Welcome Back!
We are excited to welcome you back to the Library in person! We have created this page to keep you informed about the policies and procedures designed to keep you safe as we carefully reopen. You can read our complete reopening plan, learn about our safety protocols, and read our FAQs. Remember to wear a mask when visiting the library.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Enjoy unlimited browsing and open seating at our libraries, without time limits.
Library Hours
Six-Day Service
Monday 10am-6pm
Tuesday 1pm-6pm
Wednesday 10am-6pm
Thursday 12pm-8pm
Friday 10am-6pm
Saturday 10am-5pm
- Arverne Library
- Astoria Library
- Auburndale Library
- Baisley Park Library
- Bayside Library
- Bay Terrace Library*
- Bellerose Library
- Briarwood Library
- Broad Channel Library
- Broadway Library**
- Cambria Heights Library
- Corona Library
- Douglaston/Little Neck Library
- East Elmhurst Library
- East Flushing Library
- Elmhurst Library
- Far Rockaway Library
- Forest Hills Library
- Fresh Meadows Library***
- Glen Oaks Library
- Glendale Library
- Hillcrest Library
- Hollis Library
- Howard Beach Library
- Hunters Point Library
- Jackson Heights Library
- Langston Hughes Library
- Laurelton Library
- Lefferts Library
- Lefrak City Library****
- Long Island City Library
- Maspeth Library
- McGoldrick Library
- Middle Village Library
- Mitchell-Linden Library
- North Forest Park Library
- North Hills Library
- Ozone Park Library
- Peninsula Library
- Pomonok Library
- Poppenhusen Library
- Queens Village Library
- Queensboro Hill Library
- Rego Park Library
- Richmond Hill Library
- Ridgewood Library
- Rochdale Village Library
- Rosedale Library
- Seaside Library
- South Hollis Library
- South Jamaica Library
- South Ozone Park Library
- St. Albans Library
- Steinway Library
- Sunnyside Library
- Whitestone Library
- Windsor Park Library
- Woodhaven Library
- Woodside Library
*Bay Terrace is closed for a renovation project. We expect to reopen the library in Fall 2023.
**Broadway is closed for a renovation project. We expect to reopen the library in Fall 2023.
***Fresh Meadows is closed for a renovation project. We expect to reopen the library in Fall 2022.
****Lefrak City Library is closed due to damage from Hurricane Ida.
Monday 10am-8pm
Tuesday 10am-8pm
Wednesday 10am-8pm
Thursday 10am-8pm
Friday 10am-6pm
Saturday 10am-5pm
Sunday 12pm-5pm
Monday 2:30pm-6pm
Tuesday 2:30pm-6pm
Wednesday 2:30pm-6pm
Thursday 2:30pm-6pm
Friday 2:30pm-6pm
Monday 10am-8pm
Tuesday 10am-8pm
Wednesday 10am-8pm
Thursday 10am-8pm
Friday 10am-6pm
Saturday 10am-5pm
Sunday 12pm-5pm
Monday 10am-6pm
Tuesday 1pm-6pm
Wednesday 10am-6pm
Thursday 12pm-8pm
Friday 10am-6pm
Sunday 12pm-5pm
Monday 12pm-8pm
Wednesday 12pm-8pm
Thursday 12pm-8pm
Saturday 10am-5pm
Return materials 24/7 at exterior return machines or book drops at the locations listed above.
Please don't bring books to closed locations.
The Astoria Library book drop is only available during library hours.
Baisley Park, Richmond Hill, and Woodside only accept returns during library hours.