Branch Detailed Info | Queens Library

Free computer access is available at all the libraries.

The Bayside Community Library has:

14 public computers
Wireless access for laptops.(For wireless access information see Wireless Policy)
Free Internet access
Microsoft Office software
Limited free printing
Live homework help online through Tutor.com. Please contact the library for more details.

Queens Library Public Internet Use Policy.

TBD

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International Language Collections at the Bayside Community Library include:

Japanese (DVDs and Cassettes)
Chinese or Ni HaoKorean or Hannara
Korean or Hannara
French (DVDs)
Hindi (DVDs & Videos)
Spanish
Italian

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

Black Experience
Community History
Gardening
Classical Music

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
Chabad of Bayside 26-06 213th Street Bayside NY , 11360 phone: (718) 279-1457	Flushing YMCA Bayside Program Center 214-13 35th Avenue Bayside NY , 11361 phone: (718) 229-5972	Happy Time Nursery School 42-36 209th Street Bayside NY , 11361 phone: (718) 224-2220
Kids Kampus 45-63 Bell Boulevard Bayside NY , 11361 phone: (718) 229-8310	Noah's Ark Progressive Learning Center 38-20 Bell Boulevard Bayside NY , 11361 phone: (718) 279-4251	Tutor Time Child Care/Learning Centers 61-58 Spring Boulevard Bayside NY , 11359 phone: (718) 352-8971

Community Board
Community Board District # 11 46-21 Little Neck Parkway Little Neck NY , 11362 phone: (718) 225-1054 fax: (718) 225-4514

Community Organizations & Services
Bayside Business Association PO Box 241 Bayside NY , 11361 phone: (718) 229-2277	Bayside Hills Civic Association PO Box 640246 Bayside NY , 11364 phone: (718) 961-5550	Bayside Historical Society PO Box 133 Fort Totten NY , 11359 phone: (718) 352-1548
Queens Historical Society 143-35 37th Avenue Flushing NY , 11354 phone: (718) 939-0647

Fire Department
Engine 306 40-18 214 Place Queens NY , 11361	Engine 326 Battalion 53 64-04 Springfield Boulevard Bayside NY , 11364	The Bay Community Volunteer Ambulance Corps P.O. Box 610540 Bayside NY , phone: (718) 352- 2080 Emergency phone: (718) 352-1133 fax: (718)352-2080

Local Hospitals
The New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens 182-19 Horace Harding Expressway Bayside NY , 11365 phone: (718) 670-1777	St. Mary's Hospital for Children 29-01 216 Street Bayside NY , 11365 phone: (718) 281-8890

Local Newspapers
Bayside Times	Courier

Parks and Playgrounds
Alley Pond Park	Crocheron Park 33rd to 35th Avenue, Little Neck Bay Fresh Meadows NY , 11366	Douglaston Park Golf Course
John Golden Park 215 Pl., S/O 32nd Avenue Bayside NY , 11361

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

Post Office
Bayside Annex Post Office	Bayside Post Office	Bay Terrace Post Office
Oakland Gardens Post Office

Private / Parochial Schools
American Martyrs Elementary (PreK-8) 216-15 Peck Avenue Bayside NY , 11364 phone: (718) 776-3779	Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church - School (PreK-8) 34-45 202nd Street Bayside NY , 11361 phone: (718) 229-4434	The Lutheran School of Flushing & Bayside (PreK-8)The Lutheran School of Flushing & Bayside (PreK-8) 36-01 Bell Boulevard Bayside NY , 11361 phone: (718) 229-5262
Sacred Heart School (PreK-8) 216-01 38 Avenue Bayside NY , 11361 phone: (718) 631-4804	St. Francis Preparatory School (9-12) 6100 Francis Lewis Boulevard Bayside NY , 11365 phone: (718) 423-8810	St. Robert Bellarmine School (PreK-8) 56-10 214th Street Bayside NY , 11364 phone: (718) 225-8795
Yeshiva HAR Torah 61-35 220th Street Bayside NY , 11364 phone: (718) 428-3424

