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This Weekend at Queens Library
Join us this weekend at Queens Library for a Sunday concert with Brandee Younger, family tree research, Kathak dance, a reading contest, a musical tribute to Nat King Cole, a chance to share your Queens memories, and a lecture on getting published. Admission to all events is ...
Super Books!
The big game is this Sunday — the New England Patriots versus the Seattle Seahawks! And while you may be excited for the parties, the hot wings, the half-time show, and the commercials (oh yeah, and the game), don’t forget about the books!
If you’re a fan of the Patriots, or just want to learn ...
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 ...
An Interview with Author & Historian Jelani Cobb
UPDATE: Our author event with Jelani Cobb will take place on Friday, February 13 at 5:00 p.m. at the Central Library.
Professor Cobb is no stranger to the Queens Library community; born and raised in Queens, he’s joined us in the past for author events and he ...
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 ...
 Feb 2 12:30PM --to-- 7:30PM AARP Smart Driver Course | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bellerose | Mon, Mar 2, 2015 | 12:30PM | 30 openings | Log in to Register |
| Bellerose | Mon, Apr 6, 2015 | 12:30PM | - | - |
| Bellerose | Mon, May 4, 2015 | 12:30PM | - | - |
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Homework Help
Registration: Not required
Homework help is available Mondays through Thursdays, except holidays, for children in grades K-6.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| Bellerose | Thu, Feb 5, 2015 | 4:00PM |
| Bellerose | Mon, Feb 9, 2015 | 4:00PM |
| Bellerose | Thu, Feb 12, 2015 | 4:00PM |
| Bellerose | Thu, Feb 19, 2015 | 4:00PM |
| Bellerose | Mon, Feb 23, 2015 | 4:00PM |
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Tax Preparation Assistance 
Registration: Not required
IRS-trained counselors will help you complete your 2014 personal income tax return. Bring a copy of your 2013 income tax return(s), all W-2, 1099 and other forms and documents for 2014; unemployment compensation statements; SSA-1099 if you received Social Security benefits; a photo ID for every person listed on the return; and Social Security cards or other official documentation for yourself and all dependents.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| Bellerose | Tue, Feb 10, 2015 | 1:30PM |
| Bellerose | Tue, Feb 17, 2015 | 1:30PM |
| Bellerose | Tue, Feb 24, 2015 | 1:30PM |
| Bellerose | Tue, Mar 3, 2015 | 1:30PM |
| Bellerose | Tue, Mar 10, 2015 | 1:30PM |
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Feb 3 4:00PM --to-- 5:30PM Homework HelpLocation: Bellerose Registration: Not required Homework help is available Mondays through Thursdays, except holidays, for children in grades K-6. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 Feb 4 10:30AM --to-- 11:15AM Babies Sing and PlayLocation: Bellerose Registration: Not required Babies ages 12-24 months accompanied by caregivers learn simple songs and rhymes and play with educational toys and puzzles. Preregistration for the series is required. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 Feb 4 10:30AM --to-- 11:30AM Computers for Beginners | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bellerose | Wed, Feb 11, 2015 | 10:30AM | 2 openings | Log in to Register |
| Bellerose | Wed, Feb 18, 2015 | 10:30AM | 2 openings | Log in to Register |
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Family Movie Event
Registration: Not required
Children and their caregivers are invited to enjoy the family-friendly, Disney-Pixar film "Brave," rated PG.
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Toddler Story and Activity Time
Registration: Not required
Children ages 2 to 3½ years, accompanied by their caregivers, enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and a simple craft or coloring activity. Preregistration for the series is required.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| Bellerose | Fri, Feb 27, 2015 | 10:30AM |
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Simple Games
Registration: Not required
Children in grades K-2 play a variety of simple, fun board games and other games.
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One-on-One Computer Help
Registration: Not required
Learn or improve your computer skills at sessions tailored to your individual needs.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| Bellerose | Fri, Feb 13, 2015 | 4:30PM |
| Bellerose | Fri, Feb 20, 2015 | 4:30PM |
| Bellerose | Fri, Feb 27, 2015 | 4:30PM |
| Bellerose | Fri, Apr 3, 2015 | 4:30PM |
| Bellerose | Fri, Apr 10, 2015 | 4:30PM |
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Lego Building Club
Registration: Not required
Children in grades 1-6 get creative and have fun building with Legos.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| Bellerose | Wed, Feb 25, 2015 | 4:00PM |
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Board Game Time
Registration: Not required
Children in grades 3-6 can choose from a wide variety of fun board games.
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Valentine's Craft
Registration: Not required
Teens in grades 7-12 will make something to take home for Valentine's Day .
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Book Discussion Goup
Registration: Not required
The Book Discussion Group meets on the third Thursday of every month. Pick up a copy of this month's selection at the Circulation Desk and join us!
