The new Far Rockaway Library is officially OPEN! Thank you to Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, U.S. Representative Gregory Meeks, NYC Council Member Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, NYS Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, NYC Department of Design and Construction Commissioner Thomas Foley, NYC Council Member Laurie Cumbo, Snøhetta, NYCEDC, and everyone who joined us for today's Grand Opening Ceremony! https://lnkd.in/dttqiy-9 We hope to see you soon at Far Rockaway Library! https://lnkd.in/eBtKdPsy
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Queens Public Library is one of the largest and busiest public library systems in the United States, dedicated to serving the most ethnically and culturally diverse area in the country. An independent, non-profit organization founded in 1896, Queens Public Library offers free access to a collection of more than 5 million books and other materials in 50 languages, technology, and digital resources. Each year, the Library hosts tens of thousands of online and in-person educational, cultural, and civic programs and welcomes millions of visitors through its doors. With a presence in nearly every neighborhood across the borough of Queens, the Library consists of 66 locations, including branch libraries, a Central Library, seven adult learning centers, a technology center located in the nation’s largest public housing complex, five teen centers, two bookmobiles, and two book bicycles.
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https://www.queenslibrary.org/
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Queens BP Donovan Richards on Instagram: "You don’t have to gentrify to electrify! Just look at the STUNNING new Far Rockaway Library — open seven days a week starting today! You deserve this, Far Rock. You deserve a $39 million state-of-the-art library. You deserve a place like this to call YOURS. Done are the days of disinvestment in this neighborhood. I couldn’t be prouder to be from this commu
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Selvena N. Brooks-Powers on Instagram: "Today, we celebrated the grand opening of the long awaited, newly renovated Far Rockaway Library, a beacon of hope and opportunity for our community. This beautiful, modern facility stands as a testament to the power of perseverance and the importance of investing in historically overlooked neighborhoods. As someone who once relied on my local library for jo
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NYC DDC on Instagram: "Today, we joined our partners, elected officials, and the community to celebrate the opening of the brand new Far Rockaway Library! 🎉 Located at the busy intersection of Central and Mott Avenues and designed by the renowned architectural firm Snøhetta, the library is as much the centerpiece of the revitalization of Downtown Far Rockaway as it is an inspiring space for learn
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