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Chair Yoga Irene
There's no need to bring a mat to this yoga class. Irene Failenbogen will teach techniques and exercises that can be practiced while seated in chairs. Space is limited. Preregistration is required. Please wear workout clothing and sneakers.
Apr 26 @ 2:30 PM
Intermediate Microsoft Word
Build on your basic knowledge of Microsoft Word. Learn how to format Word documents, insert tables and charts, format bibliographies, and insert headers and footers. Basic computer skills and knowledge of MS Word are required. Call 718-990-8625 to preregister. This program is funded by NYC Council Member Barry Grodenchik.
Apr 27 @ 2:00 PM
Chess Class for All
It's never too early (or too late) to learn how to play chess, which is the game of kings! Come learn how to play, enhance your skills, and have fun. Registration is required!
Apr 28 @ 11:00 AM, May 5 @ 11:00 AM, May 12 @ 11:00 AM, May 19 @ 11:00 AM, May 26 @ 11:00 AM
Intermediate Microsoft Word
Build on your basic knowledge of Microsoft Word. Learn how to format Word documents, insert tables and charts, format bibliographies, and insert headers and footers. Basic computer skills and knowledge of MS Word are required. Call 718-990-8625 to preregister. This program is funded by NYC Council Member Barry Grodenchik.
Jun 1 @ 2:00 PM
 Apr 25 10:30AM --to-- 11:30AM Computer Class for BeginnersLocation: Bellerose Registration: Not required Come in for a one-on-one computer session. Training is available for: Microsoft Office suite, email, Internet, Facebook, and more. Preregistration 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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 Apr 25 10:30AM --to-- 11:30AM Toddler Story TimeLocation: Bellerose Registration: Not required Please join us for stories, songs and finger plays. This program is for children ages 0-4 and their parents or caregivers. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 Apr 25 12:00PM --to-- 3:00PM STARs: Senior Theater Acting RepertoryLocation: Bellerose Registration: Not required Calling all older adults! Join our galaxy of STARs and perform theatrical works at the library with a great group of people! Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 Apr 25 4:00PM --to-- 5:30PM Homework HelpLocation: Bellerose Registration: Not required Homework help is available after-school on Monday through Thursday 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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 Apr 25 4:00PM --to-- 5:00PM Hands-On STEM Energy Workshops! | ||||||||||||||||||
 Apr 26 12:30PM --to-- 2:00PM ESOL Conversation Group at BelleroseLocation: Bellerose Registration: Not required Join our ESOL Conversation Group at Bellerose Library! Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 Apr 26 2:30PM --to-- 3:30PM Chair Yoga Irene | ||||||||||||||||||
Apr 26 2:30PM --to-- 4:30PM The Knitting ClubLocation: Bellerose Registration: Not required Come learn knitting and enjoy the fun! Yarns and needles are provided during the sessions. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 Apr 27 2:00PM --to-- 4:00PM Intermediate Microsoft WordLocation: Bellerose Registration: Registration is now closed Build on your basic knowledge of Microsoft Word. Learn how to format Word documents, insert tables and charts, format bibliographies, and insert headers and footers. Basic computer skills and knowledge of MS Word are required. Call 718-990-8625 to preregister. This program is funded by NYC Council Member Barry Grodenchik. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 Apr 27 4:00PM --to-- 5:00PM Tween & Teen ClubLocation: Bellerose Registration: Not required For those of you in 6th-12th grade, come hang out at the Bellerose Library! We'll be playing board games, watching movies, creating crafts and more. Bring your friends! Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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Apr 27 4:30PM --to-- 5:30PM One-on-One Computer ClassLocation: Bellerose Registration: Not required Come in for one-on-one PC training. Preregistration 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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 Apr 28 11:00AM --to-- 12:30PM Chess Class for AllLocation: Bellerose Registration: Not required It's never too early (or too late) to learn how to play chess, which is the game of kings! Come learn how to play, enhance your skills, and have fun. Registration 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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 May 2 4:00PM --to-- 5:00PM LEGO Building ClubLocation: Bellerose Registration: Not required Children in grades K-6 can have fun being creative with Legos! Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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May 3 5:30PM --to-- 6:30PM Meditation Club | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bellerose | Thu, Jun 7, 2018 | 5:30PM |
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Spring Cleaning for the Soul Series Presented by Global Harmony House 
Registration: Not required
Develop greater self-awareness by exploring the practice of meditation in this series that includes "Healing from Within," "Overcoming Anger," "Think Positive!," and "A Clean and Clear Mind."
