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Job Skills Identification
In this competitive job market, it is important to know your job skills as well as be able to market these skills to potential employers. In this workshop, you will learn how to define and categorize job skills, identify your job skills, understand the difference between job skills and job duties, market your job skills and become aware of ...
Feb 3 @ 6:00 PM
Job Search Strategies
Prepare yourself to start a successful job search! In this workshop participants will learn: About general and career-specific websites; How to safely find and apply for jobs online including: how to create an account at a major job search website; how to post your resume online; how to email a resume; Register online at ...
Feb 4 @ 10:00 AM
Beginners Excel
Learn what a spreadsheet is and how to navigate it, create workbooks, enter and edit data, and create charts and graphs. Preregister online at jobmap.queenslibrary.org. Basic computer skills are required. Class code CC180.
Feb 6 @ 10:00 AM
Lincoln Center Local: "Red Hot + Fela Live!
The defiant spirit and groove-heavy music of Nigerian firebrand Fela Anikulapo Kuti lives on, as Fela’s master drummer and Afrobeat icon Tony Allen teams up with the cinematic dance rockers of Superhuman Happiness and stars of the next generation of Afro-futurist innovators. A moderated panel discussion will follow the screening.
Feb 9 @ 6:30 PM
Resumes and Cover Letters
Are you ready to apply for jobs? Do your resume and cover letter stand out from the crowd? Make your resume and cover letter the best that they can be in this workshop!
Participants will learn: how to get started; types of resumes; what to include and not include; tips for making your resume and cover letter stronger. Register online ...
Feb 10 @ 6:00 PM
Beginners' Word
Learn how to create and save Word documents; format and edit text; copy, cut and paste items; and use Word's basic functions and commands. Basic computer skills required. Preregister online at jobmap.queenslibrary.org. Class code CC170.
Feb 11 @ 10:00 AM
Beginners Excel Continued
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. Register online at jobmap.queenslibrary.org. Basic computer skills and knowledge of excel are required. Class Code: CC210
Feb 13 @ 10:00 AM
Harlem Remembered: 1919-1939
Xoregos Performing Company presents a tribute to Harlem with an array of performances that includes performances of plays by Eulalie Spence and Marita Bonner, poetry by Langston Hughes and others, folk tales collected by Zora Neale Hurston and Joel Chandler Harris and songs of the era, both rare and unknown.
Feb 15 @ 2:00 PM
Interview Preparation
So, you’ve landed an interview for a wonderful job…now what? It takes practice to perfect your interviewing skills. In this workshop, you will learn how to prepare for your interview, successfully deal with difficult questions, and follow up properly after the interview. Register online at jobmap.queenslibrary.org. For further information, ...
Feb 17 @ 6:00 PM
Resumes and Cover Letters
Are you ready to apply for jobs? Do your resume and cover letter stand out from the crowd? Make your resume and cover letter the best that they can be in this workshop!
Participants will learn: how to get started; types of resumes; what to include and not include; tips for making your resume and cover letter stronger. Register online ...
