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Queens Memory COVID-19 Project
This borough-wide archiving campaign, initiated by Queens College Library and Queens Public Library, will collect first person stories and documentation of life in the epicenter of the pandemic. The public can submit testimony, photographs, and documents through this site, powered by our tech partner, the Urban Archive.
It will become a permanent archive, open to researchers.
In addition to collaborating on the borough-wide outreach campaign, archivists at the Rosenthal Library are conducting long-form interviews with Queens College faculty, staff, and students, to ensure that our unique perspectives are recorded. For more information or to get involved, contact Queens Memory Outreach Coordinator Lori Wallach at lori.wallach@qc.cuny.edu.
How We’re Working Now
As you may know, library staff are working remotely, just like our students and colleagues throughout QC. We’ve been improving our digital presence, connecting with classes, and supporting student and faculty research. And at the end of each day, we’re browsing our shelves at home, looking for distraction, solace, and inspiration through books. Perhaps some of you are, too. We’re excited to have this newsletter to share what’s going on in our work, and hope you enjoy this peek at what our staffers might read or listen to next.
We’ll use this newsletter to remind all our users of the various ways the library can help. Our new FAQ page puts answers you’re looking for in one place, along with all the avenues for asking us questions online.
We have connected with so many of you through our Instagram posts, showing off our pet coworkers (so many good girls and boys!) and sharing important updates as our services continue to change and new resource become available. We will continue to update you there, on Twitter, and here on our website.
This is a confusing and stressful time for all members of the QC community, but we feel very proud of our students, faculty, and staff for all of their hard work and perseverance this semester. We hope you stay in touch with us and let us know what we can do to best support your teaching, learning, and scholarship.
Postponed: Wikipedia Women’s Edit-a-Thon
The Wikipedia Women’s Edit-a-Thon, originally scheduled for Wednesday, March 11, is postponed.
The event organizers made this decision out of an abundance of caution, after evaluating the most recent public health recommendations regarding Coronavirus and the nature of the event.
We look forward to hosting a wonderful Edit-a-Thon as soon as we can, and will keep you informed of our plans moving forward.
Postponed: Music Library Book Sale
Your purchases fund new books, scores, and recordings for the Music Library. We will update you when there is a new date for this popular library event!
Postponed: Themis C. Brown Memorial lecture
Professor Christos P. Ioannides was set to lecture April 1 on his recent book, Cyprus under British Colonial Rule. We will update you when a new date has been scheduled.
New Armenian Studies materials
Visitors to Rosenthal Library’s Level 3 will notice a new display of books on Armenian Studies. These books were purchased through the generous donation of Hratch Zadoian, professor of political science and retired administrator at Queens College.
Associate Professor James Mellone’s new Armenian Studies research guide has comprehensive information about the new books. Please visit to learn more or to set up a research consultation.
New Armenian Studies materials
by Asif Alam
Visitors to Rosenthal Library’s Level 3 will notice a new display of books on Armenian Studies. These books were purchased through the generous donation of Hratch Zadoian, professor of political science and retired administrator at Queens College.
Associate Professor James Mellone’s new Armenian Studies research guide has comprehensive information about the new books. Please visit to learn more or to set up a research consultation.
Eyeglass Donation Program Begins
The Library is working with students from Future Healers of America-Queens College and the QC Optometry Club to help you do some good with your old eyeglasses.
We are collecting donations of gently used eyeglasses at the library’s Borrowing Desk. Items will be sent to New Eyes for the Needy, a 501(C)(3)charity that accepts, recycles, and distributes glasses to those in need.
Does your QC student club want to learn how the library’s spaces and staff can help support your projects? Talk to us!
Apply Now for CUNY Service Corps
Applications are due March 22!
We’re partnering with QC’s Center for Career Engagement and Internships to spread the word about CUNY Service Corps, a program that matches QC students with paid internships at local nonprofits and government agencies.
The deadline is March 22, so check out their website to learn more.