Branch Detailed Info | Queens Library

Free computer access is available at all the libraries.

The Baisley Park Community Library has:

Five adult computers
Four teen computers
Four children's computers
One card catalog computer
Free Internet access
Microsoft Office software
Limited free printing

Queens Library Public Internet Use Policy.

TBD

image

International Language Collections at the Baisley Park Community Library include:

Spanish- Books, CD’S & DVD’s
French- Books, CD’S & DVD’s
Chinese- Books only
Haitian Creole- Books, CD’S & DVD’s
Bengali- Books & DVD’s
African- DVD’s only

Special Interest/Noteworthy Collections at the Baisley Park Community Library include:

Black Experience
Graphic Novels
Young Adult Books
Christian Fiction

Community Board
Community Organizations & Services
Fire Department
Local Hospitals
Local Newspapers

Parks and Playgrounds
Police Department
Post Office
Public Elementary Schools
Public High Schools

Elected Officials
History
Special Services

Community Board
Queens Community Board District # 12 90-28 161st Street Jamaica NY , 11432 phone: (718)658-3308 fax: (718)739-6997

Community Organizations & Services
Afro-American Parents #2 112-06 Sutphin Blvd. Jamaica NY , 11435 phone: (718) 322-9080	Afro-American Parents #1 117-16 Stuphin Blvd. Jamaica NY , 11434 phone: (718) 322-2030	Quick Start Head Start 126-22 150 Street S. Ozone Park NY , 11434 phone: (718)659-6928

Fire Department
Engine 302 Ladder 155 143-15 Rockaway Blvd.

Local Hospitals
Cath Medical Center Brooklyn 8825 153rd Street Jamaica NY , 11432 phone: (718)558-6900	Queens Hospital Center 82-68 164th street Jamaica NY , 11432 phone: (718) 558-2000	Mary Immaculate Hospital 15211 89 Ave. Jamaica NY , 11432 phone: (718)558-2000
Long Island Jewish Medical Center Merrick Blvd. Jamaica NY , 11432 phone: (718)291-5400

Local Newspapers
Courier editorial@queenscourier.com 38-15 Bell Blvd Bayside NY, 11361 phone: (718) 224-5863	Press of Southeast Queens 150-50 14th Road Whitestone NY, 11357 phone: (718) 357-7400 fax: (718) 357-9417	Laurelton Times Timesledger Newspapers timesledgernews@cnglocal.com 41-02 Bell Blvd 2 fl Bayside NY, 11361 phone: (718) 229-0300
Queens Chronicle letters@qchron.com 62-33 Woodhaven Blvd Rego Park NY, 11374 phone: (718) 205-8000 fax: (718) 205-0150

Parks and Playgrounds
Baisley Pond Park Foch, Rockaway Boulevard	Dr. Charles Drew Memorial Park Van Wyck, 116 Avenue, 140 Street,115 Avenue	Van Wyck Playground Van Wyck Exwy, Rockaway Boulevard, 140 Street,

Police Department
113th Precinct 167-02 Baisley Blvd. Jamaica NY , 11434 phone: (718) 712-7733

Post Office
Rochdale Village Post Office 165100 Baisley Boulevard Jamaica NY , 11434 phone: (718) 723-1726

Public Elementary Schools
PS 45 - The Clarence E. Witherspoon (K-5) 126-28 150th Street South Ozone Park NY , 11436 phone: (718) 529-1885	PS 223 - Lyndon B. Johnson School (PK-K-6) 125-20 Sutphin Blvd Jamaica NY , 11436 phone: (718) 322-9012	PS 123 (K-5) 145-01 119 Avenue South Ozone Park NY , 11435 phone: (718) 529-4300
P.S. 160 -Walter F. Bishop School 109-59 Inwood Street Jamaica NY , 11435 phone: (718) 526-8196

Public High Schools
August Martin High School (8-12) 156-10 Baisley Boulevard Jamaica NY , 11434 phone: (718) 528-2920	Q752 - Queens School for Career Development 142-10 Linden Blvd Jamaica NY , 11436 phone: (718) 322-3580

Elected Officials
NYC Council Hon. Ruben Wills Ruben.Wills@council.nyc.gov
District Office Address 95-26 Sutphin Blvd Jamaica NY , 11435 phone: (718) 206-2068 fax: (718) 206-2748	Manhattan Office Address 250 Broadway, Suite 1877 New York NY , 10007 phone: (212) 788-6850 fax: (212) 442-2729
NYS Assembly Hon. Vivian E. Cook CookV@assembly.state.ny.us
District Office 142-15 Rockaway Blvd Jamaica NY , 11436 phone: (718) 322-3975 fax: (718) 322-4085	Albany Office LOB, Room 939 Albany NY , 12248 phone: (518) 455-4203 fax: (518) 455-3606
NYS Senate Hon. James Sanders, Jr. Sanders@nysenate.gov
District Office Address 142-01 Rockaway Boulevard South Ozone Park NY , 11436 phone: (718) 523-3069 fax: (718) 523-3670	Albany Office Room 508, Legislative Office Building Albany NY , 12247 phone: (518) 455-3531 fax: (518) 426-0529
US Congress Hon. Gregory W. Meeks
District Office 153-01 Jamaica Ave., 2nd Floor Jamaica NY , 11432 phone: (718) 725-6000 fax: (718) 725-9868	Legislative Office 2234 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC, 20515 phone: (202) 225-3461 fax: (202) 226-4169
Boro President Hon. Melinda Katz Info@queensbp.org

Mayor Hon. Bill de Blasio

History

The Baisley Park area was originally in the territory through which the Rockaway Indians (who spoke the Algonquin language) passed on their way to Jamaica.

Sutphin Blvd and Rockaway Blvd at present are built on much of the old Indian trail. The community was named for early Queens resident David Baisley, who sold his pond (Baisley Pond) to a Brooklyn water supply company in 1857. In 1858, a large quantity of teeth belonging to the American Mastodon were found near the pond. There was speculation that a herd of Mastodons came down to Baisley Pond to drink and were trapped by a huge wall of ice.

At the beginning of the century, Baisley Park was still farmland. The modern suburban development of Baisley Park began about 1923. The area became settled with one-family frame homes; small business and shopping centers grew up on Sutphin Blvd in the heart of the development. Churches and schools were also established.

Baisley Pond was drained to provide deeper water for residents to go boating and ice skating, and a picturesque Baisley Park was built around the pond. In the past 50 years area residents and others have put great efforts in beautifying the area, improving housing, and fighting drugs.

Community library service began on July 17th 1930, when the Queens Library Book Bus, “The Pioneer”, made its first regular stop in the neighborhood. The public response to this service was enthusiastic: in the first 6 months, 6000 books were circulated. In 1933, the Cherokee Democratic Club offered its club room for after-school children to wait for the book bus. Finally, in 1935, the Baisley Park station (as a sub-branch) was opened next to the park. It was designated as a branch in 1956.

Special Services

Queens Library HealthLink

According to the American Cancer Society, approximately one of two American men and one of three American women will have some type of cancer at some point during their lifetime. Queens Library HealthLink seeks to increase access to cancer screening and cancer treatment among medically underserved communities in Queens. Queens Library HealthLink is a partnership between Queens Library, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Queens Cancer Center of Queens Hospital and the American Cancer Society.

Cancer Action Council

The Baisley Park Cancer Action Council is a group of community leaders who discuss community health issues and make plans for action in Baisley Park. Contact (718) 990-5197 or (718) 529-1590