Jun. 6, 2025 By Athena Dawson

From sun to storytime, reading is in full swing this summer.

The Queens Public Library, New York Public Library and Brooklyn Public Library officially launched their annual summer reading initiative, “Summer at the Library,” on Wednesday, June 4, with a kickoff celebration at the Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center in Corona.

Queens Public Library President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott, New York Public Library President and CEO Anthony W. Marx, and Brooklyn Public Library President and CEO Linda E. Johnson came together to mark the occasion. The New York Life Foundation is serving as the 2025 citywide sponsor of the Summer Reading and Learning Programs.

The event welcomed more than 150 students from Louis Armstrong and Albert Shanker Middle

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