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This Weekend at Queens Library

What can you do at the Library this weekend? Well, you can kick off Summer Reading at Long Island City’s Murray Park, celebrate diversity at a Multicultural Festival, discover the history of Caribbean migration, learn the Turkish art of ebru, hear some great live music (including the Berta Moreno Jazz Quintet), welcome summer with ...

Battle of the Bands Spotlights!

We’re five short weeks away from the 3rd Annual Battle of the Bands, so we’re getting the party started early and introducing you to our rockin’ contestants.

Check our homepage every week leading up to our July 27th event at Colden Auditorium for a new band profile—and see ...

Summer Reading 2017: Build a Better World

Summer Reading at Queens Library begins Thursday, June 8.

Summer Reading helps kids stay sharp while they're out of school, and gets adults back into good habits! Try to read 20 minutes (or more!) each day.

This year, the Summer Reading theme is Build a Better World. Be inspired by ...

Summer Poetry Contest 2017

Can you rhyme? Know what a haiku is?

Entries are now open for the Summer Poetry Contest 2017! Send in your best poem for a chance to be published in Queens Library Magazine.

This year, the theme is Build A Better World. There’s no limit to your creativity, but please keep it under 250 ...

Congratulations to Our NYC Neighborhood Library Awards Finalists!

We’re proud to announce that three of our community libraries—Bayside, Lefferts, and Woodside—have been selected from hundreds of libraries in the city as finalists for the NYC Neighborhood Library Awards!

A record-breaking 24,000 New Yorkers nominated ...

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 ...

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 ...

There are no programs scheduled here at this time. Please check our Programs page for our other locations and programs you might be interested in attending.

Free computer access is available at all the libraries.

The Windsor Park Community Library has:

14 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 Windsor Park Community Library include:

Chinese or Ni Hao
Korean or Hannara
Spanish
Hindi (DVDs, Videos & CDs Only)

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

Public Intermediate / Junior High Schools
Senior Centers
Elected Officials
History
Special Services

Child Care / Preschools
L W Future Prospect Inc 210-03 Horace Harding Expressway Flushing New York , 11364 phone: (718) 229-6862	Marathon Infants & Toddlers 220-18 Horace Harding Expressway Flushing New York , 11364 phone: (718) 229-5370	Nadra Ahad 57-75 Cloverdale Boulevard Oakland Gardens New York , 11364 phone: (718) 423 8953
Tutor Time Learning Centers 61-58 Springfield Blvd Flushing New York , 11364 phone: (718) 423 8953	Colonial Church Nursery School 54-02 217 Street Bayside New York , 11364 phone: (718) 229 9464

Community Board
Community Board District # 11 46-21 Little Neck Parkway Little Neck New York , 11362 phone: (718) 225-1054

Community Organizations & Services
Bayside Historical Society PO Box 133 Fort Totten New York , 11359 phone: (718) 352-1548	The Community Planning Board #11 213-02A 42nd Avenue Bayside New York , 11361 phone: (718) 225-1054	Queens Historical Society 143-35 37th Avenue Flushing New York , 11354 phone: (718) 939-0647

Fire Department
Engine 326 Battalion 53 64-04 Springfield Boulevard Bayside New York , 11364

Local Hospitals
The New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens 182-19 Horace Harding Expressway Fresh Meadows New York , 11365 phone: (718) 670-1777

Local Newspapers
Bayside Times	Courier	Queens Tribune

Parks and Playgrounds
Alley Pond Park Little Neck Bay to Springfield Boulevard New York ,	Cunningham Park Horace Harding Expressway, Grand Central Parkway New York ,

Police Department
111th Precinct 45-06 215th Street Bayside New York , 11361 phone: (718) 279-5200

Post Office
Oakland Gardens Post Office 6143 Springfield Boulevard Oakland Gardens, New York , 11364 phone: (718) 229-1614

Private / Parochial Schools
American Martyrs Elementary (PreK-8) 216-15 Peck Avenue Bayside New York , 11364 phone: (718) 776-3779	Holy Martyrs Armenian Day School 209-15 Horace Harding Expressway Bayside New York , 11364 phone: (718) 225-4826	St. Francis Preparatory School (9-12)St. Robert Bellarmine School (PreK-8) 6100 Francis Lewis Boulevard Fresh Meadows New York , 11365 phone: (718) 423-8810
St. Robert Bellarmine School (PreK-8) 56-10 214th Street Bayside New York , 11364 phone: (718) 225-8795	Yeshiva HAR Torah 61-35 220th Street Bayside New York , 11364 phone: (718) 428-3424

