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This Weekend at Queens Library
Join us at the Library this weekend for the soulful sounds of Vintage Bliss, a Korean Tea Ceremony, hints for dealing with back-to-school jitters, an open mic for all performers, free tutoring and creative writing help for kids, a back-to-school swap event, story time, arts and crafts, movies, and more! We hope to see you ...
Rockaway 31-Hour Summer Festival
Save the date! The Peninsula Community Library will be open for 31 hours straight, from 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 26 through 5 p.m. on Sunday, August 27.
Bring your friends and family for special story times, face painting, balloon animals, crafts, concerts, outdoor movies, yoga and meditation on the beach, a ...
Lincoln Center's Boro-Linc: La Casita
Lincoln Center and Queens Library have partnered to present Boro-Linc: La Casita, a free world-class performance and family workshop—right in the heart of Jamaica, Queens!
Join us at Rufus King Park on Saturday, September 9 for wonderful music and dance, and a chance to learn more about ...
Celebrate the Solar Eclipse With Queens Library!
UPDATE: Solar Eclipse glasses will be available only at our viewing events, and only for event participants, on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last.
On Monday, August 21, a solar eclipse will be visible across the entire continental United States. For the first time in 99 years, no ...
Join Us on Our Mobile Library Tour!
Queens Library's Mobile Library will be touring the borough throughout the month of August.
Visit the Mobile Library to borrow books, sign up for a library card, and more!
Our stops will include public schools; a beach-side stay with special stories, songs, and rhymes; and a back-to-school event with State ...
Summer Programs For All Ages
Summer's almost over, but we've still got plenty of great things for kids, adults, and families to enjoy at the Library!
Join us at the Rockaway 31-Hour Summer Festival, see some unforgettable Culture Connection concerts, cosplay at our library ComicCon in Queens Village, ...
Queens Library Magazine
The new issue of Queens Library Magazine is out now!
Queens Library Magazine combines great library-themed feature stories and two months' worth of information about our free programs, services, and special events, and it's available at your neighborhood library or ...
Summer Meals For Kids & Teens
Summer Meals are here! For children and teens up to 18 years old, free, nutritious Summer Meals are available from now until Friday, September 1.
Meals are available Monday - Friday, from 1pm - 2pm, at 35 Queens Library locations. Enrollment is not required. Queens Library is honored to partner ...
Queens Library 2017 Gala
The Queens Library Foundation’s 2017 Annual Gala will take place on Tuesday, October 17, at the Queens Museum.
Nearly 300 supporters of the Library attended last year’s Gala to pay tribute to our special honorees and the Library’s mission and customers.
This year’s ...
Run the River with Queens Library!
Once again, Queens Library is partnering with the Randall’s Island Park Alliance for Run the River, a 5K fun run on Randall’s Island, on Saturday, October 28!
Now in its eighth year, you can run to protect the waterways, wetlands, and recreational areas of Randall’s Island ...