Feb 18 @ 10:00 AM
 Jan 30 4:00PM --to-- 6:00PM Teen Happy Hour |
 Jan 31 10:00AM --to-- 12:00PM Math HelpLocation: Flushing Registration: Not required Math tutoring is available for young people in grades 4-8. Bring your math homework and textbook. |
 Jan 31 1:30PM --to-- 2:30PM Lucknow Nexus: Hindu and Mughal Elements in Kathak |
 Jan 31 2:00PM --to-- 4:00PM Chess ClubLocation: Flushing Registration: Not required Children and teens age 8 and up learn the basics of chess or improve their game. | ||||||||||||||||||
Feb 1 2:00PM --to-- 4:00PM Holiday MelodiesLocation: Flushing Registration: Not required Sino-American Musician Association presents a program of Chinese pop songs, Broadway tunes, traditional Chinese dance, and arias from famous Italian and French operas. *In Auditorium, Lower Level* | ||||||||||||||||||
 Feb 2 11:00AM --to-- 11:30AM Mother Goose TimeLocation: Flushing Registration: Not required Children ages 12-24 months enjoy simple stories, nursery rhymes, fingerplays and songs. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 Feb 3 10:00AM --to-- 12:00PM Introduction to Computers and the InternetLocation: Flushing Registration: Online or by phone Availability: 3 openings Learn about computer hardware and software, how to use a computer and how to search the Internet. | ||||||||||||||||||
 Feb 3 6:00PM --to-- 8:00PM Job Skills IdentificationLocation: Flushing Registration: Online or by phone Availability: 15 openings In this competitive job market, it is important to know your job skills as well as be able to market these skills to potential employers. In this workshop, you will learn how to define and categorize job skills, identify your job skills, understand the difference between job skills and job duties, market your job skills and become aware of the most sought job skills. To preregister, visit jobmap.queenslibrary.org. For more information please call 718-634-1876. Class code JR110 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Feb 4 10:00AM --to-- 12:00PM Job Search StrategiesLocation: Flushing Registration: Online or by phone Availability: 13 openings Prepare yourself to start a successful job search! In this workshop participants will learn: About general and career-specific websites; How to safely find and apply for jobs online including: how to create an account at a major job search website; how to post your resume online; how to email a resume; Register online at jobmap.queenslibrary.org. For further information, please visit the Job Information Center or call 718-990-8625. Class Code: JR190 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Feb 4 4:00PM --to-- 5:00PM Discovery Team Science Fun | ||||||||||||||||||
| Flushing | Fri, Feb 6, 2015 | 4:00PM |
| Flushing | Wed, Feb 11, 2015 | 4:00PM |
| Flushing | Fri, Feb 13, 2015 | 4:00PM |
| Flushing | Wed, Feb 18, 2015 | 2:00PM |
| Flushing | Wed, Feb 25, 2015 | 4:00PM |
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Toddler Time
Registration: Not required
Toddlers ages 2-4 and their parents or other adult caregivers enjoy fingerplays, songs and stories.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| Flushing | Thu, Feb 12, 2015 | 10:30AM |
| Flushing | Thu, Feb 26, 2015 | 10:30AM |
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Caring for a Person with Mental and Emotional Challenges (in Chinese)
Registration: Not required
Do you have a loved one receiving mental health treatment, or who you feel should be evaluated or treated? Are you unsure how to proceed? Find out more at this workshop and discussion presented by Dr. Daniel Chen of Flushing Hospital Medical Center.
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Picture Book Time
Registration: Not required
Children ages 3½ to 5 and their adult caregivers enjoy stories, music, games and other activities.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| Flushing | Thu, Feb 12, 2015 | 1:30PM |
| Flushing | Thu, Feb 26, 2015 | 1:30PM |
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Open Mic Night 
Registration: Not required
Performers are invited to share their talents in a 5-minute presentation in any of these categories: poetry, written word, music, comedy and spoken word. *In IRC Conference Room, 3rd Floor*
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| Flushing | Thu, Mar 5, 2015 | 6:30PM |
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Beginners Excel
Registration: Online or by phone
Availability: 6 openings
Learn what a spreadsheet is and how to navigate it, create workbooks, enter and edit data, and create charts and graphs. Preregister online at jobmap.queenslibrary.org. Basic computer skills are required. Class code CC180.
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Flushing Book Discussion Group
Registration: Not required
January 2: "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel García Marquez
February 6: "Lean In" by Sheryl Sandberg
March 6: "The View from Castle Rock" by Alice Munro
April 3: "The Woman Upstairs" by Claire Messud
IRC Conference Room, 3rd Floor
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| Flushing | Fri, Mar 6, 2015 | 1:00PM |
| Flushing | Fri, Apr 3, 2015 | 1:00PM |
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Teen Happy Hour
Registration: Not required
All teens are invited to our weekly happy hour tradition at Flushing: hang out with friends and play Xbox, Nintendo Wii, or board and card games!