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| Bellerose | Thu, Mar 19, 2015 | 11:00AM |
| Bellerose | Thu, Apr 16, 2015 | 11:00AM |
| Bellerose | Thu, May 21, 2015 | 10:00AM |
| Bellerose | Thu, Jun 18, 2015 | 11:00AM |
| Bellerose | Thu, Jul 16, 2015 | 11:00AM |
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Picture Bingo
Registration: Not required
Children ages 5-10 play the fun and simple game of picture bingo. Space is limited.
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Children's Movie
Registration: Not required
Children and their caregivers are invited to enjoy the family-friendly animated film "Clifford's Really Big Movie" (2004), rated G.
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Lunar New Year
Registration: Not required
Children ages 5-10 work on a craft to celebrate the lunar new year and learn about some of the customs surrounding this holiday. Preregistration is required. Please sign up with the librarian, beginning Monday, January 26th.
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Monday Movie Night
Registration: Not required
Feel free to bring your own popcorn!
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| Bellerose | Mon, Mar 2, 2015 | 5:00PM |
| Bellerose | Mon, Mar 9, 2015 | 5:00PM |
| Bellerose | Mon, Mar 16, 2015 | 5:00PM |
| Bellerose | Mon, Mar 23, 2015 | 5:00PM |
| Bellerose | Mon, Mar 30, 2015 | 5:00PM |
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Pen Pal Club
Registration: Not required
Children in grades 2-5 improve their writing and spelling skills and make new friends who are not really that far away. Participants at Bellerose Library will write letters to participants at Windsor Park Library, and vice versa. Preregistration for the series is required.
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International Language Collections at the Bellerose Community Library include:
Special Interest/Noteworthy Collections at the Bellerose Community Library include:
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| Child Care / Preschools | ||
Bright Beginnings 80-45 Winchester Blvd. Queens Village NY , 11427 phone: (718) 264-3860 | Cross Island YMCA ECC 238-10 Hillside Avenue Bellerose NY , 11426 phone: (718) 479-0505 | Cross Island YMCA After-school –PS186 252-12 72nd Avenue Queens NY , 11426 phone: (718)479-0505 |
Cross Island YMCA A.S. Glen Oaks Campus 74-30 Common Wealth Blvd Glen Oaks NY , 11426 phone: (718) 465-1665 | Kashet PS/Young Israel/NHP 264-15 77 Avenue Queens NY , | Life-Line Center Child Development 80-09 Winchester Blvd. Queens NY , |
Our Little Angel Day Care Preschool 86-29 Commonwealth Blvd. Bellerose NY , phone: (718)347-7377 | So Big Pre-School Nursery 4 Belmont Avenue Floral Park NY , phone: (516) 352-1173 | St. Gregory The Great Roman Catholic Church 87 Avenue & Cross Island Parkway Bellerose NY , phone: (516) 437-8753 |
St. Thomas Episcopal Church 6 Commonwealth Blvd. Bellerose Village NY , phone: (516) 354-6866 | Star’s Day Care 246-46 86th Avenue Bellerose NY , | |
| Community Board | ||
Community Board 13Q 219-41 Jamaica Avenue Queens Village NY , 11428 phone: (718)464-9700 fax: (718)264-2739 | ||
| Community Organizations & Services | ||
Bellerose Commonwealth Civic Association
BCCA P.O. Box 260225 Bellerose NY , 11426 phone: (516) 859-1169 | Bellerose Hillside Civic Association 80-20 242 Street Bellerose NY , 11426 | |
Bellerose Business District Development Corporation 50 Superior Road Bellerose Village NY , 11001 | Cill Cais Players 242nd Street & 88th Street Bellerose NY , 11426 phone: (718) 347-0025 | Cross Island YMCA 238-10 Hillside Avenue Bellerose NY , 11426 phone: (718) 479-0505 |
Queens Village/Hollis/Bellerose Volunteer Ambulance 235-01 Braddock Avenue Queens Village NY , 11428 phone: (718) 464-2424 | Green Meadows Farm 73-50 Little Neck Parkway Floral Park NY , 11428 phone: (718) 470-0224 | Queens County Farm Museum 73-50 Little Neck Parkway Floral Park NY , 11004 |
Veterans of Foreign Wars
John F. Prince Post 6478 242-37 Braddock Avenue Bellerose NY , 11426 phone: (718) 347-9662 | ESL Classes for Parents 248-05 86 Avenue Bellerose NY , 11426 | Beacon Program at MS 172 81-14 257th Street Floral Park NY , 11004 phone: (718) 347-3279 |
Natural Occurring Retirement Community Without Walls 58-20 Little Neck Parkway Little Neck NY , 11362 phone: (718) 225-6750 | ||
| Fire Department | ||
Engine 251 254-20 Union Turnpike Queens NY , 11004 | Engine 313 Ladder 164 44-01 244 Street Queens NY , 11363 | |
| Local Hospitals | ||
Creedmoor Psychiatric Center 80-45 Winchester Blvd. Queens Village NY , 11427 phone: (718) 264-4000 | Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park 270-05 76th Avenue Queens NY , 11040 phone: (718) 470-7100 | |
