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Forest Hills Library To Reopen This Week
The branch has been closed for repairs since April.
FOREST HILLS, QUEENS — The Forest Hills branch of the Queens Public Library will reopen this week after being shuttered for the past two months, library officials said.
The library at 108-19 71st Ave. will resume its regular operating schedule starting 12 p.m. June 15, according to library officials. The library had been closed since April 22 for roof repairs.
The library is the sixth most-visited of the 62 branches in Queens, according to NYC's Center For An Urban Future.
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The closure was initially scheduled for November last year but was postponed due to weather conditions, according to a library spokeswoman.
The repairs cost $650,000 and were funded by Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz.
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