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| Flushing | Fri, Feb 13, 2015 | 4:00PM |
| Flushing | Fri, Feb 20, 2015 | 4:00PM |
| Flushing | Fri, Feb 27, 2015 | 4:00PM |
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Math Help
Registration: Not required
Math tutoring is available for young people in grades 4-8. Bring your math homework and textbook.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| Flushing | Sat, Feb 14, 2015 | 10:00AM |
| Flushing | Sat, Feb 21, 2015 | 10:00AM |
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Family Storytime
Registration: Not required
Rise and shine and head to the library for 30 minutes of stories and songs for all ages!
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| Flushing | Sat, Feb 28, 2015 | 11:30AM |
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The Civil Rights Movement
Registration: Not required
Teens of all backgrounds are invited to watch a short video series on the civil rights movement from its early years to the election of President Obama. The program will incorporate video clips and end with a Jeopardy quiz on our overhead monitor. Power to teens!
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The Sounds of Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye
Registration: Not required
L A Blacksmith and Wayne Holmes take you in their time machine to share great hits such as "Georgia on My Mind," "What's Going On," "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" and more.
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Chess Club
Registration: Not required
Children and teens age 8 and up learn the basics of chess or improve their game.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| Flushing | Sat, Feb 14, 2015 | 2:00PM |
| Flushing | Sat, Feb 21, 2015 | 2:00PM |
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Talks on Chinese Literature (in Chinese)
Registration: Not required
Professor Tang will explain the influences on modern Chinese literature of ancient and modern Chinese and Western forms and ideas. Chinese literary works will be compared to those of other languages, and literary theories and trends as well as works by outstanding authors will be discussed.
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Music Lecture Series by New York Classical Music Lovers Association (in English and Chinese)
Registration: Not required
Lecturers will discuss different style of classical music and composers each month. *In IRC Conference Room, 3rd Floor*
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| Flushing | Sun, Mar 22, 2015 | 1:30PM |
| Flushing | Sun, Apr 12, 2015 | 1:30PM |
| Flushing | Sun, May 10, 2015 | 1:30PM |
| Flushing | Sun, Jun 14, 2015 | 1:30PM |
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A Musical Garden: Inspired by Japanese Gardens
Registration: Not required
Many old Japanese gardens were designed to inspire people through the day, throughout the year or even across generations. The ensemble WaFoo, which means "winds of Japan" or "Japanese style," will perform original music in a concert presented by the Queens Library International Resource Center.
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Lincoln Center Local: "Red Hot + Fela Live!
Registration: Not required
The defiant spirit and groove-heavy music of Nigerian firebrand Fela Anikulapo Kuti lives on, as Fela’s master drummer and Afrobeat icon Tony Allen teams up with the cinematic dance rockers of Superhuman Happiness and stars of the next generation of Afro-futurist innovators. A moderated panel discussion will follow the screening.
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Introduction to Email
Registration: Online or by phone
Availability: 11 openings
Learn how to set up your own email account; send, receive and delete messages; and use different email functions.
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Resumes and Cover Letters
Registration: Online or by phone
Availability: 11 openings
Are you ready to apply for jobs? Do your resume and cover letter stand out from the crowd? Make your resume and cover letter the best that they can be in this workshop!
Participants will learn: how to get started; types of resumes; what to include and not include; tips for making your resume and cover letter stronger. Register online at jobmap.queenslibrary.org. For further information, please visit the Job Information Center or call 718-990-8625. Class Code: JR130
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Beginners' Word
Registration: Online or by phone
Availability: 14 openings
Learn how to create and save Word documents; format and edit text; copy, cut and paste items; and use Word's basic functions and commands. Basic computer skills required. Preregister online at jobmap.queenslibrary.org. Class code CC170.
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Permanent Opportunity: You Have a Green Card—Get More! (in Spanish)
Registration: Not required
If you have your green card, you might be ready to get the full benefits of citizenship, which will allow you to vote in your next local, state and national elections as well as enjoy many other opportunities.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| Central Library | Thu, Mar 19, 2015 | 4:00PM |
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Anime Time
Registration: Not required
All teens are invited. Selections are based on suggestions by teens themselves or by the librarian.
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Beginners Excel Continued
Registration: Online or by phone
Availability: 8 openings
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. Register online at jobmap.queenslibrary.org. Basic computer skills and knowledge of excel are required. Class Code: CC210
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Microsoft Word for Spanish Speakers
Registration: Registration is not yet open for this program. Please check back closer to the program date.