| Local Newspapers | ||
Queens Courier 38-15 Bell Blvd. Bayside NY , 11361 phone: (718)224-5863 | ||
| Parks and Playgrounds | ||
Breininger ParkCreedmoor Farm Park Braddock Avenue & 240th Street NY , | Creedmoor Farm Park Little Neck Parkway & Commonwealth Blvd NY , | |
| Police Department | ||
| Post Office | ||
Bellerose Post Office 237-15 Braddock Avenue Bellerose NY , 11426-9997 phone: (800) 275-8777 | Glen Oaks Post Office 256-29 Union Turnpike Glen Oaks NY , 11004-9997 phone: (800) 275-8777 | Floral Park Post Office 35 Tulip Avenue Floral Park NY , 11001-9998 |
| Private / Parochial Schools | ||
St. Gregory The Great School (K-8) 244-44 87th Avenue Bellerose NY , 11426-0114 phone: (718) 343-5053 | ||
| Public Elementary Schools | ||
| Public High Schools | ||
Queens High School of Teaching (Q566) 74-20 Commonwealth Blvd. Bellerose NY , 11426 phone: (718)736-7100 | ||
| Public Intermediate / Junior High Schools | ||
| Senior Centers | ||
St Gregory The Great
Community Counseling Service Center 88-19 Cross Island Parkway Bellerose NY , 11426 phone: (718) 343-5938 | St. Gregory The Golden Age Leisure Club 87 Avenue & Cross Island Parkway Bellerose NY , 11426 phone: (718) 347-7079 or (718) 347-3908 | Service Now for Adult Persons, Inc 80-45 Winchester Blvd. CBU 29 Building 4 Queens Village NY , 11427 phone: (718) 786-7110 |
| Elected Officials | |
| NYC Council Hon. Mark Weprin MWeprin@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. Barbara M. Clark Clarkb@assembly.state.ny.us | |
District Office 97-01 Springfield Boulevard Queens Village NY, 11429 phone: (718) 479-2333 fax: (718) 464-7128 | Albany Office LOB, Room 547 Albany NY, 12248 phone: (518) 455-4711 fax: (518) 455-3740 |
| 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 |
| Boro President Hon. Melinda Katz Info@queensbp.org | |
| Mayor Hon. Bill de Blasio | |
History
Bellerose traces its roots back to 1906, when a Massachusetts real estate developer named Helen M. Marsh purchased 77 acres of gladiola fields in Long Island for $155,000. Ms. Marsh dreamed of developing a model community which contained modestly priced homes. In the Panic of 1907, the mortgage on one of the properties was called and Ms. Marsh pledged $50,000 of her own securities to prevent foreclosure.
Construction on the first home began in 1910. Ms. Marsh lived in this home while supervising construction on the remaining properties. She worked with an architect to lay out streets and houses around circular flower bed islands. During a drought, she was known to drive around the neighborhood watering the plants and in the wintertime, she also went from home to home to keep the furnaces burning.
Transportation was already provided by the Long Island Railroad at the nearby Floral Park and Trolley service along Jericho Turnpike. In 1911, Ms. Marsh convinced the LIRR to build a station in Bellerose.
In 1917, the property owners ratified the name of “Bellerose”. According to some sources, the name derives from the Rose farm that was found south of the area and their daughter “Belle”. Ms. Marsh always replied that she chose the name merely because it sounded “euphonious”.
Today, there are three communities with the name Bellerose —the Queens section of Bellerose, and the Incorporated Village of Bellerose and Bellerose Terrace, which are both part of Nassau County. Bellerose, Queens, is bordered by Little Neck Parkway on the East, Grand Central Parkway on the West, the Creedmoor State Hospital grounds on the north and Braddock and Jamaica Avenues on the south. Bellerose Queens is known for the state-run Queens Children’s Psychiatric Center and the New York City-owned, but privately operated Queens County Farm Museum.
In recent years, Bellerose continues to grow and thrive. According to the 2000 census, the population was 18,687 comprised of Irish, Italian, German, Polish, Scottish, Hispanic, Asian Indians, Filipino and Chinese. One example of the diversity of Bellerose can be seen from the different Southeast Asian shops and grocery stores that have opened around the community.
The Bellerose Library opened its doors on February 27, 1978 with Ms. Jean Dickerson as the Branch Library Manager, a small staff, 20,000 books and various periodicals on order. The idea of opening a branch library in Bellerose was conceived in 1975 and accomplished through the work of local community leaders and civic leaders, including then-State Senator Frank Padavan, Councilman Matt Troy, Jr. and Borough President Donald R. Manes.
Friends Group
Hours & Locations
250-06 Hillside Avenue
Bellerose, NY 11426
(718) 831-8644 
| Mon | 12:00 PM | - | 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 | Closed | ||
| Sun | Closed | ||
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