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Cambria Heights: What Do You See in Your Neighborhood?
Join neighborhood storytellers who share the past, present, and the future they see when they look at Cambria Heights. Examine historic photos and maps of Cambria Heights from the library’s collections, and bring your own family’s stories and photos to share. The Queens Memory team will be on hand to scan and save them to a free flash drive ...
Nov 17 @ 1:30 PM
 Aug 22 10:30AM --to-- 11:30AM Toddler TimeLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required The program is for toddlers ages 1-3. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 Aug 22 10:30AM --to-- 12:00PM Adult Summer Reading ClubLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Join us this summer to explore a variety of arts & crafts, music, board games, travel journaling, and so much more. You'll know why "Libraries Rock!" after you have spent some time enjoying adult programming at Cambria Heights Community Library! Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 Aug 23 6:00PM --to-- 7:30PM Adult Craft HourLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Join us weekly for a variety of crafts. We will learn to crochet, knit, make jewelry, explore paper crafts, create collages and paint with coffee, watercolor and acrylics. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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Aug 23 6:30PM --to-- 7:30PM Table Tennis Anyone?!?Location: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Come join us and learn to play table tennis/ping pong. Beginners, intermediate or advanced, all skill levels are welcome! Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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Aug 24 10:00AM --to-- 11:00AM Mommy and MeLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Playtime with arts and crafts for toddlers ages 1-3 Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 Aug 24 1:00PM --to-- 2:00PM Karaoke Time for Kids and TeensLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Do you like coming for free summer meals? Well, how about some musical entertainment while you eat?! Karaoke and summer meals together, what could be better? Let us know your favorite songs, and be prepared to entertain and have fun! Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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Aug 25 10:00AM --to-- 6:00PM Mental Health First Aid with Thrive NYCLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Registration is not yet open for this program. Please check back closer to the program date. Cambria Heights Library will host Thrive NYC for free training in Mental Health First Aid. | ||||||||||||||||||
 Aug 25 3:00PM --to-- 4:00PM Harry Potter 20th Anniversary Super Fan Quote ContestLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Are you a Harry Potter super fan? Fans will have an opportunity to test their Harry Potter knowledge at participating library locations. To enter you must identify the Harry Potter quote. If you answer correctly your name will be entered into the drawing to win Harry Potter prizes. | ||||||||||||||||||
 Aug 27 10:15AM --to-- 11:45AM Internet BasicsLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Online or by phone Availability: 10 openings Learn the basics of browsing the Web in this hands-on workshop for beginning computer users. No experience required! | ||||||||||||||||||
 Aug 27 2:00PM --to-- 3:00PM Summer Reading for Kids Check-InLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Join us for Summer Reading fun in the children's section, where we will have activities and prizes for participating children! | ||||||||||||||||||
 Aug 27 6:00PM --to-- 7:00PM YouTube Fun VideoLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Do you want to sit back, relax, and laugh a little? Let's watch funny videos together! Every week, we will feature videos featuring a different animal such as kittens, puppies, hamsters, and more! | ||||||||||||||||||