Public Elementary Schools
PS 31 - The Bayside School (K-5) 211-45 46th Road Bayside NY , 11361 phone: (718) 423-8288	PS 41 - Crocheron School (K-5) 214-43 35 Avenue Bayside NY , 11361 phone: (718) 423-8333	PS 46 - Alley Pond (K-5) 64-45 218th Street Bayside NY , 11364 phone: (718) 423-8395
P.S. 130 - Early Childhood School For Science And Technology (PreK-3) 200-01 42 Avenue Bayside NY , 11361 phone: (718)357-6606	PS 162 John Golden School (K-5) 201-02 53rd Avenue Bayside NY , 11364 phone: (718) 423-8621	PS 169 - Bay Terrace School (K-6) 18-25 212 Street Bayside NY , 11360 phone: (718) 428-6160
PS 188 - Kingsbury School (K-5) 218-12 Hartland Avenue Bayside NY , 11364 phone: (718) 464-5768	PS 203 - The Oakland Gardens School (PreK-5) 53-11 Springfield Blvd Bayside NY , 11364 phone: (718) 423-8652	PS 205 - The Alexander Graham Bell School (K-5) 75-25 Bell Boulevard Bayside NY , 11364 phone: (718) 464-5773

Public High Schools
Bayside High School (9-12) 32-24 Corporal Kennedy Street Bayside NY , 11361 phone: (718) 229-7600	Benjamin N. Cardozo High School (9-12) 57-00 223rd Street Bayside NY , 11364 phone: (718) 279-6500

Public Intermediate / Junior High Schools
MS 74-Nathaniel Hawthorne (6-8) 61-15 Oceania Street Bayside NY , 11364 phone: (718) 631-6800	MS 158-Marie Curie (6-9) 46-35 Oceania Street Bayside NY , 11361 phone: (718) 423-8100

Senior Centers
Bayside Senior Center 221-15 Horace Harding Expressway Bayside NY , 11364 phone: (718) 225-1144	Selfhelp Clearview Senior Center 208-11 26th Avenue Bayside NY , 11360 phone: (718) 224-7888

Elected Officials
NYC Council Hon. Paul Vallone District19@council.nyc.gov
District Office Address 42-40 Bell Boulevard, Suite 507 Bayside NY, 11361 phone: (718) 619-8611 fax: (718) 631-4100	Manhattan Office Address 250 Broadway, Suite 1841 New York NY, 10007 phone: 212-788-7250 fax: 212-788-1860
NYS Assembly Hon. Nily D. Rozic Rozicn@assembly.state.ny.us
District Office 159-16 Union Turnpike, Suite 210 Flushing NY , 11366 phone: (718) 820-0241 fax: (718) 820-0414	Albany Office LOB, Room 820 Albany NY , 12248 phone: (518) 455-5172 fax: (518) 455-5479
NYS Assembly Hon. Edward C. Braunstein braunsteine@assembly.state.ny.us
District Office 213-33 39th Avenue, Suite 238 Bayside NY, 11361 phone: (718) 357-3588 fax: (718) 357-5947	Albany Office LOB, Room 557 Albany NY , 12248 phone: (518) 455-5425 fax: (518) 455-4648
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 504, Legislative Office Building Albany NY, 12247 phone: (518) 455-2210 fax: (518) 426-6736
US Congress Hon. Grace Meng
District Office Address 32-26 Union Street, Suite 1B Flushing NY, 11354 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

Bayside first drew the attention of English and Dutch settlers almost 400 years ago. William Lawrence, the owner of a fleet of clipper ships used for the China trade, sailed into Little Neck Bay in 1644 and established the first settlement in Bayside. For many years Bayside was the political, social and cultural center of Metropolitan New York. During that time period the Lawrence family played dominant roles in the burgeoning town’s history and development. They were military heroes, mayors, and judges. One such family member, Judge Effingham Lawrence, is recognized as having given Bayside its name for its location by the ocean.

Bayside did not have any library services until June 4, 1906. The Queens Borough Public Library opened a branch on Bell Avenue with Miss Margaret J. Solon in charge. It was the smallest branch in the system, consisting of 2,300 volumes and less than 400 members. In 1911 the library was moved to Elsie Place where it stayed until its move in 1932 to Bell Boulevard.

In May 1965, the Bayside Library moved once again to a new, more spacious, well-lit building at 214-20 Northern Boulevard where its design lent itself to the storage and use of more books. In addition, a new multi-purpose room helped accommodate the growing needs of Bayside’s community with its programs for adults, teens and toddlers. This location remains its home today.