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Rockaway 31-Hour Summer Festival
Save the date! The Peninsula Community Library will be open for 31 hours straight, from 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 26 through 5 p.m. on Sunday, August 27.
Bring your friends and family for special story times, face painting, balloon animals, crafts, concerts, outdoor movies, yoga and meditation on the beach, a ...
Lincoln Center's Boro-Linc: La Casita
Lincoln Center and Queens Library have partnered to present Boro-Linc: La Casita, a free world-class performance and family workshop—right in the heart of Jamaica, Queens!
Join us at Rufus King Park on Saturday, September 9 for wonderful music and dance, and a chance to learn more about ...
Join Us on Our Mobile Library Tour!
Queens Library's Mobile Library will be touring the borough throughout the month of August.
Visit the Mobile Library to borrow books, sign up for a library card, and more!
Our stops will include public schools; a beach-side stay with special stories, songs, and rhymes; and a back-to-school event with State ...
Summer Programs For All Ages
Summer's almost over, but we've still got plenty of great things for kids, adults, and families to enjoy at the Library!
Join us at the Rockaway 31-Hour Summer Festival, see some unforgettable Culture Connection concerts, cosplay at our library ComicCon in Queens Village, ...
Queens Library Magazine
The new issue of Queens Library Magazine is out now!
Queens 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 ...
Summer Meals For Kids & Teens
Summer Meals are here! For children and teens up to 18 years old, free, nutritious Summer Meals are available from now until Friday, September 1.
Meals are available Monday - Friday, from 1pm - 2pm, at 35 Queens Library locations. Enrollment is not required. Queens Library is honored to partner ...
Queens Library 2017 Gala
The Queens Library Foundation’s 2017 Annual Gala will take place on Tuesday, October 17, at the Queens Museum.
Nearly 300 supporters of the Library attended last year’s Gala to pay tribute to our special honorees and the Library’s mission and customers.
This year’s ...
Run the River with Queens Library!
Once again, Queens Library is partnering with the Randall’s Island Park Alliance for Run the River, a 5K fun run on Randall’s Island, on Saturday, October 28!
Now in its eighth year, you can run to protect the waterways, wetlands, and recreational areas of Randall’s Island ...
Video Visitation at Queens Library
Video visitation is a free program offered at libraries across the city that connects a live video feed between participating library locations and NYC Department of Corrections facilities, allowing incarcerated New Yorkers to talk, read, and share stories together with their loved ...
Queens Library is for Everyone!
The Everyone Campaign is exactly that: for everyone. Queens Library is a safe space for all, no matter where you come from, who you love, or what you believe.
In today’s political and social climate, many people in the communities we serve feel vulnerable and afraid.
As the hub of every community across the ...
 Aug 22 2:00PM --to-- 3:15PM Kids Creative Crafts at CambriaLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Children will use various materials such as pipe cleaners, watercolors, pastel crayons, sand, and more to create a masterpiece! Younger children will need to be accompanied by an adult. Ages 4-12 | ||||||
Aug 22 2:15PM --to-- 3:30PM Kids Creative CraftLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Children will use various materials such as feathers, watercolors, pastel crayons, sand, and more to create a masterpiece! Ages 4-12 | ||||||
 Aug 22 3:00PM --to-- 5:00PM Mask Making/Cultural HistoryLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required NY State Council on The Arts & Queens Library presents an Inter-generational 9 week course - Mask Making and Cultural History. Teens and Older Adults partner to learn about mask making across cultures and time. Taught by teaching artist Karen Fitzgerald. Space is limited. Register by calling the Cambria Heights Library @ 718-528-3535 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 4:00PM --to-- 5:30PM Google Computer Science Class: Social MediaLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Come to the library and learn free computer programming skills. In Social Media, students create fun social media style applications and games while learning about the computer science concepts that enable these programs to work. Call or come in to register! Spaces fill up quickly. Ages 8-12 (718)-528-3535 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 10:30AM --to-- 12:00PM Adult Mahjong & ActivitiesLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Join us for a series of workshops where we learn the skills, strategies and calculations needed to playing Mahjong, a traditional Chinese game. 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 11:00AM --to-- 12:00PM Toddler Time at CambriaLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Children and their accompanying grown-up can enjoy stories, music, nursery rhymes, toys, and peer interaction! Families will have the opportunity to connect with each other for support and resources. Ages 2yrs-4yrs 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 2:30PM --to-- 3:30PM Puzzles and Games!Location: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Are you good at doing puzzles? Do you like to win games and prizes? Come join us for our puzzles and games program for some summer 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 24 2:15PM --to-- 3:30PM Kids STEM MakerspaceLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Children will build various structures using popsicle sticks, aluminum foil, clothespins, clay, and more! We will learn and apply science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and art skills. Younger children will need to be accompanied by an adult. Ages 5-12 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Aug 24 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 25 12:15PM --to-- 1:15PM My Baby and Me at CambriaLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Children and their accompanying grown-up can enjoy stories, music, nursery rhymes, toys, and peer interaction! Families will have the opportunity to connect with each other for support and resources. Ages 6mo-2yrs | ||||||||||||||||||
