Branch Detailed Info | Queens Library

Free computer access is available at all the libraries.

The Cambria Heights Community Library has:

11 public computers
1 Online catalog
10 Laptops
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 Cambria Heights Community Library include:

French
Haitian Creole

Special Interest/Noteworthy Collections at the Cambria Heights Community Library include:

African American and Caribbean fiction and non-fiction
Student Assignment Center
Cookbooks
Crafts/Hobbies
Home & Garden
Health
Money Matters
Parenting and Computer

What does a Friends Group do?

Friends of Library - Cambria Heights Chapter. Contact Community Library Manager at (718) 528-3535 or Office of Government and Community Affairs (GCA) at (718) 990-0817 if you are interested in joining.

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
Cambria Center for the Gifted 233-10 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 341-1991	Cambria Heights Christian Academy 221-02 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 276-5920	Helping Hands Day Care 225-16b Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 527-6258
Juliasa Nursery School & Kindergarten 224-03 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 525-9434	Le Grand Elite Learning Lab Universal Pre-K 229-16 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (800) 690-2652	Lil Ones Learning Center 229-16 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411
The Nurturing Center 225-11 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 527-5932	Wonder Kids Academy 116-53 227th Street Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 276-8900

Community Board
Queens Community Board #13 Queens Reform Church, www.cb13q.org 219-41 Jamaica Avenue, Queens Village NY , 11428 phone: (718) 464-9700 fax: (718) 264-2739

Community Organizations & Services
Cambria Heights Civic Association Kelli Singleton, President, P.O. Box 110007 Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: 917-922-4136 fax:	Cambria Heights Sports Association 116-49 223rd St. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718)525-4494 fax:	ChaRosa Foundation Corporation 228-08 Linden Blvd. P.O. Box 110279 Jamaica NY , 11411
Haitian-Americans United for Progress (HAUP) 221-05 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 527-3776

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

Local Hospitals
Queens Hospital Center 82-70 164th St. Jamaica NY , 11432 phone: (718) 883-3000

Local Newspapers
Queens Chronicle	Queens Courier	South-East Queens Press South-East Queens Press

Parks and Playgrounds
Cabbell Park/Cambria Playground 121 Ave. & 220th Street	PS 147 Playground (East Springfield) 115th Rd. Bt. 218th & 219th Streets	PS 176 Playground 121 Ave & 237th Street

Police Department
105th Precinct 92-08 222nd Street Queens Village NY , 11428 phone: (718) 776-9090

Post Office
Cambria Heights Station 229-01 Linden Blvd phone: (718) 528-1484

Private / Parochial Schools
Bethel Christian Learning Center (Pre-K -12) 219-09 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 978-4357	Cambria Center for the Gifted (Pre-K-5) 223-10 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 341-1991	Le Grand Elite 229-16 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 949-6565
Revealed Word Christian Academy (PreK-6) 230-01 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 276-3669	Sacred Heart R.C. School (Pre-K-8) 115-50 221st Street Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 527-0123

Public Elementary Schools
PS 147 Ronald McNair (Q147) K-5 218-01 116 Ave. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 528-2420 fax: (718) 723-7819	P.S. 147 MINI (Q851) 218-01 116 Ave. Queens NY , 11411 phone: (718) 528-2420 fax: (718) 723-7819	PS 147 MINI School Spec Ed (Q852) 218-01 116 Ave. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 528-2420 fax: (718) 723-7819
PS 176 Cambria Heights (Q176) K-5 120-45 235 St. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 525-4057 fax: (718) 276-3458

Public High Schools
Mathematics, Science Research and Technology Magnet High School (Q492) 207-01 116 Ave. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 978-1837 fax: (718) 978-2063	Law, Government and Community Service High School (Q494) 207-01 116 Ave Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 978-6432 fax: (718) 978-6749	Business, Computer Applications & Entrepreneurship High School (Q496) 207-01 116 Ave Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 978-2807 fax: (718) 978-3402
Humanities & Arts Magnet HS (Q498) 207-01 116 Ave. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 978-2135 fax: (718) 978-2309

Public Intermediate / Junior High Schools
IS 192 - The Renaissance Middle School 109-89 204 St. St. Albans NY , 11412 phone: (718) 479-5540 fax: (718) 217-4645

Senior Centers
Alpha Phi Alpha Senior Center 220-01 Linden Blvd Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 528-8238 fax:

Elected Officials
NYC Council Hon. I. Daneek Miller IDMiller@council.nyc.gov
District Office 172-12 Linden Boulevard St. Albans NY, 11434 phone: (347) 618-5979 fax: (718) 776-3798	Manhattan Office 250 Broadway, Suite 1865 New York NY , 10007 phone: (212) 788-7084 fax: (212) 788-7093
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. Malcolm A. Smith masmith@nysenate.gov
District Office 205-20 Jamaica Avenue St. Albans NY , 11423 phone: (718) 454-0162 fax: (718) 454-0186	Albany Office Room 918, Legislative Office Building Albany NY, 12247 phone: (518) 455-2701 fax: (518) 455-2816
US Congress Hon. Gregory W. Meeks
District Office 153-01 Jamaica Ave., 2nd Floor Jamaica NY , 11432 phone: (718) 725-6000 fax: (718) 725-9868	Legislative Office 2234 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC, 20515 phone: (202) 225-3461 fax: (202) 226-4169
Boro President Hon. Melinda Katz Info@queensbp.org

Mayor Hon. Bill de Blasio

History

Cambria Heights was originally a farming community which supplied produce to Brooklyn and Manhattan. It began developing in 1923 on 163 acres of land bought by Oliver B. LaFreniere, a real-estate agent. It acquired the name Cambria in about 1924 from its owner the ‘Cambria Title Savings and Trust Company’ a coal concern located in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. “Heights” was added because of the area’s high elevation.

First populated by Jewish, German, Irish and Italian residents, the community became a predominantly Black, middle-class suburb after the Second World War. Present demographics reveal a community comprised predominantly of African Americans and West Indians.

Library service for the community began in 1930 with the establishment of a bookmobile stop on Linden Boulevard for one hour a week. The following year, the bookmobile moved to PS 147 where it provided service to the children for a few hours each week. Service expanded as demand grew leading eventually to the need for a regular library.

Campaign efforts by a committee of the Civic Association resulted in the opening on July 15, 1949 of a sub-branch in rental quarters on Linden Boulevard. In 1964, the rental facilities were expanded and upgraded to a new location, 220-20 Linden boulevard, where it remained until 2006.

The latest incarnation of the Cambria Heights library is a state-of-the-art facility located at 218-13 Linden Boulevard. Opened in 2006, the library offers computers, WiFi, programs and materials of all types for all ages.

Sources:

Cambria Heights before it was Born by George W. Winans (Pamphlet)

The Origin of Community Names in Queens Borough. (Pamphlet)

The Encyclopedia of New York City ed. by Kenneth T. Jackson