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	Queens Borough Public Library
		Queens Borough Public Library’s New American Program was established in 1977 to provide special services to the area’s many new immigrants.
		The Section of Public Libraries provided an active international forum for the development and promotion of public libraries, which serve the whole community in the context of the information society and ensure free and equal access to information at the local level.
		The public library can be an important force for the individual in achieving well transmission from childhood to adulthood by providing access to the various recourses, supporting of necessary equipment to cater users’ needs.
	www.osi.hu /nlp/PLI/REP-Jol_Lem.htm (0 words)

	Queens Borough Public Library - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Queens Borough Public Library, or QBPL is the public library for the Borough of Queens and one of three library systems serving New York City.
		QBPL is separate from the New York Public Library.
		The QBPL is governed by a 19-member Board of Trustees, which are appointed by the Mayor of New York City and the Borough President of Queens.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Queens_Borough_Public_Library (445 words)

	Von Duprin - Application Solutions - Security components stack up for Queens Library System
		The quiet of a library is the last place you'd expect disorder to occur, but as violence escalates in the workplace and throughout our society, several dramatic hostage-taking and gunshot incidents have shattered that peaceful image.
		Physically, it is the fifth largest public library system in the country, serving a borough population of 1.95 million from a central library and 62 branches.
		An autonomous system, the library is guided by a 19-member Board of Trustees appointed by the major of New York and the Queens borough president.
	www.vonduprin.com /app_library1.asp (1598 words)

	New York Daily News - Home - Special Report: Gloomy tale of New York's libraries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Library officials concede that hours are not what they could be, but they say they hope to push for real increases next year, now that the mayor has promised not to threaten libraries with cuts again.
		Libraries in New York are actually run by three independent systems - the Brooklyn Public Library, the Queens Borough Public Library and the New York Public Library, the latter serving Manhattan, Staten Island and the Bronx.
		In all, there are 209 branches, four research libraries, one library for the blind, 65 million books and periodicals, and two stone lions, Patience and Fortitude, serenely watching over the New York Public Library's grand headquarters at Fifth Ave.
	www.nydailynews.com /front/story/441273p-371556c.html (1409 words)

	USATODAY.com - Debt collectors go after overdue books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		As public libraries face declining or static funding and rising costs for books, a growing number are turning to stronger tactics to track down overdue material.
		Many libraries across the country are resorting to the tactic — with surprising success.
		The budget at New York's Queens Borough Public Library — considered the country's busiest library with 16.9 million items circulating last year — has declined $14 million the past two years, according to spokesman Joe Catrambone.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2004-06-27-libraries-usat_x.htm (678 words)

	Woodside Library Reopens After 12-Week Renovations
		Politicians, schoolchildren and local citizens gathered September 22 at the Woodside branch of the Queens Borough Public Library, which reopened 12 weeks after it was shut down for renovation.
		The Queens Borough Public Library is often described as the largest circulating library in the country, but Markey expanded on that by saying that a few years ago it was second in the world only to the library system in Bonn, Germany.
		Having overseen the Woodside reopening, Queens Borough Public Library's Jimmy Van Bramer had to rush off to Grand Avenue, where a reopening ceremony for the Maspeth branch of the library was to take place within the hour.
	www.qgazette.com /news/2006/1004/features/022.html (501 words)

	Carnegie Reporter, Vol. 2, No. 3 \| The Queens Borough Public Library At the Crossroads of Technology
		The library has always been a beacon for immigrants, in their efforts to both learn the language and customs of America and to retain their own.
		The new Flushing library is also notable for the predominance of computers: there are 80 workstations, and library users with laptops can plug in right from their desks.
		As the leading library in the Queens system, the Flushing branch has taken the initiative in plunging into the new world of information technology and—even if judging by nothing other than how busy it is on a weekday afternoon—the community is clearly benefiting from its efforts.
	www.carnegie.org /reporter/07/library/queens.html (933 words)

	Tutor.com Press Release
		The Queens Borough Public Library, in collaboration with Tutor.com, submitted the proposal for the 21st CCLC grant, which begins in 2003 with additional monies to be awarded for four consecutive years.
		QBPL serves a diverse population, providing an extension to the school day with much needed academic services to children and families in Queens,” said George Cigale, CEO of Tutor.com.
		This grant marks an innovative partnership between the Queens Borough Public Library, PS 43 and Tutor.com to offer a cooperative plan of service that will enhance the educational, recreational and social needs of the local students and their families.
	www.tutor.com /press/PR_09022003.htm (951 words)

