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East Elmhurst Library Grand Reopening!
After a major renovation, East Elmhurst Library is reopening! Join us for our Grand Reopening on Friday, June 28 and come to our Community Day, Saturday, June 29!
The renovated library includes 4,300 additional square feet, a new meeting room, an interior courtyard, and a new teen space with ...
City Leaders Deliver for NYC’s Libraries
We are extremely grateful to Mayor de Blasio, City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, and the entire City Council for investing $33 million in additional expense funding for the City’s public libraries. This crucial support will allow us to continue providing essential services in the face of rising ...
Let's Make Some Noise for LGBTQ Pride!
June is LGBTQ Pride Month—and we’re excited to offer programs and special events ranging from silent dance parties and pop-up tabling for teens to Ask Me Anything panels and a resource fair.
Queens Public Library will also be at the NYC Pride March on Sunday, June 30—come out to see us and share your support ...
Immigrant Heritage Month: Bring Your Story!
June is Immigrant Heritage Month, and we’re celebrating with our Bring Your Story events and activities!
More than one million immigrants live in Queens, and we want to know your story. Visit your library to map your story using our special map and string and show where you or your family have journeyed ...
Learn English & Math On The Go!
Have you ever wanted to improve your reading, English, or math skills, or work on your high school equivalency, but felt too busy?
Now Queens Public Library has the solution—an app that you can use as you’re on-the-go or from anywhere that is convenient for you.
Try it out today for FREE—and make ...
Queens Public Library Magazine
The new issue of Queens Public Library Magazine is out now!
Queens Public Library Magazine combines great library-themed feature stories and two months' worth of information about our free programs, services, and special events, and it's available at your neighborhood library or ...
Discover Your City With Culture Pass!
Start planning your summer adventures! NYC’s libraries are making it easier for you to explore local museums, public gardens, and other cultural attractions for FREE with your friends and family!
Queens Library, Brooklyn Public Library, and the New York Public Library are excited to announce Culture Pass, ...
Let Yourself Be Bored
Jessie Sima’s grandfather took her to the library when he was watching her while her parents were at work. “It was nice to have a place to spend time where we weren’t pressured to buy anything and where no one minded if we stayed for hours,” she says.
Sima enjoyed browsing the library and learned the ...
Our Renewed Promise to the Public
No matter who you are, where you’re from, or where you want to go, we speak your language.
We’re excited to announce our renewed promise to the public and our new look to reflect who we are and the exceptional service you can expect from us.
At Queens Public Library, we speak your ...
 Jun 27 1:00PM --to-- 2:00PM Navigating the Health Care SystemLocation: Bay Terrace Registration: Not required Gain insight about long-term care planning including Medicaid enrollment, navigating the healthcare system, and much more that can help you and your loved ones prepare for the road ahead. This program is presented by Sunnyside Community Services/CARE NYC. |
 Jun 28 2:00PM --to-- 4:00PM Film Festival FridaysLocation: Bay Terrace Registration: Not required We show classic and independent films every Friday at 2:00 PM. Please call Bay Terrace Library at 718-423-7004 for titles. |
 Jul 2 2:30PM --to-- 3:15PM Summer Reading: Rocket on a StrawLocation: Bay Terrace Registration: Not required This program is for children ages 5-12 years. Create and launch your own paper rocket on a straw. All materials will be supplied. Registration not required. |