Details: Customers are required to attend all sessions of this program. Registering for this session will reserve your spot for the entire program.
Learn how to create a document and work with tables: 2/14 - Introduction to Microsoft Word; 2/21 - Creating and saving documents; 2/28 - Working with tables and printing. Customers should have basic computer skills, such as knowing how to use the keyboard and mouse and how to open and close applications, and are encouraged to attend all three classes. Preregistration is required in person at the Cyber Center Reference Desk beginning Saturday, February 7 at 9:00AM.
| Flushing | Sat, Feb 21, 2015 | 9:30AM - 12:00PM |
| Flushing | Sat, Feb 28, 2015 | 9:30AM - 12:00PM |
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1940s Swing with the Stan Auld Quartet
Registration: Not required
Listen to the big band sounds of Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington and many more, played by the Stan Auld Quartet. *in Auditorium, Lower Level*
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Lunar New Year Calligraphy Exhibit and Practice with Thomson Chou
Registration: Not required
Mr. Chou and his associates will demonstrate calligraphy for the audience, and attendees will have the opportunity to receive a piece of calligraphic writing as a gift from the artists to welcome in the New Year. *In IRC Conference Room, 3rd Floor*
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Harlem Remembered: 1919-1939
Registration: Not required
Xoregos Performing Company presents a tribute to Harlem with an array of performances that includes performances of plays by Eulalie Spence and Marita Bonner, poetry by Langston Hughes and others, folk tales collected by Zora Neale Hurston and Joel Chandler Harris and songs of the era, both rare and unknown.
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Microsoft Word for Beginners
Registration: Online or by phone
Availability: 12 openings
Learn the fundamentals of Microsoft Word. Participants should have basic computer skills. Preregistration is required at the Cyber Center.
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Interview Preparation
Registration: Online or by phone
Availability: 15 openings
So, you’ve landed an interview for a wonderful job…now what? It takes practice to perfect your interviewing skills. In this workshop, you will learn how to prepare for your interview, successfully deal with difficult questions, and follow up properly after the interview. Register online at jobmap.queenslibrary.org. For further information, please visit the Job Information Center or call 718-990-8625. Class Code: JR170
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Resumes and Cover Letters
Registration: Online or by phone
Availability: 15 openings
Are you ready to apply for jobs? Do your resume and cover letter stand out from the crowd? Make your resume and cover letter the best that they can be in this workshop!
Participants will learn: how to get started; types of resumes; what to include and not include; tips for making your resume and cover letter stronger. Register online at jobmap.queenslibrary.org. For further information, please visit the Job Information Center or call 718-990-8625. Class Code: JR130
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Intro to Computers
Registration: Online or by phone
Availability: 15 openings
After this workshop, you will be able to begin to take advantage of everything a computer has to offer. Topics include computer terminology, using the mouse and touchpad, basic keyboarding skills and navigating folders, files and programs in a Windows environment. Preregister online at jobmap.queenslibrary.org or call 718-990-8625. This is an introductory class; prior computer knowledge and skills are not required. Class code CC100
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Celebrate the Year of the Sheep
Registration: Not required
We will celebrate the lunar new year with bead-making and paper-cutting in a workshop for the entire family.
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New York Chinese Opera Society Presents an Afternoon of Chinese Opera
Registration: Not required
In celebration of the arrival of the Year of the Sheep, there will be performances of arias from Peking opera by Jingtao Zhang, Kuixi Han, Hong Wang, Xiaoru Zhang and Yingchun Li; an aria from Kun opera by Yi Qian; an aria from Ping opera by Song Li; and the "Emperor and the Bar Maid" episode from Peking opera by Weizhong Lu and Ling Yang. *In Auditorium, Lower Level*
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Caring for a Person with a Memory Problem (in Chinese)
Registration: Not required
The Alzheimer’s Association, New York City Chapter, offers a monthly support group in Mandarin Chinese for people caring for a person with Alzheimer’s or any of the other dementias. Our support group is a secure and safe place to share your experiences.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| Flushing | Sat, Mar 21, 2015 | 3:00PM |
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Using a Google Nexus Tablet
Registration: Online or by phone
Availability: 10 openings
Borrow a Google Nexus tablet and learn how to use it.
