Queens Library - Programs and Services

Programs and Services

Queens Library has created a variety of services to aid children and teens. In the 1960s, the QL instituted 2 programs: "Operation Head Start," which helped to introduce children to books, and "Library-go-Round," a bus which would travel to children in underprivileged areas. In 1994, the Connecting Libraries and Schools Program (CLASP) aimed to create a partnership between schools and libraries.

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