Queens Public Library News

Recently published hit books about Donald Trump and ‘90s con men, as well as in-demand fiction, hadn’t been acquired as of Monday morning, when THE CITY asked about their absence.

Queens Public Library

New Location Is on the Books for Queens Library Branch Flooded in 2021 Storm

Aug. 4, 2023, 2:38 p.m.Aug. 4, 2023, 6:28 p.m.

Shuttered Lefrak City library branch flooded during Ida and again in April.

Libraries

Read it and Weep: Libraries Face $1 Billion Gap for Repair of Decrepit Buildings

June 26, 2023, 5:00 a.m.June 26, 2023, 3:44 p.m.

One library repair project has been in the works for nearly 14 years, THE CITY found.

Libraries

Library Grab-and-Go (and Quarantine) Grows as New Yorkers Prove Hungry for Books

Aug. 5, 2020, 9:35 p.m.Aug. 5, 2020, 9:34 p.m.

NYC’s three library systems are gearing up to reopen more branches for limited service, even as all returned items are quarantined for 96 hours.

Infrastructure

NYC Public Libraries Mull Grab-and-Go Book Pickup Service

May 26, 2020, 4:41 p.m.May 28, 2020, 5:37 p.m.

Meanwhile, e-book purchases grow as officials serve readers’ immediate needs while preparing for a technological transformation hastened by pandemic.

Queens

LIC Luxury Tower Leaves Behind People with Disabilities, Lawsuit Alleges

Nov. 18, 2019, 5:20 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:28 a.m.

The federal discrimination suit against the Queens building marks the latest legal action stemming from the past decade’s development boom.

Infrastructure

Libraries Face Nearly $900 Million Shortfall to Fix Aging Buildings

May 14, 2019, 4:15 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:57 p.m.

Problems at the city’s 220 branches range from leaky roofs to broken heaters. Library officials struggle on priorities as patrons feel the brunt.

Queens Public Library

Critically Acclaimed Books Were Unavailable at New York Public Library as Budget Woes Hit June Buys

New Location Is on the Books for Queens Library Branch Flooded in 2021 Storm

Read it and Weep: Libraries Face $1 Billion Gap for Repair of Decrepit Buildings

Library Grab-and-Go (and Quarantine) Grows as New Yorkers Prove Hungry for Books

NYC Public Libraries Mull Grab-and-Go Book Pickup Service

LIC Luxury Tower Leaves Behind People with Disabilities, Lawsuit Alleges

Libraries Face Nearly $900 Million Shortfall to Fix Aging Buildings

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