	TLC: Solutions that Deliver: Libraries Dive into AquaBrowser Library® (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Sixteen libraries and schools have purchased AquaBrowser Library in the past six months, including the recent purchase by Queens Borough Public Library (NY).
		AquaBrowser Library is customer-centric, so you don't have to think like a librarian to find what's of value to you." Commented Amy De Groff, Head of Information Technology at Howard County: "AquaBrowser Library reaches out to our customers and pulls them into the catalog.".
		AquaBrowser Library compares a user's search terms to the metadata in a library's catalog to create a "word cloud" that includes the most relevant associations, translations, spelling variations, and synonyms.
	www.tlcdelivers.com /tlc/press/pr062205.asp (588 words)

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Queens Borough Public Library
		People come to the library for information, and people are coming to the library for information on health care, she said.
		The Queens Library is the biggest in the city, so they will get a big share of that money, he said of the library funds.
		In a departure from recent years, the mayor s proposal calls for no cuts to the borough presidents offices or the district attorneys, and allocates small increases to some cultural institutions, including the Queens Borough Public Library.The city s bottom line is returning to the fl because of higher tax revenues and employment growth.
	news.surfwax.com /libraries/files/Queens_Borough_Public_Library.html (1136 words)

	Queens Library
		All Queens Libraries will have weekend hours shortly.
		Welcome all Harry Potter® fans to Queens Library on July 21 to celebrate Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
		Queens Library is an independent, not-for-profit corporation and is not affiliated with any other library system.
	www.queenslibrary.org (0 words)

	Queens Flag
		Early in the year 1913, the Chamber of Commerce of the Borough of Queens recommended to Borough President Maurice E. Connolly that it would be appropriate if an official Queens Flag were to be designed and adopted.
		A special committee consisting of Commissioner of Highways G. Howland Leavitt, Louis Windemuller and Charles G. Meyer was appointed to confer with E. Hageman Hall, president of the New York Historical Society and secretary of the American Scenic and Historical Preservation Society, for the purpose of authenticating the various elements of the design.
		The new Queens Flag was first displayed officially at the celebration inaugurating construction of the dual rapid transit system in Queens on June 7, 1913.
	www.queensbp.org /content_web/depts/tourism/flag.htm (242 words)

	Friends of the Richmond Hill Library
		The Friends are library users and supporters who play a key role in promoting library programs and services in their communities.
		Each Friend is a walking, talking public relations ambassador for the library and an organized Friends group is essentially a validation of the library’s importance to its community.
		The Richmond Hill Library was founded by the Twentieth Century Club on April 8, 1899.
	www.richmondhillny.com /Library/FRHL.html (865 words)

	Library Resources
		The Library of Congress at http://www.loc.gov/ can help your Social Studies Bibliography by providing a book's author, editor, publisher, publishing country, and publication date.
		These electronic library resources are also available for home use to faculty and students with HCHS email accounts.
		The following resources are available from the New York Public Library at their branches connected to the Internet or remotely to anyone at an Internet-connected computer and an NYPL library card with barcode.
	www.hchs.hunter.cuny.edu /library/libraryresources.html (1643 words)

	Welcome to the Committee on Open Government
		conducted, or to be conducted in the Borough of Queens..." The
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	www.dos.state.ny.us /coog/ftext/f7852.htm (1425 words)

	qc_cuny: Queens Borough Public Library Ends Public Used Books Sales
		The QBPL has subcontracted their entire book sales operation to "bLogistics" under the recommendation of officials from the Boston Public Library.
		Basically, the QBPL sold all their books to "bLogistics", which will try to sell them off to others for a profit.
		The QBPL stated that because of deep budget cuts, the resources of their staff are limited.
	community.livejournal.com /qc_cuny/32030.html (229 words)

	USATODAY.com - FBI's reading list worries librarians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		At New York City's Queens Borough Public Library, director Gary Strong is an uneasy draftee on the front line of the war on terrorism.
		Diane Chrisman, director of the public library in Buffalo, says she's groping for "the very fine balance between protecting First Amendment privacy rights and the desire of everyone to be a good citizen."
		Most libraries destroy a borrowing record as soon as a book is returned without fines, and computer sign-in sheets often are shredded at closing time, Caldwell-Stone says.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2002-12-16-librarians-usat_x.htm (1045 words)

	Queens Becomes First Public Library to Join National Medical Library Network - August 15, 2006 - Library Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Queens Borough Public Library (QBPL), NY, has become the first public library ever to be named a resource library in the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NLM).
		As a resource library, QBPL will benefit from a five-year, $7.3 million contract for community outreach programs and partnerships with medical providers.
		QBPL already has access to the NLM DOCLINE interlibrary loan system and formal partnerships with Queens Health Network, American Cancer Society, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital, as well as relationships with many healthcare providers and community-based agencies.
	www.libraryjournal.com /article/CA6362606.html (241 words)

