney General Letitia James and Dr. Wayne Riley • "The COVID-19 Project: Navigating a Pandemic" • QPL on Aviary: Hip Hop in Queens • New Citywide Testing Sites Include Windsor Park Library