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Queens Library is an independent, not-for-profit corporation and is not affiliated with any other library. With 62 locations, Queens Library serves a population of 2.3 million in one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the U.S. and has among the highest circulations of any public library system in the world. For more information about programs, services, locations, events and news, visit the Queens Library website at www.queenslibrary.org or phone 718-990-0700. Queens Library. Enrich Your Life.®

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This is what a $30 million cut to Queens Library funding would look like.

Pictured: Queens Library at Steinway Day of Action

(Note: Customers can still access all library resources.)

Who agrees?

Tens of millions of our neighbors use free library resources or attend free library programs. They enjoy quiet reading time, sharpen their skills for their next big job, use the computers, prepare for an important exam for work or school, find out more about a health condition or email a friend far away. To allow that, libraries must remain open for service at least five days a week, or more.

Thomas W. Galante, President and CEO, Queens Library, in a Letter to the Editor in the Queens Chronicle

Library lovers and their pets will rally outside the Queens Library at Peninsula Wednesday to protest looming budget cuts.

New York Daily News

Yes, and their pets.

We’re celebrating 35 years of providing free and essential ESOL classes! For Throwback Thursday, see the crowd gathered to register for classes at Queens Library at Jackson Heights, circa 1980. To safeguard this and other critical services, SaveQueensLibrary.org.

Libraries are not a luxury.

Bridget Quinn-Carey, Chief Operating Officer for Queens Library

Who agrees that libraries are a necessity?

“As Borough President, I had the privilege of providing more than $27 million towards this new library,” said Queens Borough President Helen Marshall. “It’s a good investment in the future of this community and will reap dividends for years to come.”

We couldn’t agree more!

NYC’s executive budget proposes to cut 35% from Queens Library funding. Save library hours and library jobs: Sign the petition and reblog in support!

Libraries and librarians…are…a kind of secular clergy, a trusted ear and an unbiased source of information and support to anyone who walks in the door. This is the compact we have at the deeper levels of our engagement with our communities past the bestsellers and free internet. There is a web of trust. Our users know, or should know, that they can come to us with issues and concerns and that we will leverage our best abilities to their ends. No matter what crazy crap is going on in your life the librarian will figure it out and set you up with at least some better understanding and a direction to go in.

Christian Zabriskie - Urban Librarians Unite founder and assistant community library manager at Queens Library at Baisley Park

Happy International Jazz Day & Jazz Appreciation Month! →

Enjoy a free live jazz performance streaming from Queens Library at Langston Hughes featuring a premiere of newly discovered Louis Armstrong recordings from the Louis Armstrong House Museum.