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Young Adult Literacy Program: Pre-Register Now!
Are you interested in getting your High School Equivalency, but not sure where to start?
The Young Adult Literacy Program (YALP) is here to help!
This program is open to students ages 16–24, and offers four days of classes per week, as well as one day of service learning and job shadowing to help build your ...
Battle of the Bands Spotlights!
We’re five short weeks away from the 3rd Annual Battle of the Bands, so we’re getting the party started early and introducing you to our rockin’ contestants.
Check our homepage every week leading up to our July 27th event at Colden Auditorium for a new band profile—and see ...
Summer Reading 2017: Build a Better World
Summer Reading at Queens Library begins Thursday, June 8.
Summer Reading helps kids stay sharp while they're out of school, and gets adults back into good habits! Try to read 20 minutes (or more!) each day.
This year, the Summer Reading theme is Build a Better World. Be inspired by ...
Summer Poetry Contest 2017
Can you rhyme? Know what a haiku is?
Entries are now open for the Summer Poetry Contest 2017! Send in your best poem for a chance to be published in Queens Library Magazine.
This year, the theme is Build A Better World. There’s no limit to your creativity, but please keep it under 250 ...
Congratulations to Our NYC Neighborhood Library Awards Finalists!
We’re proud to announce that three of our community libraries—Bayside, Lefferts, and Woodside—have been selected from hundreds of libraries in the city as finalists for the NYC Neighborhood Library Awards!
A record-breaking 24,000 New Yorkers nominated ...
Queens Library is for Everyone!
The Everyone Campaign is exactly that: for everyone. Queens Library is a safe space for all, no matter where you come from, who you love, or what you believe.
In today’s political and social climate, many people in the communities we serve feel vulnerable and afraid.
As the hub of every community across the ...
Video Visitation at Queens Library
Video visitation is a free program offered at libraries across the city that connects a live video feed between participating library locations and NYC Department of Corrections facilities, allowing incarcerated New Yorkers to talk, read, and share stories together with their loved ...
 Jun 26 3:00PM --to-- 6:00PM Family Toy TimeLocation: East Flushing Registration: Not required Children ages 1 and up and their caregivers are welcome to play with the interactive toys at the toy station in the children's room. It is informal and ongoing. | ||||||||||||||||||
 Jun 28 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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 Jun 30 4:00PM --to-- 4:45PM Friday Spring Crafts for 2017Location: East Flushing Registration: Not required Friday Spring Crafts for ages 3 and up. Please register with the children's librarian. Admission is free. | ||||||||||||||||||
Jul 7 4:00PM --to-- 4:45PM East Flushing Children's Recycled Crafts and SculpturesLocation: East Flushing Registration: Not required Children of all ages will make paper sculptures using scraps of paper and other recycled materials to help build a better world. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 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. | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||
