Queens Library
Library Info
The Queens Library serves 2.2 million people from 62 locations plus seven Adult Learning Centers and two Family Literacy Centers. It has circulated the highest number of books and other library materials in the country since 1994, and is the second largest public library in the U.S. in terms of size of collections.
The mission of the Queens Library is to provide quality services, resources, and lifelong learning opportunities through books and a variety of other formats to meet the informational, educational, cultural, and recreational needs and interests of its diverse and changing population. The Library is a forum for all points of view and adheres to the principles of intellectual freedom as expressed in the Library Bill of Rights formulated by the American Library Association.
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Program Scholar
Professor Melinda Powers
Program Scholar for the Queens Library
Melinda Powers, Assistant Professor of English at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, received her B.A. from Columbia, M.St. and M.A. from the University of Oxford and the University of Southern California, and her Ph.D. from UCLA (2007). Her teaching and research interests include ancient literature and its reception, historiography, performance theory, and especially the performance of Athenian drama on the ancient and contemporary stage. She has published on contemporary adaptations of the classics including her forthcoming article in theJournal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism “Unveiling Euripides”, an Oxyrhynchus papyrus of Demosthenes XIX, as well as reviews on contemporary performances of Greek drama. She is currently working on a book project with University of Iowa Press titled “The (W)hole Story: A History of Narrating Athenian Performance.”
Events
Previous Events
Film Discussion
Iron Man, Directed by Jon Favreau
Join Program Scholar, Melinda Powers for a public lecture at the Queens Library Central Library
89-11 Merrick Boulevard
Jamaica, NY 11432
Contact the Central Library at 718-990-0700 for more information
October 10 2009 at 02:00 PM
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Acting Workshop
Join us for an Acting Workshop at the Queens Library, Flushing Library
41-17 Main Street
Flushing, NY 11355
Contact Flushing Library at 718-661-1200 for more information
October 03 2009 at 02:00 PM
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Public Lecture
Join Program Scholar, Melinda Powers for a public lecture at the Forest Hills Branch of the Queens Library
108-19 71 Avenue
Forest Hills, NY 11375
Contact Forest Hills Library at 718-268-7934 for more information
September 12 2009 at 02:30 PM
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Reading Group
The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Join Program Scholar, Melinda Powers for a reading group at the Bay Terrace Branch of the Queens Library
18-36 Bell Boulevard
Bayside, NY 11360
Contact 718-423-7004 to RSVP or to gain more information Click here for directions
June 13 2009 at 02:00 PM
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Reading Group
Homer's Iliad, Translated by Stanley Lombardo
Join Program Scholar, Melinda Powers for a reading group at the Bay Terrace Branch of the Queens Library
18-36 Bell Boulevard, Bayside, NY 11360
Contact 718-423-7004 to RSVP or to gain more information Click here for directions
May 09 2009 at 02:00 PM
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Iliad Performance
Join us for a performance of Homer's Iliad at the Queens Library, Flushing Library
41-17 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355
Contact Flushing Library at 718-661-1200 for more information
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April 25 2009 at 02:00 PM
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This library is focusing on the thematic unit “Know Thyself: Issues of Identity”
