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Make Stylish Handbags from Recycled Jeans with Bengali Artist Shahnaz Begum
In this sewing project, participants will learn how to recycle pairs of old jeans into stylish purses, with the option of adding fabric trims and lace. Basic sewing techniques will be reviewed. Jeans, needle, thread and scissors will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis to the first 20 participants. Fabric trims, lace and large ...
Oct 26 @ 5:30 PM
 Sep 25 2:00PM --to-- 6:00PM Library Card Drive at Baisley ParkLocation: Baisley Park Registration: Not required Visit the Baisley Park Library for our Back to School Library Card Drive. Children may replace a card, free of charge, if they need a new card. In addition, children 18 and under, may receive a one time waive voucher for up to $5.00 towards their fines, on any given Library Card Drive day (September 25th, 26th, and 27th). Children must have fines in order to qualify. Families and children must physically visit the library to receive the voucher. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 Sep 25 3:00PM --to-- 5:30PM STACKS Afterschool at BaisleyLocation: Baisley Park Registration: Not required Baisley Park Library offers a free afterschool program. Children's in grades K-6 will have a STACKS leader help them with homework assignments, and participate in after-school enrichment workshops. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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Sep 26 4:00PM --to-- 5:00PM Nutrition Workshop for KidsLocation: Baisley Park Registration: Not required School age kids will explore nutrition and its effect on the human body, and how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 Sep 27 10:30AM --to-- 11:15AM Toddler Learning Center at Baisley ParkLocation: Baisley Park Registration: Not required In this interactive workshop (ages 18-36 months), parents and caregivers will learn about nutrition, speech development, early literacy, and parenting skills. Registration is required. Call to register! 718-529-1590 Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 Sep 28 5:30PM --to-- 6:30PM Sickle Cell Disease 101 | ||||||||||||||||||
Oct 2 1:00PM --to-- 2:00PM Back to School: Double Read Down Your FinesLocation: Baisley Park Registration: Not required Come to the library during the whole month of October for Double Read Down Your Fines! Patrons 21 years and under, can earn double the amount of library bucks. During Double Read down Your Fines, patrons can earn up to $4.00 an hour towards their fines! Patrons must have fines to qualify. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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Oct 5 4:00PM --to-- 5:15PM Let's Make Hispanic InstrumentsLocation: Baisley Park Registration: Not required Join us at the library to honor National Hispanic Heritage Month! We will create Hispanic instruments and enjoy Latin tunes! | ||||||||||||||||||
Oct 10 4:00PM --to-- 5:00PM Pattern PumpkinsLocation: Baisley Park Registration: Not required Come to the library and create your own pattern pumpkin! We will use drawing techniques to create a pumpkin masterpiece. | ||||||||||||||||||
Oct 16 4:30PM --to-- 5:30PM Latin American DrummingLocation: Baisley Park Registration: Not required The Drummer will explore the rhythm of Latin America and how these beats have shaped and been shaped by other cultures. This interactive program can shows how music is a universal language | ||||||||||||||||||
Oct 17 4:00PM --to-- 5:00PM Drama for LiteracyLocation: Baisley Park Registration: Not required Interactive session that fosters literacy through the use of dramatic activities and exercises. | ||||||||||||||||||
Oct 19 4:00PM --to-- 5:00PM Yo-Yomania!Location: Baisley Park Registration: Not required Watch our yo-yo master Justin wow with his yo-yo and circus expertise! | ||||||||||||||||||
Oct 25 4:00PM --to-- 5:15PM Scooby Doo Marathon and Frankenstein Pudding Cups!Location: Baisley Park Registration: Not required Come to the library and help Scooby Doo solve the mystery! We will watch a marathon of Scooby Doo episodes and make Frankenstein Pudding Cups! Ages 3-12. Younger children will need to be accompanied by a grown-up. | ||||||||||||||||||
Oct 26 4:00PM --to-- 5:30PM Halloween SlimeLocation: Baisley Park Registration: Not required Come to the library and create your own ooey gooey Halloween slime! | ||||||||||||||||||
 Oct 26 5:30PM --to-- 7:30PM Make Stylish Handbags from Recycled Jeans with Bengali Artist Shahnaz Begum | ||||||||||||||||||
Nov 8 4:00PM --to-- 5:00PM AbracadabraLocation: Baisley Park Registration: Not required Children's magician Evan Paquette performs his magic show and even shares a few tricks of the trade with a mini lesson. | ||||||||||||||||||
Nov 16 4:00PM --to-- 5:00PM Found Object Puppet MakingLocation: Baisley Park Registration: Not required Join us in this hands-on workshop where you will learn how just about anything can be animated and brought to life as a puppet. | ||||||||||||||||||
Nov 20 4:00PM --to-- 5:00PM Harvest Moon: A Collection of Native American TalesLocation: Baisley Park Registration: Not required Our storytelling sisters share some of their favorite stories about colors, animals, spirits and family in this collection of Native American tales. | ||||||||||||||||||
Nov 30 5:30PM --to-- 6:30PM Are you Pregnant or Planning to Become Pregnant?Location: Baisley Park Registration: Not required Come learn the basics from the experts! Some of the topics covered include: what it means to give birth at a "Baby Friendly Hospital" and how to decide if breastfeeding is for you. Come join the discussion! | ||||||||||||||||||
Free computer access is available at all the libraries. The Baisley Park Community Library has:
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International Language Collections at the Baisley Park Community Library include:
Special Interest/Noteworthy Collections at the Baisley Park Community Library include:
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| 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 | 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 | ||
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 | ||
| 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 | |
P.S. 160 -Walter F. Bishop School 109-59 Inwood Street Jamaica NY , 11435 phone: (718) 526-8196 | ||
| Public High Schools | ||
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@nyassembly.gov | |
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 |
| 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
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
Friends Group
Hours & Locations
117-11 Sutphin Boulevard
Jamaica, NY 11436
(718) 529-1590 
| Mon | 12:00 PM | - | 8:00 PM |
| Tue | 1:00 PM | - | 6:00 PM |
| Wed | 10:00 AM | - | 6:00 PM |
| Thu | 12:00 PM | - | 8:00 PM |
| Fri | 10:00 AM | - | 6:00 PM |
| Sat | 10:00 AM | - | 5:00 PM |
| Sun | Closed | ||
