BY NATALIE LOWIN
New renderings for the proposed
Douglaston-Little Neck
Library to be built over three
years were unveiled by the
Queens Public Library (QPL)
and Councilman Paul Vallone.
The new library is projected
to cost around $25 million
and will feature more than
12,000 square feet of space
over three levels. The building
is set to have a children’s
open-air garden and will include
features compliant with
the Americans with Disability
Act.T
he new building is meant
to replace the current structure,
which was built in 1963.
The project will begin in late
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2023 and end around mid-2026.
“Douglaston deserves a
state of the art library for their
community that reflects current
technological and information
access needs, and with
this investment of over $25
million, the Queens Public Library
has committed to creating
a contemporary space for
our residents,” Vallone said.
Vallone, Mayor Bill de Blasio,
Queens Borough President
Donovan Richards and
Assemblyman Edward Braunstein
have allocated the funds
for the new library.
“The Douglaston-Little
Neck Library provides a
wealth of vital services and
programming to the local community,
and northeast Queens
families will benefit from this
new modernized facility for
generations to come,” Braunstein
said. “I look forward to
the building’s eventual grand
opening and I want to thank
Council member Vallone and
Queens Borough President
Donovan Richards for prioritizing
this important investment
in our community.”
This project will advance
QPL’s mission to transform
Renderings by BKSK Architects
lives by cultivating personal
and intellectual growth and
by building strong, informed
communities.
“We look forward to our
continued work to build a
brand new, modernized library
that will meet the
public’s learning and information
needs. The community
deserves no less,” Queens
Public Library President and
CEO Dennis M. Walcott said.
“Since he has been in office,
Council member Paul Vallone
has demonstrated time and
again his strong support for
our libraries in his district
and we are grateful to him,
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Borough
President Donovan Richards
and his office, and Assembly
member Edward Braunstein
for investing in this project.
Renderings unveiled for proposed
Douglaston-Little Neck library
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