 Aug 28 10:15AM --to-- 11:15AM Computer Classes for BeginnersLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Learn the basics of how to use a computer, surf the web, and use email. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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Aug 28 2:30PM --to-- 3:30PM Mad Scientists!Location: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Children ages 7-12 will create science experiments using every day items. Come explore and enjoy! | ||||||||||||||||||
 Aug 29 2:15PM --to-- 3:45PM Family Movie at CambriaLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Come to the library for a family movie! Cambria Heights Library will be showing "Max 2". | ||||||||||||||||||
Sep 1 12:15PM --to-- 1:00PM My Baby and Me at CambriaLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Babies and their accompanying grown-up can enjoy stories, music, nursery rhymes, toys, and peer interaction! Families will have the opportunity to connect with each other for support and resources. Ages 6mo-2yrs. Admittance will not be granted if patrons are 10 or more minutes late. 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 11:00AM --to-- 11:45AM Toddler Time at CambriaLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Children and their accompanying grown-up can enjoy stories, music, nursery rhymes, toys, and peer interaction! Families will have the opportunity to connect with each other for support and resources. Admittance will not be granted, if patrons are 10 or more minutes late. Ages 2yrs-4yrs 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-- 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 8 4:15PM --to-- 5:30PM Kids Creative Craft at CambriaLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Join us at the library for some creative fun! Children will use various materials such as salt, paint, watercolor, crayons, markers, and more to create a masterpiece! 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 10:30AM --to-- 12:30PM SculptureLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required A Creative Aging Course: Join us to explore contemporary figurative sculpture. Participants will look at contemporary work, and design their own sculpture. We will build it using cardboard forms and adding a plaster skin to the constructed framework. Final pieces will be painted. No experience necessary; materials will be provided. Space is limited. 9 sessions Register by calling Cambria Heights 718-528-3535 Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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Sep 16 2:00PM --to-- 2:30PM ConnectED Library Internet HotSpots Lending EventsLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required This Library program enables the families of eligible students to “check out” Internet service from the Library—absolutely free. The program is open to patrons who are at least 18 years old and have a child in a New York City public school, have no household Internet access at the time of sign-up and have a valid adult library card with no outstanding fines. To check out a HotSpot visit one of the participating community libraries. Limited number of devices. Conditions apply. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 Sep 16 2:30PM --to-- 5:00PM Toastmasters ClubLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Interested in overcoming your fear of public speaking? Want to build or enhance your leadership skills? The Cambria Heights Toastmasters Club provides a supportive and positive learning experience in which members are empowered to develop communication and leadership skills, resulting in greater self-confidence and personal growth 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 6:30PM --to-- 7:30PM QEDC: Business Plan CompetitionLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required The Queens Economic Development Corporation’s Annual Queens StartUP! Business Plan Competition begins in September 2017. 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 19 1:00PM --to-- 2:00PM Sickle Cell Disease 101 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sep 23 1:00PM --to-- 5:00PM Friends of Cambria Heights Library present Hyper Incarceration vs. Mass Incarceration | ||||||||||||||||||
 Oct 7 3:00PM --to-- 4:00PM Jazz: The Music of Our Lifetime - Modern Jazz with the Carl Bartlett, Jr. Quintet | ||||||||||||||||||
Oct 14 1:00PM --to-- 5:00PM Collecting Our Culture: An Exhibit of Black Memorabilia and CollectiblesLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required View images of the Black experience over the last 50 years. | ||||||||||||||||||
Oct 14 2:00PM --to-- 3:15PM Genealogy, Part ILocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Professional genealogist and family historian Diane Warmsley shows you how to get started researching your family tree. | ||||||||||||||||||
Oct 16 10:00AM --to-- 3:00PM Free Civil Legal Services Mobile Center | ||||||||||||||||||
Oct 28 2:00PM --to-- 3:00PM Author talk: The inspirational "Love Grounded by Grace"Location: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Tenaria Drummond Smith, lead co-author of the book along with co-authors Dina Campos, Theresa Byrd, and Sophia Greene discuss how they came to to write this inspirational work, share their story of how they were able to move past pain, and the message they hope will resonate with other women. | ||||||||||||||||||
Nov 2 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 4 2:30PM --to-- 4:30PM Entwined Destinies | ||||||||||||||||||
Nov 15 10:30AM --to-- 12:00PM Holiday Hand Crafted Cards & Jewelry MakingLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Join us to create beautiful hand crafted holiday cards and jewelry beautiful enough to give away as a gift or to yourself! Handmade Cards: Wednesday, November 15, 22, 29 Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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Jan 4 6:00PM --to-- 7:30PM The Empowered Gardener Series: Surviving the Big FreezeLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required We will make a self-watering planter from scratch. We will learn to read seed packs and discuss care for indoor house plants. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mar 1 6:00PM --to-- 7:30PM The Empowered Gardener Series: Get Ready For Spring!Location: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required We will prepare our gardens for planting. Sunny or shady yards, which plants go where? We will learn how to start the germination process and how to acclimatize plants that are non-indigenous to our hardiness zone. | ||||||||||||||||||
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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., 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
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 | ||