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Online Job Applications
Registration: Online or by phone
Availability: 12 openings
In this workshop, you will begin to navigate online job applications swiftly and efficiently by learning: how to register and build an employment profile on a job site; how to apply to online job postings; and how to upload your resume to an online application. Basic computer skills and an email account are required. Register online at jobmap.queenslibrary.org. For more information, call 718-990-8625 or visit the Job Information Center. Basic computer skills are required. Class Code: JR160.
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African-American History Jeopardy
Registration: Not required
One of Flushing's most popular teen events is our regular Jeopardy game, on overhead monitor with buzzers and bells. February's game will incorporate trivia related to African-American history and civil rights into our regular Jeopardy mix.
See you there teens!
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Treehouse
Registration: Online or by phone
Availability: 16 openings
Treehouse is an online learning platform that allows users to access more than 1,000 video tutorials, quizzes and code challenges created by expert teachers. Participants can learn to code in languages such as Objective-C, HTML, CSS, PHP, Ruby, JavaScript and SQL. Basic computer skills and preregistration are required. Preregister at jobmap.queenslibrary.org. Call 718-990-8625 for additional information.
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Healthy Heart (in Chinese)
Registration: Not required
As part of the Community Health Education Partnership series, Dr. Vincent Wang will discuss what coronary artery disease involves, the causes and onset of symptoms. What patients should do to change their lifestyles to reduce the chances of getting coronary diseases.
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Piano and Flute Concert with Hannah Hsu Wang and Stephen Josephs
Registration: Not required
Concert pianist Hannah Hsu Wang and flutist Stephen C. Josephs perform with the Union Bible Church Choir and the New York String Society in celebration of Lunar New Year and President's Week. Ms. Wang will even pick up the baton to conduct the choir! *In Auditorium, Lower Level*
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Starting and Running a Small Business (in Chinese)
Registration: Not required
Get helpful tips for turning a hobby or skills into a business, and find out where to obtain free resources to help plan a business.
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Introduction to the Internet
Registration: Online or by phone
Availability: 15 openings
After this workshop, you will have the skills to begin to navigate the Internet. Topics covered include terminology, how to search and use a web browser, the basic structure of a website and Internet safety. Preregister online at jobmap.queenslibrary.org or call 718-990-8625. While this is an introductory class, it is recommended that you have basic mouse and keyboarding skills before the workshop. Class code CC110
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Join Us in Celebrating the Year of the Sheep with Chinese and Korean Music, Dance, Arts, and Food!
Registration: Not required
Chinese Paper Portrait Cutting Program. 10:15 a.m. – 11: 45 a.m.; Korean Food Preparation: Learn How to Prepare: Bibimbap. 12:00-1:30 p.m.; Korean Music and Dance by the Korean Traditional Music Association and Institute of America (KTMDI); 2:00 p.m.; The Spirit of Traditional Chinese Culture: a Spectacle of Kunqu, Ancient Music and Tea-Making Performance by Rong Rong Ya Ji, a division of the New York Chinese Opera Society. 3:30-4:30 p.m.
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Celebrate the Year of the Sheep with Chinese and Korean Music, Dance, Arts and Food
Registration: Not required
Have fun and learn something new! 10:15AM - Chinese paper-cutting portraits; 12:00PM - Korean food preparation: bibimbap; 2:00PM - Korean music and dance by the Korean Traditional Music Association and Institute of America; 3:30PM - Traditional Chinese Kunqu, ancient music and tea-making performance by Rong Rong Ya Ji, a division of the New York Chinese Opera Society
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| Flushing | Sat, Feb 28, 2015 | 12:00PM |
| Flushing | Sat, Feb 28, 2015 | 2:00PM |
| Flushing | Sat, Feb 28, 2015 | 3:30PM |
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Quintet of the Americas
Registration: Not required
Quintet of the Americas, the world-renowned woodwind quintet from Queens, will perform a program of Latin American music. The group will be joined by students in the Corona Youth Orchestra for the premiere of a new work by award-winning composer Harold Gutierrez. Also on the program is the world premiere of Mr. Gutierrez' multi-media work based on memories of Latino seniors, his piano-wind sextet, and Latin American dances, including tangos. *In Auditorium, Lower Level*
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Graffiti Art
Registration: Not required
This is an introduction to the art of graffiti.
