The Queens Library received a funding boost of $2.8 million allowing the library to make plans to hire 50 new workers and replace the private cleaning crew with staff. As of now, 19 new full-time clerks and librarians have already been hired. These are the first full-time employees hired by the library since 2008.
See "Queens Library Set to Hire 50 New Employees and Replace Private Cleaning Crew with Staff", Lisa L. Colangelo, New York Daily News, October 26, 2014