 Aug 23 11:00AM --to-- 11:30AM East Flushing Spring and Summer Story Time 2017Location: East Flushing Registration: Not required East Flushing Spring and Summer Story Time 2017 for toddlers and preschoolers. Ages 2-5. Admission is free! Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 Aug 23 3:00PM --to-- 4:00PM Amazing OrigamiLocation: East Flushing Registration: Not required Join Joy in her monthly amazing origami projects. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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Aug 24 2:00PM --to-- 3:30PM Back to School: Make A Key Chain! | ||||||||||||||||||
 Aug 28 2:00PM --to-- 4:00PM Movie Screening: "Dolphin Tale"Location: East Flushing Registration: Not required A young boy befriends an injured dolphin that lost its tail in a crab trap. Later, the boy convinces the locals to help build the dolphin a prosthetic tail. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sep 6 11:00AM --to-- 11:45AM East Flushing Story Time - Fall 2017Location: East Flushing Registration: Not required For toddlers and preschool aged children. First come, first served. Admission is free. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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Sep 8 4:00PM --to-- 4:45PM East Flushing Arts and Crafts - Fall 2017Location: East Flushing Registration: Not required Ages 3 and up. Admission is free! Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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Free computer access is available at all the libraries. The East Flushing Community Library has:
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International Language Collections at the East Flushing Community Library include:
Special Interest/Noteworthy Collections at the East Flushing Community Library include:
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| Child Care / Preschools | ||
Crayon Box Preschool 4410 192nd Street Flushing NY , 11358 phone: (718) 888-9341 | Sensational Kids 4550 195th Street Flushing NY , 11358 phone: (718) 631-5942 | St. Nicholas Preschool 196-20 Northern Blvd. Flushing NY , 11358 phone: (718)357-0800 |
| Community Board | ||
Queens Community Board #11 46-21 Little Neck Parkway Little Neck NY , 11377 phone: (718) 225-1054 fax: (718) 225-4514 | ||
| Community Organizations & Services | ||
46 Avenue Beautification Comm 45-67 194th Street Flushing NY , 11358 | Auburndale Improv. Assoc P.O. Box 331 – Station A Flushing NY , 11358 | |
| Fire Department | ||
Engine 320/Ladder 167 36-18 Francis Lewis Blvd Flushing NY , 11358 | ||
| Local Hospitals | ||
| Local Newspapers | ||
Queens Gazette | ||
| Parks and Playgrounds | ||
Kissena Park Rose and Oak Avenues on the north, Kissena Boulev NY , | P.S. 130 Playground 42nd Avenue & Francis Lewis Boulevard NY , | |
| Police Department | ||
| Post Office | ||
Station A 40-03 164th Street Flushing NY , 11358 | ||
| Private / Parochial Schools | ||
St. Kevin’s School (PreK-8) 45-50 195th Street Flushing NY , 11358 phone: (718) 357-8110 | ||
| Public Elementary Schools | ||
PS 130 (PK-3) 200-01 42nd Avenue Bayside NY , 11361 phone: (718) 357-6606 | PS 233 @ PS 130 (SP) 200-01 42nd Avenue Bayside NY , 11361 phone: (718) 224-0490 | |
| Public High Schools | ||
HS 495 Bayside High School (9-12) 208th Street & 32nd Avenue Bayside NY , 11361 phone: (718) 229-7600 | ||
| Public Intermediate / Junior High Schools | ||
| Senior Centers | ||
Self Help 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. Edward C. Braunstein BraunsteinE@nyassembly.gov | |
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 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
The Matinecock Indians sold Flushing to the Dutch Colonists in the 1620s at the rate of one ax per 50 acres. The Dutch named it “Vlissingen,” after a port in Holland. It meant “flowing water.”
In 1657, the document called the Flushing Remonstrance, was signed by the Dutch colonists giving the Quakers and others the right to worship as they chose. The principles stipulated in the Remonstrance foresaw the freedom of religion in the U.S. Constitution. The English began ruling in 1664 and changed the name to Flushing.
Because of the abundance of trees in Flushing, the first commercial nurseries in America were organized here in the 1700s. A town hall was built in 1864 and it has been used as an opera house, police station, jail, and a dinner theater.
There have been two World’s Fairs in Flushing, one in 1939 and the other in 1964.
In the early to mid-1900s Irish, Germans and Italians resided in Flushing; but after 1965, Greeks, Chinese, Korean, and Hispanic immigrants started moving in. The formerly tree-lined pastoral town has become an important international residential and commercial center.
At first the new East Flushing Branch of the Queens Borough Public Library was set to open on November 1, 1975; but due to budget cuts it was unachievable to staff the additional branch. In 1977 a recent influx of federally financed CETA employees made it attainable for the East Flushing Branch to open for service on Monday, September 19, 1977 at 1:00pm. Previously this community had no library service, except for weekly visits by a bookmobile.
Friends Group
Hours & Locations
196-36 Northern Boulevard
Flushing, NY 11358
(718) 357-6643 
| 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 | ||
