Queens Public Library at Poppenhusen in College Point

Review №1

2020-02-22

Poppenhusen Branch, ca. 1910. The Poppenhusen Branch of the Queens Public Library is the only Carnegie-funded library in the city to be designed by the prestigious firm of Heins & La Farge (of original subway station fame). Opened in 1904, the Classical Revival library was constructed on land donated by the citizens of College Point and filled with books donated by the nearby Poppenhusen Institute (who requested the honor of the librarys name for their largesse).The only Carnegie-funded library to be designed by the noted firm of Heins & La Farge, this building resembles those contemporaneously designed by the firm for the Bronx Zoos Astor Court. The firm was also responsible for a number of the citys subway stations and for early designs of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The citizens of College Point donated the land for the library and the books were donated by the Poppenhusen Institute, founded in 1868 by German-American businessman Conrad Poppenhusen as a kindergarten and community center. The stipulation of the institutes gift was that the library would bear its name. The Classical Revival style library is clad in yellow Roman brick with limestone trim, and features a projecting entrance bay with stone banding and a broken pediment above the arched doorway, an ornate cornice with stone shells and two stone cartouches with reliefs of open books. A rear addition was constructed in 1937. The Poppenhusen Branch was designated a New York City Individual Landmark in 2000

Review №2

2017-06-19

Staffs here are all professional, patient and friendly. The environment is great for both adults and children! Love the nice children that its wide and full of great books for he kids!

Review №3

2017-12-19

A great neighborhood library.The childrens section is downstairs, and the upstairs are where the computers and adult books are. Although its a pretty small library, they have ample seating and tables. Its a good place to get work done as it is very quiet.The librarians are helpful and go the extra mile for you! Highly recommend.

Review №4

2018-12-26

If you are looking for a quite place to sit down and study this is definitely not the place. Super loud and at times very crowded and the Liberians do not care about people being loud and taking on their phones.

Review №5

2019-10-19

It is a wonderful place and has gear books but in the children’s place it’s sometimes too loud

Review №6

2016-10-10

This library is amazing! Great activities for kids and toddlers Amazing books to read very interesting place

Review №7

2019-06-13

It’s very nice place to work but me as a child the children’s room is a little loud

Review №8

2018-01-06

Great library, not a meeting spot for seniors to socialize.

Review №9

2017-09-09

Best Long Island library!!

Review №10

2017-07-22

Nice small town library