Aug 29 2:00PM --to-- 3:00PM A Balloon Show with Nick The BalloonaticLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required In this fun-filled balloon show, Nick The Balloonatic will interact with children as he sculpts balloons, laughs, and jokes, making everyone feel special. Crazy hats, animals, and your favorite characters will be raffled off for children to take home. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sep 4 3:00PM --to-- 4:00PM Arts and Crafts for KidsLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Please join us for an enjoyable time of arts and crafts for children! Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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Sep 5 10:30AM --to-- 12:00PM Cambria Heights QuiltersLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Please join us Wednesday mornings for beginner quilting. We will learn basic and intermediate techniques to create beautiful individual and group projects. All are welcome, supplies will be available for use during the sessions. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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Sep 6 6:00PM --to-- 7:30PM The Empowered Gardener Series: Visualize Your Ideal GardenLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required We will look at the productivity of our gardens and evaluate the impact of nature and our care habits to develop blueprints to make change. A demonstration of indoor composting with red worms and a large soda bottle. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sep 7 3:00PM --to-- 5:00PM Movie Fridays for KidsLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Join us for fun movies! Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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Sep 7 6:00PM --to-- 9:00PM An Evening of Art with the Cambria Heights Library Craft Artist ExtraordinaireLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Celebrate Cambria Heights Library's artistic community at their 3rd Annual Artist Reception and Exhibit. An array of creative expression will be on display through October including yarn crafts, water color, acrylics, jewelry, line art photography, quilts, and sewing projects. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sep 10 6:30PM --to-- 8:00PM QEDC: Business Plan CompetitionLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required The Queens Economic Development Corporation’s Annual Queens StartUP! Business Plan Competition begins in September 2018. The competition gives entrepreneurs a chance to strengthen their business knowledge, learn about business trends, and gain insights into starting and growing a business while also introducing them to the vast resources available to them at Queens Library. Learn more at these information sessions and watch for more news about classes starting in October. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sep 11 10:30AM --to-- 12:00PM Haitian Creole Computer ClassLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Learn how to use a computer with a fun instructor! Aprann kouman yo sèvi ak òdinatè a. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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Sep 13 5:30PM --to-- 7:30PM Queens Artists and Nonprofit Organizations: Do You Need Funding? | ||||||||||||||||||
Sep 17 10:00AM --to-- 12:00PM ESOL English ConversationLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Want to learn English or improve your skills? The library is hosting a free English Conversation group. Come and make new friends. Vini aprann lang angle avèk nou nan bibliyotèk la. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 Sep 18 1:15PM --to-- 2:15PM Cambria Heights Adult Book Discussion GroupLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Come join our newest book discussion group at Cambria Heights! We will discuss the following books on the following dates: 9/18: "The Warmth of Other Suns" by Isabel Wilkerson Books are available in advance for your reading pleasure. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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Oct 4 6:00PM --to-- 7:30PM We Do Family ResearchLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Join us as we learn, explore, and record our family histories. Each session we will learn about the basic tools and research methodologies of genealogy. We will also have an opportunity to share our research findings and create visual family trees. Join us as we recover the lives of our ancestors. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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Oct 13 1:30PM --to-- 4:30PM 2nd Annual Celebration of Southeast Queens (& Beyond) AuthorsLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Come meet local published authors in this celebration of writing and creativity! There will be panel discussions, workshops, Q&A, author signings, and much much more! Not to be missed! If you are an author and are interested in attending, please e-mail: kjarecki@queenslibrary.org | ||||||||||||||||||
Oct 27 1:00PM --to-- 4:30PM Many Faces of Love: Beyond Closed DoorsLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required A workshop to increase awareness about healthy family relationships, abusive relationships and provide hope, empowerment, support and confidence to participants. By overcoming the stigma of broken lives, we can find a foundation and learn what it means to build a healthy life. | ||||||||||||||||||
