Queens Public Library
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No matter who you are, where you’re from, or where you want to go, at Queens Public Library, we speak your language.
Thank you again to everyone who joined us for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Rego Park Library!
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December 21, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Thank you again to everyone who joined us for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Rego Park Library!
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Don't miss our next Open Mic for Poets and Writers at Central Library, with our featured reader CQ Quintana!
Join us on Sunday, December 21 at 2PM.
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Join us on Sunday, December 21 at 2PM.
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December 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Don't miss our next Open Mic for Poets and Writers at Central Library, with our featured reader CQ Quintana!
Join us on Sunday, December 21 at 2PM.
queenslibrary.org/calendar/ope...
Join us on Sunday, December 21 at 2PM.
queenslibrary.org/calendar/ope...
QPL wishes you and your loved ones a very happy holiday season!
Enjoy our joyful and vibrant selection of all-ages books, movies, music, crafts, concerts, programs, and more.
#HappyHolidays!
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Enjoy our joyful and vibrant selection of all-ages books, movies, music, crafts, concerts, programs, and more.
#HappyHolidays!
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December 20, 2025 at 12:16 AM
QPL wishes you and your loved ones a very happy holiday season!
Enjoy our joyful and vibrant selection of all-ages books, movies, music, crafts, concerts, programs, and more.
#HappyHolidays!
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Enjoy our joyful and vibrant selection of all-ages books, movies, music, crafts, concerts, programs, and more.
#HappyHolidays!
queenslibrary.org/spotlight/ce...
Here are Queens Public Library's Holiday Hours for the end of December 2025.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Here are Queens Public Library's Holiday Hours for the end of December 2025.
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Learn More: queenslibrary.org/special-aler...
Whether it’s a big dream, a new goal, or something you’ve always wanted to try, add your wish to the magical confetti that will fall at midnight in Times Square!
Visit the #NewYearsEve Wish Station at 40 QPL locations and write your wish on a piece of official New Year’s Eve confetti by Dec. 20!
Visit the #NewYearsEve Wish Station at 40 QPL locations and write your wish on a piece of official New Year’s Eve confetti by Dec. 20!
December 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Whether it’s a big dream, a new goal, or something you’ve always wanted to try, add your wish to the magical confetti that will fall at midnight in Times Square!
Visit the #NewYearsEve Wish Station at 40 QPL locations and write your wish on a piece of official New Year’s Eve confetti by Dec. 20!
Visit the #NewYearsEve Wish Station at 40 QPL locations and write your wish on a piece of official New Year’s Eve confetti by Dec. 20!
Update: Glendale Library (78-60 73 Place) will be closed through Sunday, December 21 for continued maintenance.
We expect to reopen the library on Monday, December 22.
Thank you for your understanding. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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We expect to reopen the library on Monday, December 22.
Thank you for your understanding. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Update: Glendale Library (78-60 73 Place) will be closed through Sunday, December 21 for continued maintenance.
We expect to reopen the library on Monday, December 22.
Thank you for your understanding. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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We expect to reopen the library on Monday, December 22.
Thank you for your understanding. We apologize for any inconvenience.
www.queenslibrary.org/about-us/loc...
Reminder: Celebrate the season with QPL’s Culture Connection and a dazzling holiday show featuring some of New York’s finest musical talents.
Learn More, Get Your Free Tickets, and Join Us at Central Library on Thursday, Dec. 18 at 5:30PM.
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Learn More, Get Your Free Tickets, and Join Us at Central Library on Thursday, Dec. 18 at 5:30PM.
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December 17, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Reminder: Celebrate the season with QPL’s Culture Connection and a dazzling holiday show featuring some of New York’s finest musical talents.
Learn More, Get Your Free Tickets, and Join Us at Central Library on Thursday, Dec. 18 at 5:30PM.
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Learn More, Get Your Free Tickets, and Join Us at Central Library on Thursday, Dec. 18 at 5:30PM.
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It wouldn’t be the end of the year without a look at our customers’ favorites!
What were the most popular books, songs, magazines, and videos at Queens Public Library in 2025, plus the most popular books across all five boroughs of NYC?
Let's find out!
