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List of Queens Public Library branches

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJul 9, 2026
Entity authorityQ17018132 ↗
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The Queens Public Library, also known as the Queens Library and Queens Borough Public Library, is one of three separate and independent public library systems in New York City. The other two are the New York Public Library (serving the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island), and the Brooklyn Library (serving Brooklyn).

Libraries in Queens

See also

List of Carnegie libraries in New York City

List of New York Public Library branches

List of Brooklyn Public Library branches

Queens Memory Project

List of libraries in the United States

References

Further reading

Queens Borough Public Library. 1986. Library matters: a publication of the Queens Library. Jamaica, N.Y.: The Library.

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