Nov 1 6:00PM --to-- 7:30PM The Empowered Gardener Series: Final HarvestLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required We will look at our final harvests and learn about the Plant Hardiness Zones as it relates to the various plants in our garden. We will share information on planting bulbs and preparing your Christmas and other potted plants so they will thrive in the spring. | ||||||||||||||||||
Nov 3 1:00PM --to-- 3:00PM Writing Workshop with New York Writers Coalition Leader Adepeju AdeyemoLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Reimagine End of Life Week is a city-wide exploration of big questions about life and death through creativity and conversation. Join NY Writers Coalition for a special creative writing workshop exploring end-of-life themes. NYWC’s workshop leader, the writer Adepeju Adeyemo, will lead the group through writing prompts touching on legacy, endings, and imagination - or you can write what you feel. Share in the dialogue about loss, denial, wonder, and preparation through writing. | ||||||||||||||||||
Nov 3 2:00PM --to-- 4:00PM The Native Way: Native Cuisine, Native Healing, and Native TraditionsLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Experience Native American culture through the ancestral history of Native American cuisine. Celebrate Native American traditions with performances of storytelling, music and dance. | ||||||||||||||||||
 Nov 17 1:30PM --to-- 4:30PM Cambria Heights: What Do You See in Your Neighborhood?Location: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Join neighborhood storytellers who share the past, present, and the future they see when they look at Cambria Heights. Examine historic photos and maps of Cambria Heights from the library’s collections, and bring your own family’s stories and photos to share. The Queens Memory team will be on hand to scan and save them to a free flash drive that you can take home. | ||||||||||||||||||
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International Language Collections at the Cambria Heights Community Library include:
Special Interest/Noteworthy Collections at the Cambria Heights Community Library include:
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| Child Care / Preschools | ||
Cambria Center for the Gifted 233-10 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 341-1991 | Cambria Heights Christian Academy 221-02 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 276-5920 | Helping Hands Day Care 225-16b Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 527-6258 |
Juliasa Nursery School & Kindergarten 224-03 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 525-9434 | Le Grand Elite Learning Lab Universal Pre-K 229-16 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (800) 690-2652 | Lil Ones Learning Center 229-16 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 |
The Nurturing Center 225-11 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 527-5932 | Wonder Kids Academy 116-53 227th Street Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 276-8900 | |
| Community Board | ||
Queens Community Board #13 Queens Reform Church, www.cb13q.org 219-41 Jamaica Avenue, Queens Village NY , 11428 phone: (718) 464-9700 fax: (718) 264-2739 | ||
| Community Organizations & Services | ||
Cambria Heights Civic Association Kelli Singleton, President, P.O. Box 110007 Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: 917-922-4136 fax: | Cambria Heights Sports Association 116-49 223rd St. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718)525-4494 fax: | |
Haitian-Americans United for Progress (HAUP) 221-05 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 527-3776 | ||
| Fire Department | ||
Engine 317 Ladder 165 117-11 196th St. St. Albans NY , 11412 | ||
| Local Hospitals | ||
| Local Newspapers | ||
Queens Courier | South-East Queens Press
South-East Queens Press | |
| Parks and Playgrounds | ||
Cabbell Park/Cambria Playground 121 Ave. & 220th Street | PS 147 Playground (East Springfield) 115th Rd. Bt. 218th & 219th Streets | PS 176 Playground 121 Ave & 237th Street |
| Police Department | ||
| Post Office | ||
Cambria Heights Station 229-01 Linden Blvd phone: (718) 528-1484 | ||
| Private / Parochial Schools | ||
Bethel Christian Learning Center (Pre-K -12) 219-09 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 978-4357 | Cambria Center for the Gifted (Pre-K-5) 223-10 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 341-1991 | Le Grand Elite 229-16 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 949-6565 |
