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Flushing

City leaders reverse library cuts, Queens Public Library service fully restored

By Athena Dawson

Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams shake hands on a Fiscal Year 2025 buget deal. Friday, June 28, 2024.

AMNY

Mayor and Council Speaker reach $112B budget deal that restores many unpopular cuts

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Flushing

Local electeds rally at Flushing Library, urge Mayor Adams’ administration to reverse library budget cuts as city’s deadline approaches

By Athena Dawson

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QBP Richards, advocates rally to demand Mayor Adams restore funding to City’s libraries

By Gabriele Holtermann

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AMNY

City Council reaches deal with Mayor to restore $36M in proposed funding cuts for public libraries: sources

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Gay City News

Queens councilmember goes on bigoted rant against drag story hour

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Astoria

Queens lawmaker kicks off summer reading program to keep children engaged

By Paul Junior Prudent

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Briarwood

Queens Public Library opens additional branches for in-person service

By Julia Moro

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Bayside

Want to improve northeast Queens? Then get out and vote on school, park & other projects

By Suzanne Monteverdi

Libraries often see delays and high costs, report finds

Politics

Libraries often see delays and high costs, report finds

By Patrick Donachie

Opinion

New York needs to create a non-smoking generation

By Jackie Shi

News

In a high-tech age, libraries still depend on real people

By Dennis M. Walcott

Jamaica

Pols praise appointment of Dennis Walcott as Queens Library CEO

By Madina Toure

Jamaica

Former schools chancellor Walcott to take over Queens Library

By Madina Toure

Politics

Trustees will determine fate of Queens Library interim president: Katz

By Madina Toure

Astoria

Stringer: Queens Library executives spent over $300K on prohibited items

By Madina Toure

Haider elected as head of CB 11

Haider elected as head of CB 11

By Kelsey Durham

VAN BRAMER

Politics

Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer discusses vision for new majority leader role

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By Tom Allon

Library custodians upset over outsourcing of jobs

Jamaica

Library custodians upset over outsourcing of jobs

By Rich Bockmann

Richards emphasizes big bucks in district address

Laurelton

Richards emphasizes big bucks in district address

By Rich Bockmann

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Libraries get funding to expand

By Maggie Hayes

Weprin renews effort for tougher sex-offender law

Weprin renews effort for tougher sex-offender law

By Phil Corso

LIC celebrates site for library due in ‘15

Long Island City

LIC celebrates site for library due in ‘15

By Rebecca Henely

More from Around New York

PaleyLand is back for the holiday season!

The Paley Museum decks out for the holidays with return of PaleyLand

James Harry Reyos in “Night in West Texas.”

‘Night in West Texas’: Underwhelming story of a priest’s death and a wrongful conviction

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Schneps Podcasts

Dan Rattiner speaks with Rue Matthiessen, an East End–based writer – Episode 258

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New York Family

19 Great Places to Take Photos with Santa in New York City