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What were the most popular books, songs, magazines, and videos at Queens Public Library in 2025, plus the most popular books across all five boroughs of NYC?
Let's find out!
queenslibrary.org/spotlight/Mo...
December 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
It wouldn’t be the end of the year without a look at our customers’ favorites!
What were the most popular books, songs, magazines, and videos at Queens Public Library in 2025, plus the most popular books across all five boroughs of NYC?
Let's find out!
queenslibrary.org/spotlight/Mo...
What were the most popular books, songs, magazines, and videos at Queens Public Library in 2025, plus the most popular books across all five boroughs of NYC?
Let's find out!
queenslibrary.org/spotlight/Mo...
Thank you to National Grid for their $316,000 grant to Queens Public Library to widen access to #QPLTeens #STEM programs at nearly two dozen library locations across our borough!
Learn More: www.queenslibrary.org/about-us/new...
Learn More: www.queenslibrary.org/about-us/new...
December 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Thank you to National Grid for their $316,000 grant to Queens Public Library to widen access to #QPLTeens #STEM programs at nearly two dozen library locations across our borough!
Learn More: www.queenslibrary.org/about-us/new...
Learn More: www.queenslibrary.org/about-us/new...
Our Literary Thursdays series continues with Lawrence R. Samuel, who will talk about "Queens: A History of the Most Diverse Place on Earth."
Join us on December 18 at 6PM!
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Join us on December 18 at 6PM!
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December 16, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Our Literary Thursdays series continues with Lawrence R. Samuel, who will talk about "Queens: A History of the Most Diverse Place on Earth."
Join us on December 18 at 6PM!
queenslibrary.org/calendar/lit...
Join us on December 18 at 6PM!
queenslibrary.org/calendar/lit...
When you donate to Queens Public Library this December, your gift will have twice the impact, thanks to The Pickman Foundation’s matching gift challenge (up to $75,000 through Dec. 31).
Double the impact of your donation today.
Thank you for your support!
queenslibrary.org/support/matc...
Double the impact of your donation today.
Thank you for your support!
queenslibrary.org/support/matc...
December 16, 2025 at 12:58 AM
When you donate to Queens Public Library this December, your gift will have twice the impact, thanks to The Pickman Foundation’s matching gift challenge (up to $75,000 through Dec. 31).
Double the impact of your donation today.
Thank you for your support!
queenslibrary.org/support/matc...
Double the impact of your donation today.
Thank you for your support!
queenslibrary.org/support/matc...
Reminder: Join us for a special #FreedomToRead Storytime with NYC Council Member Sandra Ung and QPL President & CEO Dennis M. Walcott at Flushing Library on Tuesday, Dec 16 at 11AM!
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December 15, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Reminder: Join us for a special #FreedomToRead Storytime with NYC Council Member Sandra Ung and QPL President & CEO Dennis M. Walcott at Flushing Library on Tuesday, Dec 16 at 11AM!
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Celebrate the season with QPL’s Culture Connection and a dazzling holiday show featuring some of New York’s finest musical talents!
Learn More, Get Your Free Tickets, and Join Us at Central Library on Thursday, Dec. 18 at 5:30PM.
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Learn More, Get Your Free Tickets, and Join Us at Central Library on Thursday, Dec. 18 at 5:30PM.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Celebrate the season with QPL’s Culture Connection and a dazzling holiday show featuring some of New York’s finest musical talents!
Learn More, Get Your Free Tickets, and Join Us at Central Library on Thursday, Dec. 18 at 5:30PM.
dec18.eventbrite.com?aff=social
Learn More, Get Your Free Tickets, and Join Us at Central Library on Thursday, Dec. 18 at 5:30PM.
dec18.eventbrite.com?aff=social
Glendale Library (78-60 73 Place) will be closed from Tuesday, December 16 through Thursday, December 18 for scheduled maintenance.
We expect to reopen the library on Friday, December 19.
Thank you for your understanding. We apologize for any inconvenience.
www.queenslibrary.org/about-us/loc...
We expect to reopen the library on Friday, December 19.
Thank you for your understanding. We apologize for any inconvenience.
www.queenslibrary.org/about-us/loc...
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Glendale Library (78-60 73 Place) will be closed from Tuesday, December 16 through Thursday, December 18 for scheduled maintenance.