Revealed Word Christian Academy (PreK-6) 230-01 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 276-3669 | Sacred Heart R.C. School (Pre-K-8) 115-50 221st Street Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 527-0123 | |
| Public Elementary Schools | ||
PS 147 Ronald McNair (Q147) K-5 218-01 116 Ave. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 528-2420 fax: (718) 723-7819 | P.S. 147 MINI (Q851) 218-01 116 Ave. Queens NY , 11411 phone: (718) 528-2420 fax: (718) 723-7819 | PS 147 MINI School Spec Ed (Q852) 218-01 116 Ave. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 528-2420 fax: (718) 723-7819 |
PS 176 Cambria Heights (Q176) K-5 120-45 235 St. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 525-4057 fax: (718) 276-3458 | ||
| Public High Schools | ||
Mathematics, Science Research and Technology Magnet High School (Q492) 207-01 116 Ave. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 978-1837 fax: (718) 978-2063 | Law, Government and Community Service High School (Q494) 207-01 116 Ave Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 978-6432 fax: (718) 978-6749 | Business, Computer Applications & Entrepreneurship High School (Q496) 207-01 116 Ave Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 978-2807 fax: (718) 978-3402 |
Humanities & Arts Magnet HS (Q498) 207-01 116 Ave. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 978-2135 fax: (718) 978-2309 | ||
| Public Intermediate / Junior High Schools | ||
IS 192 - The Renaissance Middle School 109-89 204 St. St. Albans NY , 11412 phone: (718) 479-5540 fax: (718) 217-4645 | ||
| Senior Centers | ||
Alpha Phi Alpha Senior Center 220-01 Linden Blvd Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 528-8238 fax: | ||
| Elected Officials | |
| NYC Council Hon. I. Daneek Miller IDMiller@council.nyc.gov | |
District Office 172-12 Linden Boulevard St. Albans NY, 11434 phone: (718) 776-3700 fax: (718) 487-3580 | Manhattan Office 250 Broadway, Suite 1810 New York NY , 10007 phone: (212) 788-7084 fax: (212) 788-7093 |
| NYS Assembly Hon. Clyde Vanel VanelC@nyassembly.gov | |
District Office 97-01 Springfield Boulevard Queens Village NY, 11429 phone: (718) 479-2333 fax: (718) 464-7128 | Albany Office LOB, Room 548 Albany NY, 12248 phone: (518) 455-4711 fax: (518) 455-3740 |
| NYS Senate Hon. Leroy Comrie Comrie@nysenate.gov | |
District Office 113-43 Farmers Boulevard St. Albans NY , 11412 phone: (718) 454-0162 fax: (718) 454-0186 | Albany Office Room 617, Legislative Office Building Albany NY, 12247 phone: (518) 455-2701 fax: (518) 455-2816 |
| US Congress Hon. Gregory W. Meeks | |
District Office 153-01 Jamaica Ave., Suite 204 Jamaica NY , 11432 phone: (718) 725-6000 fax: (718) 725-9868 | Legislative Office 2234 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC, 20516 phone: (202) 225-3461 fax: (202) 226-4169 |
| Boro President Hon. Melinda Katz Info@queensbp.org | |
| Mayor Hon. Bill de Blasio | |
History
Cambria Heights was originally a farming community which supplied produce to Brooklyn and Manhattan. It began developing in 1923 on 163 acres of land bought by Oliver B. LaFreniere, a real-estate agent. It acquired the name Cambria in about 1924 from its owner the ‘Cambria Title Savings and Trust Company’ a coal concern located in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. “Heights” was added because of the area’s high elevation.
First populated by Jewish, German, Irish and Italian residents, the community became a predominantly Black, middle-class suburb after the Second World War. Present demographics reveal a community comprised predominantly of African Americans and West Indians.
Library service for the community began in 1930 with the establishment of a bookmobile stop on Linden Boulevard for one hour a week. The following year, the bookmobile moved to PS 147 where it provided service to the children for a few hours each week. Service expanded as demand grew leading eventually to the need for a regular library.
Campaign efforts by a committee of the Civic Association resulted in the opening on July 15, 1949 of a sub-branch in rental quarters on Linden Boulevard. In 1964, the rental facilities were expanded and upgraded to a new location, 220-20 Linden boulevard, where it remained until 2006.
The latest incarnation of the Cambria Heights library is a state-of-the-art facility located at 218-13 Linden Boulevard. Opened in 2006, the library offers computers, WiFi, programs and materials of all types for all ages.
Sources:
Cambria Heights before it was Born by George W. Winans (Pamphlet)
The Origin of Community Names in Queens Borough. (Pamphlet)
The Encyclopedia of New York City ed. by Kenneth T. Jackson
Friends Group
Hours & Locations
218-13 Linden Boulevard
Cambria Heights, NY 11411
(718) 528-3535 
| Mon | 9:00 AM | - | 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 | ||
