In celebration of #AANHPIHeritageMonth , we are spotlighting Gurū Nānak Way in #RichmondHill . Gurū Nānak (1469-1539), born in Punjab, India, was a spiritual leader, the founder of Sikhism & the first of 10 Sikh gurus: buff.ly/4buZty8

📷 by Naeisha Rose/ Queens Chronicle

Happy #AANHPIMonth ! Our May #oralhistory spotlights artist & designer, Jaclyn Reyes. In March 2020, she co-founded the Meal to Heal Initiative to deliver meals to hospitals & health facilities with large Filipino staff. She's interviewed by Rosalind Tordesillas here: buff.ly/3EF3VMx

What a great time participating in #JanesWalk last wkd in #Flushing ! Many thx to @masnyc for organizing & of course to our guide, Yuanjing 🙏 We have one more #walkingtour coming up on 6/8 thru Addisleigh Park & Linden Blvd. Register here for details: buff.ly/3ycEpOL

On May 21st, as part of the Enduring Culture Initiative, join this Zoom Webinar and learn from practitioners across NYC who are creatively building ways to support historical and cultural heritage in the ever-shifting landscape of our city.
🔗RSVP here: mas.org/events/endurin…

#TBT Jen Tsai Morimoto and his wife Kay, owners of the Main Street Food Store in Flushing, check over newly arrived merchandise in 1975. The store carried a full range of Asian foods. #QPLarchives

#FlushingQueens
#asiangrocerystore
#AANHPIHeritageMonth
#NYC1970s #1970s

May is #AANHPI Month. It's also the 2nd anniversary of 'Our Major Minor Voices,” the 3rd season of our award-winning podcast, featuring stories from our borough's diverse #AsianAmerican communities in their own voices 📻

Learn more on the @qplnyc page: buff.ly/49YAP82

Great turnout last Sat at the #ClimateArtsFestival 🎉 We shared a table with @qplnyc & passed out free goodies! We also collected #floodstories for our podcast 💪 Many 🙏 to Queens Botanical Garden for hosting 👍 Sign up for our newsletter - buff.ly/3FP00wP - and see you soon 😜

We're partnering with QC Alumni & @dorotusa for this Queens College | The City University of New York event, featuring a presentation from our outreach coordinator (and QC alum) Lori Wallch who will share 📷 of campus life & interviews with retired faculty & alumni. May 2 at 3:30pm on Zoom: buff.ly/43T8dLQ

RSVP for our 'Flushing: Its People & Immigrant History' #WalkingTour , as part of the annual @masnyc #JanesWalkNYC Festival, led by Yuanjing Lin 🎉

📆 Sat, May 4
📍 Flushing Library (Main St.)
⏰ 10:30 - 12pm
🔗 buff.ly/3Qk95DN

RSVP is req & capacity is limited to 15.

It's National Telephone Day! This from the 1939-40 World's Fair shows visitors under a playful AT&T mural featuring a switchboard operator and people talking on phones. Photo by Bob Golby☎️

#NationalTelephoneDay
#QPLarchives
#NewYorkWorldsFair
#1939WorldsFair #oldtech

📆 SAVE THE DATE 📆 for a 90-min walking tour of Flushing on Sat, 5/4, from 10:30-12pm. The tour will explore the significance of this diverse neighborhood & celebrate the immigrant communities who have left their mark there 💪 Register here: buff.ly/3Qk95DN

Happy #EarthDay ! Join us today for our special programs!
queenslibrary.org/search/calenda…

Climate Arts Festival at Queens Botanical Garden is only 1 week away 🎋 Join us for some family fun, hands-on activities, art exhibits, music, tours, etc. to celebrate #EarthMonth together 🌍 Look out for our table @qplnyc with free giveaways, literature & more: buff.ly/4d4cfp8

#TBT View looking south from Hallett's Point, circa 1945. Sohmer & Co. Piano factory is at center🎹 Photo: Joseph Sandor

#QPLarchives #HalletsPoint #Astoria #PianoFactory #NYCWaterfront

Travel back in time to your student years & connect with your fellow alumni, featuring Queens College | The City University of New York history, 📷 of campus life and clips from interviews with retired faculty. Co-presented by QC Alumni and @dorotusa

Register: buff.ly/43T8dLQ

📷 via #QPLarchives from 4/1/68

📆 SAVE THE DATE 📆 for Climate Arts Festival on Sat, 4/27, at Queens Botanical Garden🌞 Celebrate #EarthMonth with us & bring the whole family 🎋 Check out the @qplnyc tables to learn more about our new season of the podcast🥳 #QBGClimateArtsFestival

🎟️- buff.ly/4d4cfp8

Throwback to the Queens Public Library book bus hitting the streets of Queens in 1965! The QPL Book Bus is still going strong today, celebrating #NationalLibraryOutreachDay today & #NationalLibraryWeek around Queens this week.

Find out more here: buff.ly/4cKUhb7

It's #NationalLibraryWorkersDay ❤️ sharing this photo of Queens Public Library of Library workers in 1967.

#QPLarchives
#NationalLibaryWeek
#SupportYourLibrary

For more QPL librarian photos from 1913 to the present click here: urbanarchive.org/stories/7pfELF…