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Rain barrels, recycling and more at Maspeth event
Queens Library restores ‘public’ to its brand and image
BY BILL PARRY
BPARRY@SCHNEPSMEDIA.COM
@RIDGEWOODTIMES
In order to honor and serve the
diversity of it customers and
communities, Queens Library
President and CEO Dennis Walcott
announced and new long-term
initiative Monday that includes a
name change.
As part of its Renewed Promise
to the Public initiative, the library
will now be known as Queens
Public Library (QPL) with a new logo,
tagline, pattern and colors, a new
website, and a sharpening of its focus
on customer experience.
“We want to make it clear who we
are, what we aspire to be and what
people can expect from us whenever
they walk into one of our locations,
have an interaction with us, call
us, or visit us online,” Walcott said,
promising to visit QPL’s 65 locations
across the borough in 65 days
to welcome the public alongside
library staff .
The previous logo, adopted in
2005 when the library was known
as Queens Library, was an orange
and yellow book topped by a wing
with the tagline “Enrich Your Life.”
QPL’s main color is now purple, a
color associated with some of the
qualities QPL seeks to cultivate,
such as wisdom, creativity, dignity
and ambition, and a secondary
palette of colors highlights the
vibrancy and diversity of the public
library serves.
The new tagline is “We speak your
language.” It means QPL not only
speaks Spanish, Chinese, Bengali,
Russian, Greek and many other
tongues, but also imagination, tech,
history, LGBTQ, HTML, finance,
non-fiction, science, fiction, story
time, chess, teens, opportunity, and
many other interests and pursuits. It
makes clear that the library is here
for everyone, understanding what
their needs are and helping them
pursue their goals, according to
QPL’s announcement.
“We are upholding a promise that
requires us to defi ne how we think
about our role in fulfi lling the public’s
needs, how the public perceives us
and the experience we are committed
to delivering,” Walcott said.
The new logo is a Q comprised of
tilted pieces that signify the many
diverse perspectives of Queens Public
Library, its resources, programs and
services, and communities. It uses
two- and three-dimensional space
to express QPL’s physical and
cultural characteristics.
“The word renewal recognizes
our 123-year history and that we
are constantly evolving to meet the
changing needs of our communities,”
Walcott said. “And we added ‘public’
back to our name to reinforce who is
at the center of our work and to whom
the library belongs.”
The new website is faster, easier to
navigate and search, and clearer, with
more contrast to better meet ADA
compliance and it can be translated
into over 80 languages. It also
features a responsive design which
will work on PCs and mobile devices
with diff erent screen sizes.
Read more at QNS.com.
Queens Public Library President and CEO Dennis Walcott at an April 2
news conference announcing the name change.
Photo via Twitter/Queens Public Library
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
EDAVENPORT@RIDGEWOODTIMES.COM
@RIDGEWOODTIMES
State Senator Joseph Addabbo is
teaming up with Assemblyman
Brian Barnwell and Councilman
Robert Holden to host a multifaceted
event in Maspeth this month that
will help improve the environment
and link some adoptable animals to
new homes.
The event is a joint free rain barrel
giveaway, bike etching, recycling
and pet adoption scheduled to take
place at Maspeth Federal Savings
Bank, located at 56-18 69th St., from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 27.
“What a great opportunity
for constituents in all three
of our districts to come and
get several things done at one
central location,” Addabbo said. “I
encourage everyone to come out
to Maspeth and take advantage of
these offerings.”
The 55-gallon plastic barrels to
be distributed can attach to a rain
gutter to collect and store excess
water during the rain. The rain
barrel giveaway will take place
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and requires
registration beforehand.
To register for the rain barrel
giveaway, call Addabbo’s office
at 718-738-1111.
“It is important for us local elected
officials to help our constituents
have better access to resources that
can improve the local environment
on many different levels,” said
Holden. “I’m proud to partner with
my colleagues, Senator Addabbo
and Assemblyman Barnwell, as
we continue to focus on promoting
such positive initiatives in
our communities, and I thank
the Maspeth Federal Savings
Bank for its dedication to
community service.”
The recycling portion of the event
will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. and
will include paper shredding and
electronic recycling. Participants
are encouraged to bring old working
and non-working electronics such
as televisions, computer monitors,
keyboards and mice, printers, and
more, as well as old paperwork.
Throughout the event, guests
can bring their bikes to have it
registered with the NYPD. Officers
will be engraving registered bikes
with a serial number in a discreet
location and give the bike a decal
identifying it as registered.
From noon to 4 p.m., Animal
Care Centers of NYC will park their
adoption van outside of the bank.
“I’m always proud to sponsor such
a great event with my colleagues to
provide rain barrels, bike etching,
pet adoption and recycling services
to the community,” Barnwell
said. “Rain barrels are great for
the environment and every pet
deserves a loving home. We would
love for you to join us!”
Rain barrels like this one, which enable homeowners to preserve and reuse
rainwater from the gutters of their homes, will be given away in Maspeth
on April 27. File Photo
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