We expect to reopen the library on Friday, December 19.
Thank you for your understanding. We apologize for any inconvenience.
www.queenslibrary.org/about-us/loc...
We expect to reopen the library on Friday, December 19.
Thank you for your understanding. We apologize for any inconvenience.
www.queenslibrary.org/about-us/loc...
The company that operates the Boundless eBooks service, Baker & Taylor, is going out of business, and that content will now be available to our customers through OverDrive and @libbyapp.com.
Learn More: app.learn.queenslibrary.org/e/es?s=18705...
Learn More: app.learn.queenslibrary.org/e/es?s=18705...
December 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The company that operates the Boundless eBooks service, Baker & Taylor, is going out of business, and that content will now be available to our customers through OverDrive and @libbyapp.com.
Learn More: app.learn.queenslibrary.org/e/es?s=18705...
Learn More: app.learn.queenslibrary.org/e/es?s=18705...
❤️🖤💚 Reminder: Join us on Saturday, Dec. 13 for #LangstonHughesLibrary's 41st Annual Kick-Off to #Kwanzaa Celebration!
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December 13, 2025 at 12:20 AM
❤️🖤💚 Reminder: Join us on Saturday, Dec. 13 for #LangstonHughesLibrary's 41st Annual Kick-Off to #Kwanzaa Celebration!
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QPL President & CEO Dennis M. Walcott and NYC Council Member Francisco Moya invite you to the launch of our brand-new Tech Mobile!
Join us in front of Lefrak City Library's Future Home (95-15 Horace Harding Expressway) on Saturday, December 13 at 12PM!
Join us in front of Lefrak City Library's Future Home (95-15 Horace Harding Expressway) on Saturday, December 13 at 12PM!
December 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
QPL President & CEO Dennis M. Walcott and NYC Council Member Francisco Moya invite you to the launch of our brand-new Tech Mobile!
Join us in front of Lefrak City Library's Future Home (95-15 Horace Harding Expressway) on Saturday, December 13 at 12PM!
Join us in front of Lefrak City Library's Future Home (95-15 Horace Harding Expressway) on Saturday, December 13 at 12PM!
Far Rockaway Library (1637 Central Avenue) will remain closed until further notice due to ongoing repairs to the building's sewer line.
We apologize for the inconvenience and will share updates as soon as more information becomes available.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
We apologize for the inconvenience and will share updates as soon as more information becomes available.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
December 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Far Rockaway Library (1637 Central Avenue) will remain closed until further notice due to ongoing repairs to the building's sewer line.
We apologize for the inconvenience and will share updates as soon as more information becomes available.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
We apologize for the inconvenience and will share updates as soon as more information becomes available.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Thanks to our supporters, QPL remains a place to learn, grow and belong.
Through Dec. 31, your gift to QPL will be matched dollar for dollar by The Pickman Foundation, up to $75,000!
Double Your Impact to keep our libraries strong, welcoming and free for all!
queenslibrary.org/support/matc...
Through Dec. 31, your gift to QPL will be matched dollar for dollar by The Pickman Foundation, up to $75,000!
Double Your Impact to keep our libraries strong, welcoming and free for all!
queenslibrary.org/support/matc...
December 12, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Thanks to our supporters, QPL remains a place to learn, grow and belong.
Through Dec. 31, your gift to QPL will be matched dollar for dollar by The Pickman Foundation, up to $75,000!
Double Your Impact to keep our libraries strong, welcoming and free for all!
queenslibrary.org/support/matc...
Through Dec. 31, your gift to QPL will be matched dollar for dollar by The Pickman Foundation, up to $75,000!
Double Your Impact to keep our libraries strong, welcoming and free for all!
queenslibrary.org/support/matc...
We are excited to announce that the future location of Lefrak City Library will be at 95-15 Horace Harding Expressway!
Construction of the space has begun, and we anticipate the opening of the new branch in the summer of 2026.
Please continue to visit our website for updates.
Construction of the space has begun, and we anticipate the opening of the new branch in the summer of 2026.
Please continue to visit our website for updates.
December 11, 2025 at 10:55 PM
We are excited to announce that the future location of Lefrak City Library will be at 95-15 Horace Harding Expressway!
