The Helen Marshall Papers are open for research! Marshall (1929 – 2017) was the second woman and first African American Borough President of Queens, elected to three four-year terms starting in 2001. More at https://bit.ly/4eWWUaE #Archives
Our new Art Librarian created a great list of art exhibitions in NYC and how to get free admissions to many museums. Check out the new blog post!
https://library.qc.cuny.edu/blog/spring-2024-art-exhibitions-in-new-york/
🌈 Happy Pride Month! 🌈
📣 Join us in celebrating love, diversity, and equality this Pride Month! 🏳️🌈❤️💛💚💙💜
Check out "Lesbian/Opera" by Emily Wilbourne at our Queens College Music Library. The book looks at Australian composer Kats-Chernin and her works operas Iphis and Matricide: The Musical, building a new analysis of the relationship between gender and opera.
#PrideMonth #QueensCollegeLibrary
Happy National Poetry Month! As we bid farewell to this beautiful celebration of words, you should visit our third floor and check out our Poetry Month display. Let's continue to spread the power of poetry beyond April! #NationalPoetryMonth #PoetryMonthFinale
As part of National Library Week, Queens Public Library will visit the Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library. Stop by the tables set up in the Rotunda and learn more about the value of libraries, past and current censorship concerns, and ways you can help support your local and academic library. #cuny #qcl #nypl
🎶🎺🎹🎵 Loving our Jazz Appreciation display at Queens College Library! Come check out our collection of jazz books, and memorabilia on the third floor. Whether you're a jazz enthusiast or just starting to explore this vibrant genre, there's something for everyone here. #jazz #queenscollegelibrary #musiclovers #cuny
QC Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Women in Sports
On April 19, join librarians at the Queens College Library to learn how to edit Wikipedia!
You will: contribute to research that people around the world use every day; push back against gender bias on Wikipedia; and integrate information from the Queens College archives that highlight women’s sports icons!
Drop in anytime between 12:00-5:00pm on 4/19, Tanenbaum Room 300i.
Light refreshments will be served.
Registration encouraged but not required: /event/10261090.
The Queens College Greek Center for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies and the Queens College Library have teamed up for an exciting project! Thanks to a generous donation from an anonymous donor, we can now share our collection of books, journals, and scholarly publications with the wider CUNY library system. Our Harry J. Psomiades Greek Studies Library has been building an impressive collection since 1974, supporting academic initiatives and the Greek community here in Queens. Check our blog for more info: https://library.qc.cuny.edu/blog/queens-college-library-begins-cataloguing-the-harry-j-psomiades-greek-studies-library-collection/
Calling all art lovers! Queens College Library is proud to present the Art of the Announcement exhibit, now on view in the 3rd-floor vitrines. Come see exhibition announcement cards and posters from some of the leading artists and galleries of the 20th century, spanning 45 years from 1932 to 1977. This exhibit showcases the graphic sophistication and professional control that artists gained through the design of their visual identities. Don't miss this unique opportunity to explore the intersection of art and design.
Learn more on our QCL Blog: https://library.qc.cuny.edu/blog/art-of-the-announcement-exhibit/
#ArtOfTheAnnouncement #QueensCollegeLibrary #ArtExhibit #GraphicDesign #VisualIdentity #20thCenturyArt
During the month of March, the Queens College Library will be celebrating Greek-American History with Greek and Greek-American literature and art. Visit the main floor (3rd floor of the library) and peruse the items on our bookshelves. The items are available for loan. Simply take them to the borrowing desk for checkout. Have fun exploring and celebrating Greek American History Month!
#libraries #bookdisplays #greekamericanhistorymonth #librariestransform #academia #culturalawareness #diversity #librarycollections
In celebration of Women's History Month, the archives have installed a new exhibit, "Leaving it All on the Court: Queens’ College’s Lucille Kyvallos and her Iconic Legacy." Drop by the Charles Tanenbaum Room and lounge area to learn about this important history!
Time to bust out the library stamps and ink! The Queens College Greek Center for Byzantine and
Modern Greek Studies have joined efforts with the Queens College Library in an exciting cataloging
project that will make their collection of Byzantine and Modern Greek literature explorable throughout
the CUNY library system. Visit the Queens College Library website for the full story (library.qc.cuny.edu)
#libraries #rubberstamps #greekamericanhistorymonth #librariestransform #academia
#culturalawareness #diversity #librarycollections
