Langston Hughes Community Library & Cultural Center

Langston Hughes Community Library & Cultural Center Langston Hughes Community Library & Cultural Center/ Home of the Black Heritage Reference Center
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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

nd also known for its unique programming. Hours of Operation
Monday: 10:00am - 6:00pm
Tuesday: 1:00pm - 6:00pm
Wednesday: 10:00am - 6:00pm
Thursdays: 12:00pm - 8:00pm
Friday: 10:00am - 6:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am - 5:00pm

Check out this week’s and special 💫Echa un vistazo a los de esta semana y especiales 💫
06/14/2026

Check out this week’s and special 💫

Echa un vistazo a los de esta semana y especiales 💫

THE VOGUE COMPETITION WAS UNDENIABLE 🔥What a night! Thank you to our incredible judges and a special shoutout to celebri...
06/14/2026

THE VOGUE COMPETITION WAS UNDENIABLE 🔥

What a night! Thank you to our incredible judges and a special shoutout to celebrity hairstylist 💈M E L L S T Y L E Z✂️ for partnering with us and giving the night that extra sparkle ✨

Who do you think took the crown?! 👑 Drop your answer below 🔻

More pics and videos to come. Stay tuned!

Beat the heat and catch every match on the big screen! AC and great company included! 🌍⚽🧊Streaming all week during ...
06/14/2026

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

Proud to be part of the community! 🎉 We had an amazing time tabling at the 35th Annual Helen Marshal Community Family Da...
06/12/2026

Proud to be part of the community! 🎉 We had an amazing time tabling at the 35th Annual Helen Marshal Community Family Day. We connected with neighbors, shared our resources and celebrated the spirit that makes this community so special.

Here’s to 35 more years!

More pics to come 📸



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🕯️The Black Heritage Reference Center Rare Book Spotlight‘Towards the Preservation of a Heritage’From the Howard Univers...
06/12/2026

🕯️The Black Heritage Reference Center Rare Book Spotlight

‘Towards the Preservation of a Heritage’
From the Howard University Museum

This book is a limited publication produced as a celebration of Howard’s inaugural exhibit. Through a “representative sampling” of items and artefacts in the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, the Museum built an exhibition to highlight the breadth and complexity of Black History.

Being wholly dedicated to this exhibition, it captures a unique perspective on the opening of this exhibit when it was announced. This book is, effectively, a snapshot in time featuring examples from the exhibition itself, a list of acknowledgements and donors who made the exhibition possible, the thought process behind creating the exhibition, and the challenges faced in the creation of this kind of exhibition.

The physical dimensions of the book are worth noting. It is bound in as a quarto—a term meant to define how many folds a sheet of paper went through before it was bound—here it means the book is measured at 8.5” tall and 11.5” wide. While unusual for a book as a reader might expect it, this size is fairly standard for Museum Exhibition showcases!

This exhibition seems to have been merged with the University’s Chadwick A. Boseman Gallery of Art. This book was published and disseminated to the public and to research institutions to get the word out about this exhibition.

This book offers a look at this exhibition through photographs of the artefacts and items featured during the exhibition’s run. It also provides contextual info related to the creation of the exhibit, the research that went into its development, and the hardships faced along the way along the way in getting it approved.

Stop by the Black Heritage Reference Center to take a look at this item today!

06/11/2026

Dr. Opal Lee 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!

Join us at Langston Hughes Community Library & Cultural Center on Tuesday, June 16 at 5:45PM for a special conversation and movie trailer screening with QPL President & CEO Dennis M. Walcott, Dione Sims (the granddaughter of Opal Lee), and filmmaker Laura Williams.

Hear inspiring stories about Opal Lee’s legacy and the women continuing the fight for freedom!

https://www.queenslibrary.org/calendar/juneteenth-herstory-in-motion-honoring-dr-opal-lee-conversation-and-film-screening/014926-0326?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=juneteenth2026_OpalLee

Learn More about Dr. Opal Lee in the special section at the end of our 2026 Juneteenth Brochure.
http://www.queenslibrary.org/sites/default/files/2026-06/17764_Juneteenth26_Brochure_R4.pdf?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=juneteenth2026_OpalLee

✨Wisdom Wednesday ✨Let’s go beyond just accepting one another. Let’s truly what makes each of us unique. Billie Jean ...
06/10/2026

✨Wisdom Wednesday ✨

Let’s go beyond just accepting one another. Let’s truly what makes each of us unique.

Billie Jean has spent her life fighting for on and off the court, and her words are just as today.

Drop a 💫 in the comments if you’re celebrating YOU this June!

Were you in attendance last year for our Kickoff to Pride?! 🏳️‍🌈If so, you know not to miss this year! 🔥If not, you miss...
06/09/2026

Were you in attendance last year for our Kickoff to Pride?! 🏳️‍🌈

If so, you know not to miss this year! 🔥

If not, you missed out so don’t miss this year! ✨

Join celebrity stylist along with , , , for a night of drag performances, music, food, and a vogue competition you don’t want to miss! 💃🏽👑

🗓️ Thursday | June 11, 2026
🕖 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Celebrate love, self-expression, creativity & community with us. See you on the floor! 💋

A beautiful evening of music, fun and community as we started our Juneteenth celebrations with 🎻🪕 One of the last Afric...
06/09/2026

A beautiful evening of music, fun and community as we started our Juneteenth celebrations with 🎻🪕

One of the last African American string bands in the country reminded us of the power of preserving musical heritage and sharing it together.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for this special night. 🖤

Address

100-01 Northern Boulevard
New York, NY
11368

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 1am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 12pm - 8pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

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(718) 651-1100

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