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This Weekend at Queens Library

Join us this weekend at Queens Library for a concert by Tre Bella, High School Equivalency exam prep, a practice SAT and ACT test, a Korean cooking demonstration, a workshop on how to self-publish, financial advice, and a welcome to the New Year with traditional Chinese music! Admission to all events is ...

Queens Library Celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

We hope you will join us for our events honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Admission to all programs is free.

Make a Dove to Help Spread Peace!

Children will make paper doves in honor of Dr. King’s birthday and ...

Oscars 2015: Books on Screen

The nominees for the 87th annual Academy Awards have been announced. There are always disagreements about the nominations, but one thing we can all agree on is that Hollywood gets some of its best ideas from the world of books!

Which memoirs, plays, and stories influenced this year’s nominees — and how many have you ...

New Music for January

Looking for new music? Look no further than your local Queens Library!

Every month, our expert staff will bring you the best of what's new in our collection.

This month features music from Taylor Swift, One Direction, Florida Georgia Line, Coldplay, Meshell Ndegeocello, Barbra Streisand, and ...

IDNYC

idNYC is the new identification card for all New Yorkers. It is a widely accepted photo ID that also doubles as a library card. idNYC also comes with free admissions to more than 30 of our City's cultural institutions.

You may apply at the Central Library, 89-11 Merrick Boulevard in Jamaica, at the Flushing Library at ...

New Arrivals in Chinese

Looking for books to read in Chinese? Check out these new arrivals!

想讀到最新的中文書嗎？請看以下新書介紹！

超從容時間管理術 / Chao cong rong shi jian guan li shu, by Wu Danru, 吳淡如.

无终仙境 (典藏版) / Wu zhong xian jing (dian cang ban), by Tianxiabachang, ...

New Arrivals in Spanish

Buscando libros para leer en español? Échale un vistazo a estos nuevos libros en español:

Sabores Yucatecos: Un recorrido culinario a Yucatán
by Gilberto Cetina

Este libro sobre la cocina yucateca ...

Jan

10:00AM

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4:00PM

Defensive Driving

Location: Lefferts
Registration: Not required

This is a 6-hour course offered by AARP. To preregister, please call Elaine at 718-641-3911. Space is limited.

Additional Program Dates/Locations

This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.

Additional Dates

Jan

3:00PM

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6:00PM

Homework Help

Location: Lefferts
Registration: Not required

Tutoring and homework help are available to children every day after school. In some cases teen tutors will assist children in small groups.

Additional Program Dates/Locations

This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.

Additional Dates

Feb

4:00PM

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4:30PM

Simple Science Wednesdays

Location: Lefferts
Registration: Not required

Teens and children age 8 and up do fun science experiments and learn a little something in the process.

Additional Program Dates/Locations

This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.

Additional Dates

Free computer access is available at all the libraries.

The Lefferts Community Library has:

9 public computers
Free Internet access
Microsoft Office software
Limited free printing

Queens Library Public Internet Use Policy.

TBD

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International Language Collections at the Lefferts Community Library include:

Bengali
Gujarati
Hindi
Malayalam
Punjabi
Spanish
Urdu

Special Interest/Noteworthy Collections at the Lefferts Community Library include:

Graphic Novels
Caribbean collection
New York Times on microfilm

Child Care / Preschools
Community Board
Community Organizations & Services
Fire Department
Local Hospitals

Local Newspapers
Parks and Playgrounds
Police Department
Post Office
Private / Parochial Schools

Public Elementary Schools
Public High Schools
Elected Officials
History
Special Services

Child Care / Preschools
A to Z Learning Center 123-21 Jamaica Avenue Richmond Hill NY , 11418 phone: (718) 805-4400	Happy Day Nursery 104-25 Jamaica Ave Richmond Hill NY , 11418 phone: (718) 847-0223	Nareesa’s Day Care 104-30 116th Street Richmond Hill NY , 11419 phone: (718) 835-6721
Playmates Nursery Inc. 131-15 Liberty Avenue Richmond Hill NY , 11419 phone: (718) 659-0474 fax: (718) 529-6690	Talented Little Children Pre-School 104-18 134th Street Richmond Hill NY , 11419 phone: (718) 658-6380	Wonder World 107-42 117th Street Richmond Hill NY , 11419 phone: (718) 835-9660 fax: (718) 925-9061

Community Board
Community Board District #10 115-01 Lefferts Boulevard South Ozone Park NY , 11420 phone: 718) 843-4488