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Jewelry Making
Registration: Online or by phone
Availability: 16 openings
Join us for an hour of jewelry making. Step by step instructions on how to make your own adornments. All materials are provided. Registration is required: online, in person or by phone.
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Microsoft Excel for Beginners
Registration: Registration is now closed
Improve your productivity with Microsoft Excel. Learn what a spreadsheet is and how to navigate it, create workbooks, enter and edit data, and create charts and graphs. Basic computer skills are required. To preregister, call 718-990-8625. This program is funded by NYC Council Member Barry Grodenchik.
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Flamenco Meets Pop
Registration: Not required
Recording artist/singer/guitarist Edwin Vazquez fuses flamenco and pop influences with vocals, dance, and guitars using pop music.
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Book Discussion Group
Registration: Not required
We meet on the third Thursday of every month. Pick up a copy of the 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, Jun 14, 2018 | 11:00AM |
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Intermediate Excel
Registration: Registration is now closed
Improve your productivity and boost your basic knowledge of Excel. Topics covered include; a review of the basics, creating and manipulating tables, and using formulas and functions. Basic computer skills and knowledge of Excel are required. This program is funded by NYC Council Member Barry Grodenchik.
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Film Screening: Phantom Thread
Registration: Not required
Set in 1950's London, Reynolds Woodcock is a renowned dressmaker whose fastidious life is disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, who becomes his muse and lover. (2017, R)
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Advanced Excel
Registration: Registration is not yet open for this program. Please check back closer to the program date.
Be an Excel ninja! Topics will include pivot tables, forms, and advance formulas. Basic computer skills and knowledge of Excel are required. Call 718-990-8625 for more information. This program is funded by NYC Council Member Barry Grodenchik.
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Film Screening: All the Money in the World
Registration: Not required
The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom. (2017, R)
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Intermediate Microsoft Word
Registration: Registration is not yet open for this program. Please check back closer to the program date.
Build on your basic knowledge of Microsoft Word. Learn how to format Word documents, insert tables and charts, format bibliographies, and insert headers and footers. Basic computer skills and knowledge of MS Word are required. Call 718-990-8625 to preregister. This program is funded by NYC Council Member Barry Grodenchik.
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The Music, Bubble, and Comedy Show: Born To Read
Registration: Not required
“WE WERE BORN TO READ!” That's why libraries rock. Join Queens Library and Turtle Dance Music in this music, bubble, and comedy show where children will be engaged with songs, comedy, bubbles, music technology, and original stories about why libraries rock! For children 6-12.
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Film Screening: The Commuter
Registration: Not required
A man searches for a dangerous train passenger during his daily commute to Upstate New York. (2018, PG-13)
Free computer access is available at all the libraries. The Bellerose Community Library has:
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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. Barry Grodenchik M23@council.nyc.gov | |
District Office Address 73-03 Bell Boulevard Oakland Gardens NY , 11364 phone: (718) 468-0137 fax: (718) 468-0178 | Manhattan Office 250 Broadway, Suite 1744 New York NY , 10007 phone: (212) 788-7075 fax: (212) 608-6382 |
| NYS Assembly Hon. Clyde Vanel VanelC@nyassembly.gov | |
District Office 97-01 Springfield Boulevard Queens Village NY, 11429 phone: (718) 479-2333 fax: (718) 464-7128 | Albany Office LOB, Room 548 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 902, 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 | |
| US Congress Hon. Thomas Souzzi | |
District Office 250-02 Northern Boulevard Little Neck NY, 11362 phone: (718) 631-0400 | Legislative Office 226 Cannon HOB DC Washington , 20515 phone: (202) 225-3335 fax: (202) 225-4669 |
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 | 10:00 AM | - | 5:00 PM |
| Sun | Closed | ||