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American Standard Pop Songs with the Iris Ornig Jazz Ensemble
Registration: Not required
International recording composer and bassist Iris Ornig and her ensemble will perform and interpret music from the Great American Songbook, including standards by Henry Mancini, Michael Jackson, Patsy Cline, Ray Charles, Burt Bacharach and more. *In Auditorium, Lower Level*
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Lincoln Center Local Screening: "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
Registration: Not required
Lincoln Center is partnering with the Queens Library to bring free screenings of world-class performances to your neighborhood. This month Bryn Terfel and Emma Thompson star with the New York Philharmonic in a bold new performance of Stephen Sondheim’s musical masterpiece .
Free computer access is available at all the libraries. The Flushing Community Library has:
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International Language Collections at the Flushing Community Library include:
Special Interest/Noteworthy Collections at the Flushing Community Library include:
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| Child Care / Preschools | ||
Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) 136-26 37th Avenue, 2nd Floor Flushing NY , 11354 phone: (718) 358-7602 | A-Rum Art Center, Inc. 140-30 Sanford Avenue, #1C Flushing NY , 11355 phone: (718) 359-4476 | |
Red Apple Development Center 133-32 41st Road Flushing NY , 11355 phone: (718) 939-8805 | Kon Wah Day School 135-27 38th Avenue, #21F Flushing NY , 11534 phone: (718) 353-4388 | Agape Christian Center 59-02 Summerfield Street Flushing NY , 11385 phone: (718) 886-3564 |
| Community Board | ||
| Community Organizations & Services | ||
Chinese Immigrant Services 135-17 40th Road, 3rd Floor Flushing NY , 11354 phone: (718) 353-0195 | Flushing Chamber of Commerce & Business Association 136-29 38th Avenue Flushing NY , 11354 phone: (718) 358-3200 | |
Korean American Association of Queens 136-80 41st Avenue, 2nd Floor Flushing NY , 11355 phone: (718) 961-2389 | Chinese Cultural Services Center 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Flushing NY , 11355 phone: (718) 886-7770 | |
Flushing Council on Culture & the Arts 137-35 Northern Boulevard Flushing NY , 11354 phone: (718) 463-7700 | ||
| Fire Department | ||
| Local Hospitals | ||
The New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens 56-45 Main Street Queens NY , 11355 phone: (718) 670-1231 | ||
| Local Newspapers | ||
| Parks and Playgrounds | ||
| Police Department | ||
| Post Office | ||
Flushing Post Office 41-65 Main Street Flushing NY , 11355 phone: (718) 321-6800 | ||
| Private / Parochial Schools | ||
Lutheran School of Flushing 147-32 Sanford Avenue Flushing NY , 11355 phone: (718) 463-3650 | Muslim Center Elementary School 137-58 Geranium Avenue Flushing NY , 11355 phone: (718) 939-8700 | Shield of David Institute 144-61 Roosevelt Avenue Flushing NY , 11354 phone: (718) 939-8700 |
St. Michael’s School 136-58 41st Street Flushing NY , 11355 phone: (718) 961-0246 | ||
| Public Elementary Schools | ||
PS 20 John Bowne School 142-30 Barclay Avenue Flushing NY , 11355 phone: (718) 359-0321 | PS 24 Andrew Jackson School 141-11 Holly Avenue Flushing NY , 11355 phone: (718) 359-2288 | PS 242 Leonard P Stavisky Early Childhood School 29-66 137th Street Flushing NY , 11354 phone: (718) 445-2902 |
| Public High Schools | ||
HS 263 Flushing International High School 144-80 Barclay Avenue Flushing NY , 11355 phone: (718) 463-2348 | ||
| Public Intermediate / Junior High Schools | ||
JHS 189 Daniel Carter Beard School 144-80 Barclay Avenue Flushing NY , 11355 phone: (718) 359-6676 | ||
| Senior Centers | ||
Benjamin Rosenthal Selfhelp Senior Center 45-25 Kissena Blvd. Flushing NY , 11355 phone: (718) 866-5777 | Prince Street Senior Center 36-12 Prince St. Flushing NY , 11354 phone: (718) 961-4550 | |
| Elected Officials | |
| NYC Council Hon. Peter Koo PKoo@council.nyc.gov | |