Community Organizations & Services
Kew Gardens Civic Association 105 82nd Street Kew Gardens NY , 11415	Kew Gardens Community Website	NHS (Neighborhood Housing Services) of Richmond Hill 115-02 Jamaica Avenue Richmond Hill NY , 11418 phone: (718) 441-3063
Richmond Hill Block Association 110-08 Jamaica Avenue Richmond Hill NY , 11418 phone: (718) 849-3759	Richmond Hill Historical Society	Richmond Hill Online Community Guide
Sacred Music Chorale of Richmond Hill	South Queens Boys & Girls Club 110-04 Atlantic Avenue Richmond Hill NY , 11419 phone: (718) 441-6050

Fire Department
Engine 308 107-12 Lefferts Boulevard South Richmond Hil NY , 11419

Local Hospitals
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center 8900 Van Wyck Expressway Queens NY , 11418 phone: 718) 206-6000

Local Newspapers
Caribbean Life	The Forum South	Neighborhood News
Queens Tribune	Senior News

Parks and Playgrounds
Smokey Oval 125th Street and Atlantic Avenue NY ,

Police Department
106th Precinct 103-53 101st Street Ozone Park NY , 11417 phone: (718) 845-2211

Post Office
South Richmond Hill Post Office 117-04 101st Avenue South Richmond Hill NY , 11419 phone: (800) 275-8777

Private / Parochial Schools
St. Benedict Joseph Labre (PK-8) 94-25 117th Street Richmond Hill NY , 11419 phone: (718) 441-6674	St. Teresa of Avila (K-8) 109-55 128th Street South Ozone Park NY , 11420 phone: (718) 641-1316	Our Lady of Perpetual Help School (PK-8) 111-10 115th Street South Ozone Park NY , 11424 phone: (718) 843-4184

Public Elementary Schools
PS 055 Maure (PK-6) 131-10 97th Avenue Richmond Hill NY , 11419 phone: (718) 849-3845 fax: (718) 847-5473	PS 062 Chester Park (K-5) 97-25 108th Street Richmond Hill NY , 11419 phone: (718) 849-0992 fax: (718) 850-5521	PS 100 Glen Morris School (K-5) 111-11 118th Street South Ozone Park NY , 11420 phone: (718) 843-8390
PS 108 Capt. Vincent G. Fowler (K-5) 108-10 109th Avenue South Ozone Park NY , 11420 phone: (718) 641-4956	PS 121 (K-6) 126-10 109th Avenue South Ozone Park NY , 11420 phone: (718) 738-5126 fax: (718) 843-5584	PS 161 Arthur Ashe School (K-6) 101-33 124th Street Jamaica NY , 11419 phone: (718) 441-5493 fax: (718) 441-6202

Public High Schools
John Adams High School (9-12) 101-01 Rockaway Boulevard Ozone Park NY , 11417 phone: (718) 322-0500

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. David I. Weprin weprind@assembly.state.ny.us
District Office 185-06 Union Turnpike Fresh Meadows NY, 11366 phone: (718) 454-3027 fax: (718) 454-3178	Albany Office LOB, Room 602 Albany NY , 12248 phone: (518) 455-5806 fax: (518) 455-5977
NYS Senate Hon. James Sanders, Jr. Sanders@nysenate.gov
District Office Address 142-01 Rockaway Boulevard South Ozone Park NY , 11436 phone: (718) 523-3069 fax: (718) 523-3670	Albany Office Room 508, Legislative Office Building Albany NY , 12247 phone: (518) 455-3531 fax: (518) 426-0529
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

Lefferts is in the South Richmond Hill area of Queens where the first settlers were the Rockaway Indians. Its modern history can be traced back to 1869 when Mr. Albon Man, a New York Lawyer, purchased the Lefferts farm. He then bought Welling Farm from the Indians for a bag of shells. He continued to buy the adjacent area and called his whole land Richmond Hill. With Edward Richmond and other assistants’ help, Mr. Man and his son Alrick built streets and lined them with Elm and Cedar trees. The main avenue was later named Lefferts Boulevard.

Today the Lefferts community is composed of mostly Guyanese and Asian Indians, African Americans, Hispanics, and other ethnic groups.

Lefferts Community Library, actually named the Lefferts Reference Center, opened to the public on September 3, 1975. Since then, in the Richmond Hill area, the Lefferts Reference Center has been providing service as the regional branch for its immediate community and a higher level of reference and resource service between the local branch and Central library.

On May 31, 1978, the Lefferts Reference Center initiated the computerized library circulation system, the first of its kind in New York City. The computerized system checked out the books, now with attaching barcodes, to the customers’ library cards. This technology greatly helped the library staff to issue items and accept returns, and offered the customers information about the items, fines, and other information on their cards.

In 2003, The Lefferts Reference Center again pioneered the use of new circulation technology. That spring, when the branch was renovated, new self check machines were installed. Customers can now check out books, music CDs, videotapes, and DVDs by using the machines themselves, which changed the function of the Circulation desk into the Customer Service desk.