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This article discusses how the Queens, New York library at Far Rockaway created a library for teens after being inundated with after school, as well as drop-out teenagers who sought to utilize their free computers. This library branch could not expand their current library, so they opened a library for teens one block away in December 2007. The teen library features relaxed rules for noise and snacking, computers that offer room for multiple viewers, and programs of interest for teens.

The article reports on the expected launch of a pilot program aimed at providing free Wireless-Fidelity (Wi-Fi) hotspots to public school families in three library systems in New York City. The Brooklyn Public Library, the New York Public Library and Queens Library have partnered with Google and Sprint for the program. Five thousand hotspots will be available for qualified applicants.