District Office Address 135-27 38th Avenue, Suite 388 Flushing NY, 11354 phone: (718) 888-8747 fax: (718) 888-0331 | Legislative Office Address 250 Broadway, Suite 1847 New York NY, 10007 phone: (212) 788-7022 |
| NYS Assembly Hon. Ron Kim KimR@assembly.state.ny.us | |
District Office 136-20 38th Ave., Suite 10A Flushing NY, 11354 phone: (718) 939-0195 fax: (718) 939-1238 | Albany Office LOB, Room 429 Albany NY, 12248 phone: (518) 455-5411 fax: (518) 455-4995 |
| NYS Senate Hon. Toby Ann Stavisky stavisky@nysenate.gov | |
District Office 142-29 37th Avenue, Suite 1 Flushing NY, 11354 phone: (718) 445-0004 fax: (718) 445-8398 | Albany Office Room 706, Legislative Office Building Albany NY, 12247 phone: (518) 455-3461 fax: (518) 426-6857 |
| US Congress Hon. Grace Meng | |
District Office Address 32-26 Union Street, Suite 1B Flushing NY, 11354 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 earliest known inhabitants of Flushing were the Matinecock Indians, one of thirteen tribes on Long Island. The first Europeans to settle Flushing were the Dutch, who arrived in 1628, when Flushing was part of New Netherlands. The Dutch governor, William Kieft, purchased all the land which would later become Queens County from the Native Americans in 1639, and on October 10, 1645, the town of Flushing itself was founded. Originally named Vlissingen, after the seaport in the Netherlands, it was later anglicized to Flushing when the English took over the colony.
The most important event in the Dutch period of Flushing history was the fight for religious freedom. The Dutch had allowed a group of religious dissidents from New England to settle in Flushing. Quakers made up part of this group. Since the Dutch Reformed Church was the official state religion of New Netherlands, only Dutch Reformed congregations were allowed. The Quakers publicly practiced their faith, however, and the governor, Peter Stuyvesant, cracked down on them. Responding to Stuyvesant’s repressive measures, on December 27, 1657, the members of the town drafted what became known as the Flushing Remonstrance, which proclaimed the right to practice one’s religion without persecution. This was the first declaration of religious freedom in North America and was the foundation of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Although Stuyvesant imprisoned John Bowne for permitting Quakers to meet for worship in his house, religious freedom eventually prevailed, after Bowne made a plea before the Dutch West India Company in Amsterdam in 1664. In 1692, Quakers bought land for a meeting house, which was built in 1694-1695. It now stands on Northern Boulevard.
In March of 1664, the Dutch surrendered the colony of New Netherlands to the English. It was renamed New York after the Duke of York, the future James II. New York remained an English colony, except for a brief period of Dutch rule in 1673, until after the Revolutionary War. In 1737 one of the first nurseries in America, the Linnaean Gardens, opened just north of Northern Boulevard. Flushing was occupied by the British throughout the Revolution.
In the early nineteenth century, attracted by the tolerance of the Quakers, a number of African Americans settled in Flushing, among them was Lewis Latimer, an electrical inventor who worked with Thomas Edison. In 1843 a newspaper began publication and the Flushing Institute, a secondary school for boys, opened. Eventually students from the southern United States, Central and South America, and Europe enrolled in the Institute. Direct rail service to New York City began in 1854. After the Civil War, residential development accelerated. From the 1890’s until World War I, the neighborhood expanded to the east and south. With the extension of trolley lines from 1888 to 1899 and the electrification of the Long Island Railroad, Flushing became a commuter suburb. In the 1920’s apartment houses were built, and in 1928 subway service from Manhattan was extended to Flushing. After World War II more apartment buildings were constructed, displacing individual houses.