	2006 Queens Startup! Business Plan Competition
		The Queens Economic Development Corp in partnership with the Queens Public Library sponsored by Citibank is proud to announce the 1st Annual Queens StartUp!
		If you are 18 years of age or older live in Queens, are a legal resident or US citizen, and wish to start a business in Queens, you are eligible.
		All applicants must attend one (1) orientation session being held at the Queens Library.
	www.queensny.org /bplancomp/index.htm (274 words)

	Queens College - CUNY --- American Studies Program
		Based on his research, Jeff Gottlieb (QC alum; President of the Central Queens Historical Association) believes that the site of that school is now part of the Queens College campus.
		Queens College's Professor Emeritus Stephen Stepanchev, first Poet Laureate of the Borough of Queens (1997-2000), has written "Whitmanesque" poetry about the College and Whitman's spirit here, and about the tearing down of Walt Whitman Hall.
		The Flushing Library exhibition was arranged through the efforts of Queens College alums Joe Brostek (Events Office) and Tom Galante (Director, Queens Public Library System).
	qcpages.qc.cuny.edu /americanstudies/whitman.html (722 words)

	The History of the Village of Dunton, Queens Borough, Long Island
		If the library had been in existence at that time in its present location it would have been in a section called Liberty Hills.
		The Dunton Library had its beginning April 26, 1917, in a small space in Thornton’s drug store at 31 Jerome Avenue, as a community station in the Traveling Division of the Queens Borough Public Library.
		Among Dunton’s accomplishments was his help in founding the Bank of Jamaica, his election (1869) and re-election (1896) to the Board of Supervisors of Queens County, and his being supervisor of the Town of Jamaica.
	www.dunton.org /archive/DuntonQueens1939.htm (1198 words)

	Library Catalogs
		The Brooklyn Public Library is separate and independent from the public library systems in the other boroughs of New York City.
		The Queens Borough Public Library is an autonomous library system, separate from library systems in the other boroughs of New York City.
		One of the largest medical libraries in the United States.
	www.cooper.edu /facilities/library/other_library_catalogs_page.html (183 words)

	Oct_15_2005
		We start promptly at 1pm with a musical program by the Brooklyn Queens Conservatory of Music or a Queens: Now and Then presentation by Victor Annaloro, before we serve our authentic 19th Century New York high tea, with finger sandwiches, scones, desserts and tea and tisane sampling.
		Queens native Suzanne Parker is the restaurant critic and food reporter for the Times Ledger Newspaper.
		She will discuss her guide to ethnic dining and invites you to partake in a mini-taster's sampler from some of the finest eateries in Queens.
	www.queenscouncilarts.org /html/Calendar_Oct_15.html (512 words)

	NYC.gov - Government
		To ensure the safety of the public and the workers who use suspended scaffolds, effective July 16, 2007, notification to the Department of Buildings will be required within 24 - 48 hours before the use or installation of c-hook and outrigger beam scaffolds.
		The Auxiliary Police are civic-minded individuals who volunteer to assist their local Police Precincts, Housing Police Service Area, and Transit Borough Queens by performing uniformed patrol in their communities.
		The Art Commission of the City of New York offers public tours of City Hall, Tweed Courthouse, and Gracie Mansion, landmarks of New York’s history and architecture.
	www.nyc.gov /government (0 words)

	Brooklyn Public Library
		It is the mission of Brooklyn Public Library to ensure the preservation and transmission of society's knowledge, history and culture, and to provide the people of Brooklyn with free and open access to information for education, recreation and reference.
		Today, the BPL system is the fifth largest library system in the nation, existing independently alongside the New York Public Library (serving the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island) and the Queens Borough Public Library.
		Building of the Central Library at Grand Army Plaza began in 1912, and was not completed until 1941.
	www.volunteernyc.org /org/957584.html (265 words)

	[PUBLIB:10993] Position Announcement - Queens Borough Public Library (fwd) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Develops comprehensive subject collection in areas relating to Long Island history, genealogy and culture, trains and supervises staff in providing reference and reader's advisory work, attends meetings of local history groups, rotates with other division managers in serving as Officer of the Evening and Saturday Officer.
		Provides and makes recommendations to the Assistant Director of Central Library concerning policies, procedures, services and programs for the division and the Central Library as a whole.
		Minimum Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years managerial experience in public service that includes supervision of full-time employees.
	lists.webjunction.org /wjlists/publib/1998-April/084008.html (209 words)

	On May 5, Queens Borough Public Library celebrated a grand re-opening of its newly renovated and expanded Corona Branch ...
		On May 5, Queens Borough Public Library celebrated a grand re-opening of its newly renovated and expanded Corona Branch Library
		Caption: On May 5, Queens Borough Public Library celebrated a grand re-opening of its newly renovated and expanded Corona Branch Library.
		In addition to a fully modernized infrastructure, the library features a state-or-the-art Radio Frequency ID automated electronic book checkout, return and management system, a first for New York City.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3601/is_40_51/ai_n13788326 (196 words)

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