Public Elementary Schools
PS 46 - Alley Pond (K-5) 64-45 218th Street Bayside New York , 11364 phone: (718) 423-8621	PS 162 John Golden School (K-5) 201-02 53rd Avenue Bayside New York , 11364 phone: (718) 423-8621	PS 188 - Kingsbury School (K-5) 218-12 Hartland Avenue Bayside New York , 11364 phone: (718) 464-5768
PS 203 - The Oakland Gardens School (PreK-5) 53-11 Springfield Boulevard Bayside New York , 11364 phone: (718) 423-8652	PS 205 - The Alexander Graham Bell School (K-5) 75-25 Bell Boulevard Bayside New York , 11364 phone: (718) 464-5773	PS 213 Carl Ulman (Q213) 231-02 67 Avenue Bayside New York , 11364 phone: (718) 423-8747

Public High Schools
Benjamin N. Cardozo High School (9-12) 57-00 223rd Street Bayside New York , 11364 phone: (718) 279-6500

Public Intermediate / Junior High Schools
JHS 74-Nathaniel Hawthorne (6-8) 61-15 Oceania St Bayside New York , 11364 phone: (718) 631-6800

Senior Centers
Bffy Bayside Senior Center 221-15 HORACE HARDING EXP Flushing New York , 11364 phone: (718) 225-1144

Elected Officials
NYC Council Hon. Barry Grodenchik M23@council.nyc.gov
District Office Address 73-03 Bell Boulevard, Suite 1N Oakland Gardens NY , 11364 phone: (718) 468-0137 fax: (718) 468-0178	Manhattan Office 250 Broadway, Suite 1807 New York NY , 10007 phone: (212) 788-6984 fax: (212) 608-6382
NYS Assembly Hon. David I. Weprin weprind@nyassembly.gov
District Office 185-06 Union Turnpike Fresh Meadows NY, 11366 phone: (718) 454-3027 fax: (718) 454-3178	Albany Office LOB, Room 526 Albany NY , 12248 phone: (518) 455-5806 fax: (518) 455-5977
NYS Senate Hon. Tony Avella Avella@nysenate.gov
District Office 38-50 Bell Boulevard, Suite C Bayside NY, 11361 phone: (718) 357-3094 fax: (718) 357-3491	Albany Office Room 902, Legislative Office Building Albany NY, 12247 phone: (518) 455-2210 fax: (518) 426-6736
US Congress Hon. Grace Meng
District Office Address 40-13 159th Street Flushing NY, 11358 phone: (718) 445-7860 fax: (718) 445-7868	Legislative Office 1317 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC, 20515 phone: (202) 225-2601 fax: (202) 225-1589
Boro President Hon. Melinda Katz Info@queensbp.org

Mayor Hon. Bill de Blasio

History

Oakland Gardens consists of almost 20,000 acres that were deeded to European settlers in 1645. This area was originally referred to as the “alley”. The “alley” consisted of the marshes, fields, and trees south of the Little Neck Bay. The community developed its name from the Oakland Golf Course, which was created in the 1890s. The golf course later became home to Queensborough Community College, Benjamin Cardozo High School, and P.S. 203. The area further developed due to the addition of Long Island Rail Road service in the 1800s.

The population experienced a boom after WWII. The development of many of the major apartment complexes and single-family housing occurred between the 1940s and 1960s. Many of the people who came to settle in Oakland Gardens during this time period were from Brooklyn and the Bronx. The diversity in the population has grown in recent years.

The first library services in Oakland Gardens began through the efforts of the Library Sub-Committee of the Bell Park Gardens School Committee. They championed for library facilities for the community. The early efforts of the committee succeeded in obtaining a Book Bus stop for the Bell Apartments; however the committee continued their efforts to obtain a branch library.

The Windsor Park Branch Library had its grand opening on September 17, 1951 at 73-28 Bell Boulevard in a rented store space. The community discovered that a larger library facility was needed. In 1956, Windsor Park Branch Library moved to its current location of 79-50 Bell Boulevard. The branch experienced major renovations in 1976 as well as several minor building projects that contribute to the appearance of the library today.