During the 1960’s many Japanese, Chinese and Koreans settled in Flushing. There was another wave of immigration in the 1980’s, of which 20% were Chinese (mostly from Taiwan), 20% were Korean, and other groups from India, Colombia, Afghanistan, Guyana, the Dominican Republic, Pakistan, the Philippines and El Salvador. Since the mid 1990’s the downtown area, which is centered on Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue, has become heavily commercial, with an extensive network of Asian banks and businesses. According to the 2000 census, the number of Chinese and Asian Indians making Flushing as their home has almost doubled from 1990 to 2000.
Flushing had the first library in Queens. It was founded in 1858 as a subscription service and was incorporated on April 17, 1869. Mary Ann Shaw, the principal of an African-American school in Flushing at Washington and Union Streets, helped to establish it as a free circulation library in 1884. In 1905, she donated $1,000 for the purchase of books for the Flushing Library. (One of the reference books purchased with these funds is on display on the lower level). In 1891, the Flushing Library bought a small Baptist church at the intersection of Main Street and Kissena Boulevard. This was the first of four library buildings at this location. In December1901, the Flushing Library joined the Queens Borough Public Library shortly after its formation in January 1901. In 1904, construction started on a new building at Kissena and Main with funds donated by Carnegie. This building opened in 1906, and the Flushing Library was housed there until 1955, when it was torn down and construction started on a larger building, which opened in June 1957. On June 10, 1985, the Adult Learning Center opened in this building. While the present building was under construction from 1996 to1998, the library was located in temporary quarters at 36-41 Main Street.
On June 20, 1998, the present state-of-the-art building at Kissena Boulevard and Main Street opened to the public. The design of the structure won the AIA (American Institute of Architects) 2001 National Honor Award for Architecture and the building was included in the book entitled New Library Buildings of the World. It is a 4-level, 76,000 square foot building. It houses the Flushing branch library, the International Resource Center and an Adult Learning Center. Flushing branch library holds more than 350,000 books, videos, periodicals and other library materials available to the public. 63 computer workstations with Internet access, computerized databases, and other sources of electronic information are available for customers at the Flushing branch library. The building has four meeting rooms, a 223 seat auditorium and exhibit space located on the lower level. More than 1,000 free educational, literary and cultural programs take place every year. The Flushing branch library has the largest children’s room in the Queens Library system. Over 5,000 people use the library every day, and circulation is currently about 200,000 a month. The one millionth customer came through its doors on January 20, 1999, seven months after the opening of the new building. The Flushing Library is thought to be the largest branch library in New York State.
Bibliography
“Flushing” by Vincent Seyfried in The Encyclopedia of New York City.
History of the Town of Flushing, Long Island, New York by Henry D. Waller.
Lighting the Way: The Centennial History of the Queens Borough Public Library 1896-1996 by Jeffrey A. Kroessler.
Olde Flushing by Harriet Lawson
Suggested Reading on Flushing History (available at the Flushing Library)
Flushing in Early Photographs: A Visual Documentary ed. By Allen J. Bozeman.
Flushing in the Civil War Era 1837 to 1865 by Vincent F. Seyfried.
The History of Long Island; From the Discovery and Settlement, to the Present Time by Benjamin F. Thompson.
History of Saint George’s Parish, Flushing, Long Island by J. Carpenter Smith.
History of the Town of Flushing, Long Island, New York by Henry D. Waller.
Long Island: Its Early Days and Development with Illustrations and Maps by Eugene L. Armeruster.
Olde Flushing by Harriet Lawson.
The Quaker Cross: A Story of the Old Bowne House by Corelia Mitchell Parsons.
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FROM LONG ISLAND: Grand Central Parkway West to Exit 9A. Exit to Northern Blvd. & make right on Main St. Library is on left, bordered by Kissena Blvd. - or -
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FROM WHITESTONE BRIDGE: Upon exiting bridge, take Whitestone Expwy (I-678) South. Exit at Northern Blvd east (left turn off Expwy). Take Northern Blvd. to Main St. Make right on Main St. and continue for 6 blocks.
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