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Free computer access is available at all the libraries.

The St. Albans Community Library has:

Queens Library Public Internet Use Policy.

11 public computers
Free Internet Access
Microsoft Office Software
Limited free printing.Please contact the library for more details.

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International Language Collections at the St. Albans Community Library include:

French
Haitian Creole
Spanish

Special Interest/Noteworthy Collections at the St. Albans Community Library include:

African American fiction and non-fiction
Caribbean fiction and non-fiction

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
Elected Officials
History
Special Services

Child Care / Preschools
Jamaica NAACP Linden Day Care 189-26 Linden Boulevard St. Albans NY , 11412 phone: (718) 978-0400	Montessori Progressive Learning Center, Inc. 195-05 Linden Boulevard St. Albans NY , 11412 phone: (718) 723-3967	Quick Start 118-46 Riverton Street St. Albans NY , 11412 phone: (718) 978-0800 fax: (718) 527-7930
True Deliverance Christian Pre-School 188-15 Turin Drive St. Albans NY , 11412 phone: (718) 978-0601

Community Board
Queens Community Board 12 90-28 161st Street, Jamaica NY , 11432 phone: (718)658-3308 fax: (718)739-6997

Community Organizations & Services
NAACP-Jamaica Branch 189-26 Linden Boulevard St. Albans NY , 11412 phone: (718) 723-3653	Parent Leadership Institute, Alumni Association, Inc. P.O. Box 120310 St. Albans NY , 11412-0310 phone: (718) 276-4263 fax: (718) 723-4993	St. Albans Civic Improvement Association P.O. Box 120561 St. Albans NY , 11412 phone: (646) 373-6087 fax:

Fire Department
Engine 317 Ladder 165 Battalion 54 117-11 196th Street St. Albans NY , 11412

Local Hospitals
Queens Hospital Center 82-68 164th Street Jamaica NY , 11432 phone: (718) 883-3000

Local Newspapers
Jamaica Times	Queens Chronicle - East Queens Edition	Press of Southeast Queens

Parks and Playgrounds
St. Albans Memorial Park Merrick Boulevard, 173 Place, Sayers Avenue	Roy Wilkins -- Southen Queens Park Baisley & Merrick Boulevards, 115Avenue	Locust Manor Playground (PS 15) 192 Street, S/S 121 Avenue
Nautilus Playground Merrick & Baisley Boulevards, 120 Avenue

Police Department
113th Precinct 167-02 Baisley Boulevard St. Albans NY , 11434 phone: (718) 712-7733

Post Office
Archie Spigner Post Office 195-04 Linden Boulevard St. Albans NY , 11412 phone: (800) 275-8777 (718) 528-5026

Private / Parochial Schools
Allen Christian School (K-8) 171-10 Linden Boulevard Jamaica NY , 11434 phone: (718) 657-1676 fax: (718) 291-7751	True Deliverance Christian School (K-5) 188-15 Turin Drive St. Albans NY , 11412 phone: (718) 978-0601

Public Elementary Schools
P.S. 15 Jackie Robinson School (K-5) 121-15 Lucas Street Springfield Gardens NY , 11413 phone: (718) 525-1670 fax: (718) 723-7613	P.S. 36 The St. Albans School (K-5) 187-01 Foch Boulevard St. Albans NY , 11412 phone: (718) 528-1862 fax: (718) 723-6928	Riverton Street Charter School (K-3) 118-34 Riverton Street St. Albans NY, 11412 phone: (866) 642-3676
PS 118 Lorraine Hansberry School 190-20 109 Road St. Albans NY, 11412 phone: (718) 465-5538

Elected Officials

History

The colonial history of St. Albans is rather vague in as much as it wasn’t until about 1899 that it received its present name. A committee of residents selected the name St. Albans for the railroad station after the English village of the same name in Hertfordshire, England. It is known that it was an early farming community owned by the families of Nicolas Everitt, Benjamin Carpenter, and Everett Remsen.

The St. Albans Golf Club opened in 1919 along Merrick, Linden, and Baisley Boulevards. Addisleigh Park, a beautiful residential section was developed overlooking the golf course in 1926.

The post-war boom period, which followed 1920, unprecedented expansion in real estate was responsible for bringing in most of the residents who poured into the area. The creation of the government financing agency for home building in the 1930’s caused another spurt in real estate activity. The sale of the 100-acre St. Albans Golf Club to a building organization in the 1930s for a housing development did not materialize. The U.S. government acquired the property and the Department of Defense built the St. Albans Naval Hospital. The buildings and grounds are an architectural asset to the community. When the hospital closed in 1974, the Veterans Administration converted the facility into an extended care center. Fifty-three acres were given to the City of New York in 1977 which developed the Roy Wilkins Park.

During the 1940s, the population became more ethnically diverse as Lena Horne, Count Basie, Fats Waller, Roy Campanella, and other prominent African-Americans moved into Addisleigh Park. By the early 1970s, St. Albans was considered an African American community; during the 1980s, immigrants from the Caribbean, Africa, and the United Kingdom settled in the community.

Seyfried, Vincent, “St. Albans” The Encyclopedia of New York City, Yale University Press, 1995:1032-1033.

The Library in St. Albans has a unique history. Then, as now, community involvement has factored into the design and delivery of library services to the residents of St. Albans. On July 16th, 1918, the St. Albans Library was established as a small library called a village collection utilizing the services of volunteers. The Ladies Society and Red Cross workers spearheaded the project. The lending collection was housed in a small room in the Ladies Social Club building on Baisley Boulevard near Farmers Boulevard. Books were given out each week on Wednesdays.

The Library was taken over by Queens Borough Public Library in 1920 and also became a station collection the same year. The club house building was sold and the volunteer librarian relocated. The Library faced closure. The Mother’s Club of P.S. 36 came to the rescue. A small bunkhouse which looked like a “lunch wagon” was purchased and made into an attractive library. It was a small building on wheels. The use of a lot on a street very near the railroad station was donated by the owner. The building opened in January 1922. The wagon was used at this site for several years, until development in the area necessitated the moving of the wagon to a new location on Everitt Place where the lot was rent free.

In July 1931, the Library moved to a storefront at 187-10 Linden Boulevard and became a full-fledged branch.

On February 5, 1947, the library received a certificate of registration from the Board of Regents of the State of New York.

The building of the present site, 191-05 Linden Boulevard was erected in 1968. This facility was designed by an African-American architect, Frank Thompson. The city owned building was dedicated on March 10th, 1969.

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