About

Cambria Heights

Two arts professionals will be available to meet one-on-one with Queens-based artists to advise on topics that can range from portfolio review, project planning, and recommending local arts resources. To register, visit https://qnsmuse.nyc/askanexpert.

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.

Everyone has a voice. Everyone has a story. Bring yours and join us for writing and sharing work in a supportive, respectful environment. Poetry, plays, short stories, and everything in between – all crafted in one room! Tap into your unwritten stories at this free workshop for writers (teens and adults) of all experience levels, backgrounds, and genres. Writing prompts and materials will be provided. No sign up required -- simply turn up!

Laurence Holder speaks about his life as a playwright. He has written plays on figures in African-American and African history, including "M: The Mandela Saga," "Zora Neale Hurston: A Theatrical Biography," and "When the Chickens Came Home to Roost." A reading from an excerpt of "When the Chickens Came Home to Roost" will be presented. For more Traveling Shoes programming, visit https://queenslib.org/travelingshoes19.

Everyone has a voice. Everyone has a story. Bring yours and join us for writing and sharing work in a supportive, respectful environment. Poetry, plays, short stories, and everything in between – all crafted in one room! Tap into your unwritten stories at this free workshop for writers (teens and adults) of all experience levels, backgrounds, and genres. Writing prompts and materials will be provided. No sign up required -- simply turn up!

Learn the basics of how to use a computer.

This program is for toddlers ages 1-3.

Audience members become the storytellers in a series of African folktales as our facilitator guides them through an interactive African dance class. Space is limited. Preregistration is required. For more Traveling Shoes programming, visit https://queenslib.org/travelingshoes19.

Have you ever wished you could speak French? Learn how to use Transparent Language Online and benefit from a ten-week group learning experience too! You will need a Queens Library card and a computer, tablet, or smart phone to access Transparent Language to do your weekly assignments. Bring your device to the first session for help in setting up your Transparent Language Online account. Space is limited and preregistration is required.

Join us for nutrition workshops for kids.

This program is for ages 11 and up. Each session will be about a specific aspect of Hung Gar martial art technique.

The excitement of Bingo and the fun of learning something new? Yes please! Fun facts about fifty Inspiring Women in Science in a bingo game for the whole family!

The Rappin' Fireman and his safety friends take children ages 6-12 through an adventure in safety, rapping safety songs with robots, puppets, a smoke house, and a whole lot of help from the audience.

Join our book discussion group at Cambria Heights! We will discuss the following books:
1/15: "Fifty-Five, Unemployed, and Faking Normal: Your Guide to a Better Retirement Life" by Elizabeth White
2/19: "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
3/19: "Pepperpot: Best New Stories from the Caribbean" by Peekash Press and Olive Senior
Books are available in advance for your reading pleasure.

Do you think you know your Inspiring Women in Science? Think again! Prepare yourself to be amazed, surprised and, well, definitely inspired learning more about the achievements of these fearless scientists that changed our thinking, science, and world forever!

Having a hard time picturing yourself as a scientist? Award-winning astrophysicist and science communicator Moiya McTier speaks candidly about the research she does. She shares her journey to becoming a scientist given that she had no role models who looked like her and the obstacles she faced along the way including financial struggles and racism.

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.

Children 6 to 12 will learn how to draw street style with Ivan Velez. Participants will make connections to their own experiences and cultures as they create their own characters for their own comics.

Explore your feelings through poetry. Feelings are in poems and poetry can give us big new feelings that make us proud!

Join Mr. Chris and his team in a performance that includes music, movement, storytelling, and interactive games for ages 5-12.