06/23/2026
Democracy looks like this. 🤝
Our representatives out where it matters most — in the community, listening and showing up!
35th Annual Helen Marshall Community Day
Langston Hughes Community Library & Cultural Center
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Langston Hughes Community Library & Cultural Center/ Home of the Black Heritage Reference Center
Langston Hughes Community Library & Cultural Center is one of the 63 branches that make up Queens Library. The Library Action Committee of Corona East Elmhurst, Incorporated collaborated with Queens Library to Create the Langston Hughes Branch. Langston Hughes is known as home of the Black Heritage Reference Collection. It is recognized as a Literary Landmark institution by United for Libraries, a
06/23/2026
06/23/2026
Beat the heat and catch every match on the big screen! AC and great company included! 🌍⚽🧊
Streaming all week during regular operating hours. See you there!
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¡Vence al calor y mira todos los del en la pantalla grande! ¡Incluye aire acondicionado y buena compañía! 🌍⚽🧊
Transmisión durante toda la semana en horario regular. ¡Nos vemos
06/22/2026
Happy birthday to Octavia E. Butler, born June 22, 1947!
The godmother of Afrofuturism. ✨
A Black girl from Pasadena who found solace in the library, wrote herself into a genre that had no place for her, and changed it forever.
Hugo Award. Nebula Award. MacArthur Genius Grant. The first science fiction writer to ever receive one.
Her words still feel like prophecy.
06/22/2026
Check out this week’s and special 💫
Echa un vistazo a los de esta semana y especiales 💫
06/21/2026
Strong hands, soft heart. 💙
Happy Father’s Day to every dad, granddad, uncle, and father figure walking beside us.
06/19/2026
⚠️ TOMORROW ⚠️
Celebrate Juneteenth & Black Music Month with us! Join us for an afternoon of live performances, history, and community celebrating the resilience and creativity of Black music.
🎤 Featuring Kahlil Bell, KULTURE KAVE LLC & Any Given Sunday
🗓️ Saturday, June 20 | 12pm
🆓 Admission is FREE!
Interactive activities for the whole family. Come honor the history of Juneteenth and the evolution of Black music as a force for community and joy.
06/19/2026
A granddaughter’s perspective on a living legend 🖤
At our “Herstory in Motion” event honoring Dr. Opal Lee, her granddaughter Dione Sims shared touching stories about what it was like growing up alongside the woman the world now calls the “Grandmother of Juneteenth.”
Listen to a snippet as she sits with our Executive Director, Shakira Smalls.
Thank you to everyone who joined us at Langston Hughes for this powerful conversation.
🥁🔥 The energy was UNREAL at the start of our Juneteenth celebration! Batingua_Arts Dance & Drum Productions brought the culture to life with live drumming, incredible dancing, and pure joy. Freedom! ✊🏾🎶
06/19/2026
Dr. is known as “The Grandmother of Juneteenth” because her activism helped become a federal holiday.
Ms. Opal will also celebrate her 100th birthday this October!
Learn More about Opal Lee and what she has accomplished.
Thank you to Dione Sims and Unity Unlimited for sharing this video.
• Queens Public Library
06/19/2026
Happy Juneteenth! 🖤❤️💛💚✊🏾
Today we honor the strength, resilience, and legacy of Black Americans who fought for and won their freedom. We also honor those who continue to carry that torch forward.
We don’t just celebrate Juneteenth, we live it year round! As home to The Black Heritage Reference Center of Queens County, we are proud to be a dedicated space for preserving, sharing, and uplifting Black history, culture, and community right here in Queens.
Whether you’re researching your roots, exploring African American literature, or discovering the rich cultural history, our doors are open to you. 📚🌍
Today and every day, we celebrate the journey and the people who paved the way. 🌟
Visit us!
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Opening Hours
| Monday | 10am - 6pm |
| Tuesday | 1am - 6pm |
| Wednesday | 10am - 6pm |
| Thursday | 12pm - 8pm |
| Friday | 10am - 6pm |
| Saturday | 10am - 5pm |