 Jul 3 10:30AM --to-- 11:00AM Summer Reading: Toddler TimeLocation: Bay Terrace Registration: Not required Toddlers ages 19-36 months, with adult caregivers, listen to stories, learn songs and finger play rhymes, and enjoy movement activities. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 Jul 3 2:00PM --to-- 2:45PM Summer Reading: Early Learners' Story and Craft TimeLocation: Bay Terrace Registration: Not required Children ages 3-6 years, with adult caregivers, listen to a story, learn rhymes and songs, and do a craft project related to our summer reading theme, "A Universe of Stories." All materials will be supplied. Registration not required. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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Jul 5 2:00PM --to-- 4:00PM Film Festival FridaysLocation: Bay Terrace Registration: Not required We show classic and independent films every Friday. Please call Bay Terrace Library at 718-423-7004 for titles. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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Jul 9 2:30PM --to-- 3:15PM Summer Reading: Glow-in-the-Dark Lacing Constellation Cards--Session 1Location: Bay Terrace Registration: Not required Explore the night sky! In this craft activity, children ages 6-12 years will learn about constellations. All materials will be supplied. Registration not required. | ||||||||||||||||||
 Jul 10 11:30AM --to-- 12:15PM Summer Reading: Star Program--Session 1Location: Bay Terrace Registration: Not required Children ages 2-5 years, with adult caregivers, learn about the night sky as you make your own telescope. All materials will be supplied. Registration not required. | ||||||||||||||||||
Jul 11 3:00PM --to-- 4:15PM Summer Reading: Alien Invasion in a BoxLocation: Bay Terrace Registration: Not required Teams compete to create and show off the coolest alien made from the materials in a box of random space junk. This program is for ages 10 years and older. All materials will be supplied. | ||||||||||||||||||
 Jul 12 11:00AM --to-- 11:45AM Summer Reading: Baby and MeLocation: Bay Terrace Registration: Not required Babies ages 6-18 months, and their adult caregivers, share simple stories, songs, and rhymes, and play with educational toys and games. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 Jul 15 1:00PM --to-- 2:00PM Adult Game TimeLocation: Bay Terrace Registration: Not required Come join us for a fun afternoon of Scrabble, chess, and more! Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 Jul 16 2:30PM --to-- 3:15PM Summer Reading: Galaxy Bracelets--Session 1Location: Bay Terrace Registration: Not required Children ages 6-12 years make a space-themed bracelet to keep or to give as a gift. All materials will be provided. Registration not required. | ||||||||||||||||||
Jul 17 2:00PM --to-- 2:30PM Summer Reading: Blast-Off Rocket Frame Program--Session 1Location: Bay Terrace Registration: Not required In this fun, hands-on activity, children ages 4-6 years (with adult caregivers) will make their own rocket-shaped picture frame. All materials will be supplied. Registration not required. | ||||||||||||||||||
 Jul 18 3:00PM --to-- 4:00PM Summer Reading: Play UNO and Other Card GamesLocation: Bay Terrace Registration: Not required Teens and preteens ages 10 years and older can have fun playing UNO and other card games. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 Jul 19 10:30AM --to-- 11:30AM Adult Book DiscussionLocation: Bay Terrace Registration: Not required We will discuss the novel "The Eternal Wonder" by Pearl S. Buck. Books are available for check out at | ||||||||||||||||||
Jul 22 3:00PM --to-- 4:15PM Summer Reading: Board Game and Puzzle TimeLocation: Bay Terrace Registration: Not required Children ages 3-12 years can have fun playing board games such as Connect 4, Bingo, and Q-Bitz, and assembling jigsaw puzzles. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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Jul 23 2:30PM --to-- 3:15PM Summer Reading: Do-It-Yourself KitesLocation: Bay Terrace Registration: Not required Children ages 5-12 years make windsock-style kites. All materials will be supplied. | ||||||||||||||||||
Jul 24 11:30AM --to-- 12:15PM Summer Reading: Astronaut Helmet ProgramLocation: Bay Terrace Registration: Not required This astronaut helmet craft encourages pretend play and engages the tactile senses. Children ages 2-5 years (with adult caregivers), create your helmet and take off into space! All materials will be supplied. Registration not required. | ||||||||||||||||||
Jul 25 3:00PM --to-- 4:00PM Summer Reading: Make a Lanyard CreationLocation: Bay Terrace Registration: Not required Using colorful plastic lanyard cord, be creative and make your own bracelet or keychain! This program is for ages 10 years and older. All materials will be supplied. | ||||||||||||||||||
