Hunters Point Library (Photo: Queens Library)
Dec. 28, 2021 By Christian Murray
The Queens Public Library announced Monday that it has closed eight of its 61 branches due to staff shortages stemming from COVID-19.
The library system said the branches have been closed until further due to staff members testing positive.
The branches that have temporarily closed include the following locations: Bellerose; Glen Oaks; Hunters Point; Elmhurst; Jackson Heights; McGoldrick in Flushing; Peninsula in Rockaway Beach; and South Jamaica. The Whitestone branch was closed for a short time Monday but has since reopened.
The library system said that the status of the branches will be updated on its website or the public can call 718-990-0728.
All branches will also be closed on Friday, Dec. 31; on New Year’s Day, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022; and on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022.
UPDATE, 12/27, 2:30PM: The following QPL branches are closed until further notice due to staff members testing positive for #COVID19.
Thank you for your understanding. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please continue to visit our website for updates. pic.twitter.com/HsBiLkpA2O— Queens Public Library (@QPLNYC) December 27, 2021
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5 Comments
Why not turn them into testing sites?
JVB doesn’t respect the ADA. Only a few days left with hime in office. BYE FELICIA
this one in lic is a mess it is a disgrace shame on JVB for what he did to this – and that is the truth look it up and he got paid very very well for this –
Not only a mess, a waste of resources, a Jimmy Van Bramer money grab a $40 million dollar library with a leaky roof, cracked foundation, a tiny elevator which is difficult for wheel chairs and disabled to navigate. A dangerous location with steep
Stairs and shelving off limits now wasted space, on the architects drawing table it looked good, but a huge mistake to build this concrete tube. We would all have been better off with a recreation center, indoor hoops, indoor ice skating rink and an indoor pool blame JVB, his claim to fame for this fiasco he alone pushed and pushed for this concrete cube.
Have never been to the Woodside branch, I take it…