The Queens Public Library launched its Bookcycle Summer Tour on Wednesday, featuring three-wheeler book bikes that travel to various parts of Queens to provide free and easy access to library services and information.
The Bookcycles will be at seven locations across Queens over the next seven weeks, with the first held at Rufus King Park in Jamaica on July 10. Other stops on the schedule are listed here:
Wednesday, July 17
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
LaGuardia Community College: C Building
29-10 Thomson Ave., Long Island City
Wednesday, July 24
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Rockaway Beach Boardwalk
Beach 86th Street and Shore Front Parkway, Rockaway Beach
Wednesday, July 31
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Queens Botanical Garden
43-50 Main St., Flushing
Wednesday, Aug. 7
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Helen Marshall Playground
98-01 25th Ave., East Elmhurst
Wednesday, Aug. 14
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Cambria Heights Community Garden
116-98 227th St., Cambria Heights
Wednesday, Aug. 21: TBD
Launched in 2018, the Bookcycle program consists of two book bikes that travel to various parks and community events across the borough to further engage with the local community. By using the bookcycles, library staff can deliver library resources to people in less accessible areas. Queens Public Library’s mobile library program contains books movies, magazines and important information about programs and services.
Queens residents can sign up for a library card at the mobile library. You can also request that the mobile library visit your neighborhood or event by clicking here.
Founded in 1896, the Queens Public Library is one of the largest public library systems in the United States. It offers free access to over 5 million books and materials in 50 languages, as well as technology and digital resources for library-goers. The library consists of 66 locations, including branch libraries, a central library in Jamaica, seven adult learning centers and a technology center in the Queensbridge Houses.