 Jul 25 5:00PM --to-- 6:00PM Culture Pass Information ProgramLocation: Bay Terrace Registration: Not required Would you like you to learn more about Culture Pass and get free admission to dozens of NYC cultural institutions? Please join us for this informative session to learn more about it. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 Jul 29 2:00PM --to-- 3:00PM Downloading E-Books and E-MediaLocation: Bay Terrace Registration: Not required Would you like to learn more about the e-books, audiobooks, and other electronic media applications offered by Queens Public Library? Join us for this informative session and find out what we have to offer! Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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Jul 30 2:30PM --to-- 3:15PM Summer Reading: The Force AwakensLocation: Bay Terrace Registration: Not required Become a Jedi master! Children ages 6-12 years construct their own light saber that invisibly controls the movement of tinsel. All materials will be supplied. Registration not required. | ||||||||||||||||||
Aug 2 10:30AM --to-- 11:30AM Adult Book DiscussionLocation: Bay Terrace Registration: Not required We will discuss the novel "The Last Painting of Sara de Vos" by Dominic Smith. Books are available for check out at Bay Terrace Library. | ||||||||||||||||||
Aug 6 2:30PM --to-- 3:15PM Summer Reading: Glow-in-the-Dark Lacing Constellation Cards--Session 2Location: Bay Terrace Registration: Not required Explore the night sky! In this craft activity, children ages 6-12 years will learn about constellations. All materials will be supplied. Registration is not required. | ||||||||||||||||||
Aug 7 11:30AM --to-- 12:15PM Summer Reading: Star Program--Session 2Location: Bay Terrace Registration: Not required Children ages 2-5 years, with adult caregivers, learn about the night sky as you make your own telescope. All materials will be supplied. Registration is not required. | ||||||||||||||||||
Aug 13 2:30PM --to-- 3:15PM Summer Reading: Galaxy Bracelets--Session 2Location: Bay Terrace Registration: Not required Children ages 6-12 years make a space-themed bracelet to keep or to give as a gift. All materials will be provided. Registration is not required. | ||||||||||||||||||
Aug 14 11:30AM --to-- 12:15PM Summer Reading: Rocket ProgramLocation: Bay Terrace Registration: Not required Children ages 2-5 years (with adult caregivers) learn about rockets and space through a rocket-themed storytime and a hands-on craft project. All materials will be supplied. No registration required. | ||||||||||||||||||
 Aug 15 3:00PM --to-- 4:00PM Summer Reading: Make Your Own Moon Phase Flip BookLocation: Bay Terrace Registration: Not required Learn about the moon while creating your own Moon Phase Flip Book. See the different phases of the moon, and decorate your flip book as you like. This program is for ages 10 years and older. All materials will be supplied. | ||||||||||||||||||
Aug 20 2:30PM --to-- 3:30PM Summer Reading: Touchdown on the MoonLocation: Bay Terrace Registration: Not required Working in small groups, children ages 6-12 years build a moon lander that will safely land two "astronauts." All materials will be supplied. Registration not required. | ||||||||||||||||||
Aug 21 2:00PM --to-- 2:30PM Summer Reading: Blast-Off Rocket Frame Program--Session 2Location: Bay Terrace Registration: Not required In this fun, hands-on activity, children ages 4-6 years (with adult caregivers) will make their own rocket-shaped picture frame. All materials will be supplied. | ||||||||||||||||||
Aug 22 3:00PM --to-- 4:15PM Summer Reading: Galaxy CraftsLocation: Bay Terrace Registration: Not required Make out-of-this-world crafts including a galaxy duct tape wallet and Star Wars origami. This program is for teens entering grades 7-12. All materials will be supplied. | ||||||||||||||||||
Free computer access is available at all the libraries The Bay Terrace Community Library has:
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International Language Collections at the Bay Terrace Community Library include:
Special Interest/Noteworthy Collections at the Bay Terrace Community Library include:
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| Child Care / Preschools | ||
Bay Terrace YM & YWHA 212-00 23rd Avenue Bayside NY , 11360 phone: (718) 423-6111 | Chabad of Bayside 26-06 213th Street Bayside NY , 11360 phone: (718) 279-1457 | Happy Time Nursery School 42-36 209th Street Bayside NY , 11361 phone: (718) 224-2220 |
Kids Kampus 45-63 Bell Blvd Bayside NY , 11361 phone: (718) 229-8310 | Noah's Ark Progressive Learning Center
38-20 Bell Blvd 38-20 Bell Blvd Bayside NY , 11361 phone: (718) 279-4251 | |
