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<\/p>\nQueens Public Library (QPL) President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott, NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) Commissioner Paul A. Ochoa, elected officials, Library and DDC staff and community members today celebrated the reopening of Queensboro Hill Library following the installation of a new heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system. The project also included new energy-efficient LED lighting and a new dropped ceiling.\u00a0During the closure, the QPL team also made improvements to the building, including fresh paint, new computers, and a complete overhaul of the branch\u2019s IT infrastructure, with a new data rack, cabling, and network equipment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cWe are thrilled to welcome the community back to a more comfortable and inviting space, where they can reconnect with essential resources and programs,\u201d\u00a0said QPL President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott.\u00a0\u201cWe are deeply grateful to our customers and staff for their patience throughout construction, and we thank our elected officials for their support and the NYC Department of Design and Construction for its hard work on this project.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI am excited to celebrate the reopening of the Queensboro Hill Library and look forward to the community once again taking advantage of the many services and resources that it offers,\u201d\u00a0said U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens).\u00a0\u201cLibraries play a crucial role in our neighborhoods throughout\u00a0Queens\u00a0and these important upgrades that have been made will allow this facility to serve\u00a0local residents\u00a0even better. Thank you to Council Member Ung and Mayor Mamdani for providing the funding for this project and thank you to the Queens Public Library and Department of Design and Construction for working to improve our local library branches.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cOur libraries are the lifeblood of our communities, and I couldn\u2019t be happier for families across southern Flushing and Kew Gardens Hills who can finally access their local library again,\u201d\u00a0said Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr.\u00a0\u201cWhether it\u2019s keeping residents warm or cool depending on the season or offering a comfortable place for families to learn, the modernized Queensboro Hill Library will once again be the neighborhood anchor on Main Street that it has always been, thanks to this critical project.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cThe Queensboro Hill Library has been an essential part of the fabric of our neighborhood for over 85 years,\u201d\u00a0said State Senator John Liu, chairperson of the Senate Committee on NYC Education.\u00a0\u201cToday\u2019s reopening brings a needed HVAC upgrade to this cherished community space, just in time for the new school year, so that students and the entire community can make the most of their neighborhood library.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cQueensboro Hill Library is an important resource for families and residents throughout our community, and I am thrilled to welcome neighbors back through its doors,\u201d\u00a0said Assembly Member\u00a0Nily\u00a0Rozic.\u00a0\u201cThis important HVAC upgrade will help ensure the library\u00a0remains\u00a0a comfortable and welcoming place for residents of all ages. I look forward to seeing this vital resource continue to serve our community for years to\u00a0come.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cI know the Queensboro Hill community has been anxiously awaiting the day when their library doors would open once again, and I want to thank them for their patience while this necessary work was completed,\u201d\u00a0said Council Member Sandra Ung.\u00a0\u201cLibraries are so much more than places to check out a book, they are vital community spaces where New Yorkers can access information, technology, educational opportunities, and other valuable resources that can help them build better lives for themselves and their families. I am thrilled to welcome our community back to the Queensboro Hill Library and excited to see this space once again bustling with activity.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The one-story, 7,200-square-foot building at 60-05 Main Street in Flushing has served the community since 1982. Prior to that, the branch occupied a structure built at the same location for the World\u2019s Fair, which was remodeled by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1940 for use as a library.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Funding for the project was provided by New York City Council Member Sandra Ung and the Office of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.\u00a0DDC managed the HVAC work, LED lighting, and new ceiling installation for QPL.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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(L. to r.):\u00a0\u00a0Left to right: Council Member Sandra Ung\u2019s Chief of Staff Alexander Hart, Chief Librarian Nick Buron, State Senator John Liu, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards\u00a0Jr., QPL President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott, Rep. Grace Meng, Assembly Member\u00a0Nily\u00a0Rozic, Queensboro Hill Library Manager Alana Murphy, and DDC Program Director Anthony Romeo gathered to welcome customers back to Queensboro Hill Library at its reopening following the installation of a new HVAC system.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Queens Public Library (QPL) President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott, NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) Commissioner…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":349081,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-349080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=349080"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349080\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/349081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=349080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=349080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=349080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}