Construction of the space has begun, and we anticipate the opening of the new branch in the summer of 2026.
Please continue to visit our website for updates.
Construction of the space has begun, and we anticipate the opening of the new branch in the summer of 2026.
Please continue to visit our website for updates.
Join us for our annual #ItsTimeForKind celebration!
This year’s theme, Be Kind to Your Mind, is a call to practice self-care.
Enjoy our special programs, explore our recommended books, pick up a self-care activity journal at the Library, and much more.
queenslibrary.org/spotlight/it...
This year’s theme, Be Kind to Your Mind, is a call to practice self-care.
Enjoy our special programs, explore our recommended books, pick up a self-care activity journal at the Library, and much more.
queenslibrary.org/spotlight/it...
December 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Join us for our annual #ItsTimeForKind celebration!
This year’s theme, Be Kind to Your Mind, is a call to practice self-care.
Enjoy our special programs, explore our recommended books, pick up a self-care activity journal at the Library, and much more.
queenslibrary.org/spotlight/it...
This year’s theme, Be Kind to Your Mind, is a call to practice self-care.
Enjoy our special programs, explore our recommended books, pick up a self-care activity journal at the Library, and much more.
queenslibrary.org/spotlight/it...
Our Literary Thursdays series continues with @jasondiamond.bsky.social, who will talk about his stunning debut novel "Kaplan’s Plot."
Join us on December 11 at 6PM!
queenslibrary.org/calendar/lit...
Join us on December 11 at 6PM!
queenslibrary.org/calendar/lit...
December 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Our Literary Thursdays series continues with @jasondiamond.bsky.social, who will talk about his stunning debut novel "Kaplan’s Plot."
Join us on December 11 at 6PM!
queenslibrary.org/calendar/lit...
Join us on December 11 at 6PM!
queenslibrary.org/calendar/lit...
❤️ For over 40 years, #LangstonHughesLibrary has celebrated Kwanzaa and its Seven Principles!
🖤 Join us for their 41st Annual Kick-Off to #Kwanzaa Celebration on Saturday, Dec. 13, and Learn More about Celebrating Kwanzaa at Langston Hughes Library!
💚 www.queenslibrary.org/about-us/new...
🖤 Join us for their 41st Annual Kick-Off to #Kwanzaa Celebration on Saturday, Dec. 13, and Learn More about Celebrating Kwanzaa at Langston Hughes Library!
💚 www.queenslibrary.org/about-us/new...
December 8, 2025 at 11:36 PM
❤️ For over 40 years, #LangstonHughesLibrary has celebrated Kwanzaa and its Seven Principles!
🖤 Join us for their 41st Annual Kick-Off to #Kwanzaa Celebration on Saturday, Dec. 13, and Learn More about Celebrating Kwanzaa at Langston Hughes Library!
💚 www.queenslibrary.org/about-us/new...
🖤 Join us for their 41st Annual Kick-Off to #Kwanzaa Celebration on Saturday, Dec. 13, and Learn More about Celebrating Kwanzaa at Langston Hughes Library!
💚 www.queenslibrary.org/about-us/new...
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December 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
🎶 Join us for our next Sunday Concert at Central!
🎵 Don't miss Klezmer and Chanukah Favorites performed by Litvakus at Central Library (89-11 Merrick Boulevard in Jamaica) on Sunday, December 7 at 3PM!
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🎵 Don't miss Klezmer and Chanukah Favorites performed by Litvakus at Central Library (89-11 Merrick Boulevard in Jamaica) on Sunday, December 7 at 3PM!
➡️ queenslibrary.org/calendar/sun...
December 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
🎶 Join us for our next Sunday Concert at Central!
🎵 Don't miss Klezmer and Chanukah Favorites performed by Litvakus at Central Library (89-11 Merrick Boulevard in Jamaica) on Sunday, December 7 at 3PM!
➡️ queenslibrary.org/calendar/sun...
🎵 Don't miss Klezmer and Chanukah Favorites performed by Litvakus at Central Library (89-11 Merrick Boulevard in Jamaica) on Sunday, December 7 at 3PM!
➡️ queenslibrary.org/calendar/sun...