| Community Board | ||
Community Board District # 7 133-32 41st Road, 3rd Floor Flushing NY , 11355 phone: (718) 359-2800 fax: (718) 463-3891 | ||
| Community Organizations & Services | ||
Bay Terrace Community Alliance P.O Box 604076 Bayside NY , 11360 | Bayside Business Association PO Box 241 Fort Totten NY , 11361 phone: (718) 229-2277 | Bayside Historical Society
Officers Club PO Box 133 Bayside NY , 11359 phone: (718) 352-1548 |
| Emergency Services | ||
The Bay Community Volunteer Ambulance Corps P.O. Box 610540 Bayside NY , phone: (718) 352- 2080 Emergency phone: (718) 352-1133 fax: (718) 352-2080 | ||
| Fire Department | ||
Engine 306 40-18 214th Place Bayside NY , 11361 | ||
| Local Hospitals | ||
Flushing Hospital Medical Center 45th Avenue at Parsons Blvd Flushing NY , 11355 phone: (718) 670-5000 | New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens 56-45 Main Street Flushing NY , 11355 phone: (718) 670-1231 | St Mary's Hospital for Children 29-01 216th Street Bayside NY , 11360 phone: (718) 281-8500 |
| Local Newspapers | ||
| Parks and Playgrounds | ||
Fort Totten Park Cross Island Parkway, Totten to 15th Roads NY , | Clearview Park and Golf Course 22nd Ave & Little Bay, Willetts Point Blvd, 202nd NY , | Crocheron Park 33rd to 35th Avenues, Little Neck Bay NY , |
Bay Terrace Playground 23rd Avenue, 212 Street NY , | ||
| Police Department | ||
| Post Office | ||
Bay Terrace Post Office 212-71 26th Ave Bayside NY , 11360 phone: (800) 275-8777 | ||
| Private / Parochial Schools | ||
Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church - School 34-45 202nd Street Bayside NY , 11361 phone: (718) 229-4434 | ||
| Public Elementary Schools | ||
| Public High Schools | ||
| Public Intermediate / Junior High Schools | ||
| Senior Centers | ||
Selfhelp Clearview Senior Center 208-11 26th Ave Bayside NY , 11360 phone: (718) 224-7888 | Bayside Senior Center 221-15 Horace Harding Expressway Bayside NY , 11364 phone: (718) 225-1144 | |
| Elected Officials | |
| NYC Council Hon. Paul Vallone District19@council.nyc.gov | |
District Office Address 42-40 Bell Boulevard, Suite 507 Bayside NY, 11361 phone: (718) 619-8611 fax: (718) 631-4100 | Manhattan Office Address 250 Broadway, Suite 1792 New York NY, 10007 phone: 212-788-7250 fax: 212-788-1860 |
| NYS Assembly Hon. Edward C. Braunstein BraunsteinE@nyassembly.gov | |
District Office 213-33 39th Avenue, Suite 238 Bayside NY, 11361 phone: (718) 357-3588 fax: (718) 357-5947 | Albany Office LOB, Room 557 Albany NY , 12248 phone: (518) 455-5425 fax: (518) 455-4648 |
| Boro President Hon. Melinda Katz Info@queensbp.org | |
| Mayor Hon. Bill de Blasio | |
| US Congress Hon. Thomas Souzzi | |
District Office 250-02 Northern Boulevard Little Neck NY, 11362 phone: (718) 631-0400 | Legislative Office 226 Cannon HOB DC Washington , 20515 phone: (202) 225-3335 fax: (202) 225-4669 |
| NYS Senate Hon. John Liu liu@nysenate.gov | |
District Office38-50 Bell Boulevard, Suite C Bayside NY, 11361 phone: 718-357-3094 fax: 718-357-3491 | |
History
The earliest known inhabitants of Bay Terrace were the Matinecock Native Americans, a tribe of the Algonquin nation. The tribal name Matinecock, meaning "hilly country", described the surrounding landscape, an area that may have been given to the tribe by the neighboring Lenapes.
In 1639, Dutch Governor Willem Kieft purchased the land from the Matinecock that today encompasses Queens County. William Lawrence, who served as a magistrate under the Dutch and English administrations, was granted a parcel of land by King Charles II in 1645 that included a large portion of what is today the areas of Bayside, Whitestone, Fort Totten and College Point. Bayside developed from an agricultural community to a suburb when the North Shore Railroad was extended in 1866. During the following several decades, the Bayside Land Association purchased farms for development. Bay Terrace, originally included within the bounds of Bayside, remained composed of farms and large estates until the 1950s, when Cord and Charles Meyer sold their 225-acre farm for development.
Bay Terrace was the name given in 1953 to the cooperative housing development built by the Norman K. Winston-Holzer Associates, because of its proximity to Little Neck Bay.
On February 20, 1981, the Bay Terrace library opened in the modern city-owned building at the present site.
Friends Group
Hours & Locations
18-36 Bell Boulevard
Bayside, NY 11360
(718) 423-7004 
| 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 | ||
