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	Queens Library at Glen Oaks Is Moving to a New Building 2013-05-03 Queens Library at Glen Oaks is moving to its brand new library building (pictured)! To facilitate the move, the temporary library, located at 255-01 Union Turnpike, will close at the end of business on Friday, May 3, 2013. The brand new library at 256-04 Union Turnpike will open to the public at the end of May. During the move, customers are invited to use any of Queens Library's other locations. The closest Queens Libraries are at 250-06 Hillside Avenue in Bellerose or at 79-50 Bell Boulevard in Windsor Park. Library materials may be renewed online or by phone at 718-990-8508. The new Queens Library at Glen Oaks is an award-winning 18,000 square foot building on three levels. It has separate library space for adults, children and teens with computer workstations in every area. It features a beautiful sky-lit reading lounge, two meeting/program rooms, 24/7 self-check in kiosks, an outdoor program area and is fully handicap accessible. Queens Library thanks Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and New York City Council Member Mark Weprin for funding the new library.
	Queens Library Could Face Closure Under Suggested City Budget Cuts “Our libraries cannot sustain cuts of these proposed levels at a time when they are experiencing some of the highest number of visitors in history and providing much-needed resources to the public,” said City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside), chairman of the Council’s Cultural Affairs and Libraries Committee. “Once again the New York City Council has been posed with the task of fighting to restore funding to the institutions and organizations that our city residents love dearly,” he added. Read the full story on TimesLedger.com.
	Save Our Library "Tens of millions of our neighbors use free library resources or attend free library programs," writes Thomas W. Galante, President and CEO, Queens Library, in a Letter to the Editor in the Queens Chronicle. "They enjoy quiet reading time, sharpen their skills for their next big job, use the computers, prepare for an important exam for work or school, find out more about a health condition or email a friend far away. To allow that, libraries must remain open for service at least five days a week, or more." Read the full Letter.
	Save Our Libraries “We want the mayor [Bloomberg] to hear our voices,” Queens Borough President Helen Marshall said at a rally held at Queens Library at Flushing to speak out against proposed budget cuts that would eliminate library jobs and hours of service. “Save our libraries.” See the full story from the Queens Gazette.
	New York City’s Public Libraries Need Patrons to Stand Up Against Mayoral Budget Cuts "New York writer and journalist Pete Hamill once said, 'For those without money, the road to that treasure house of the imagination begins at the public library.' Blocking that road would be nothing short of tragic, but Mayor Bloomberg, who does not belong to the category of 'those without money,' doesn't seem to care. That's why the community must get involved." -Albor Ruiz, Daily News

Queens Library at Glen Oaks Is Moving to a New Building

2013-05-03

Queens Library at Glen Oaks is moving to its brand new library building (pictured)! To facilitate the move, the temporary library, located at 255-01 Union Turnpike, will close at the end of business on Friday, May 3, 2013. The brand new library at 256-04 Union Turnpike will open to the public at the end of May.

During the move, customers are invited to use any of Queens Library's other locations. The closest Queens Libraries are at 250-06 Hillside Avenue in Bellerose or at 79-50 Bell Boulevard in Windsor Park. Library materials may be renewed online or by phone at 718-990-8508.

The new Queens Library at Glen Oaks is an award-winning 18,000 square foot building on three levels. It has separate library space for adults, children and teens with computer workstations in every area. It features a beautiful sky-lit reading lounge, two meeting/program rooms, 24/7 self-check in kiosks, an outdoor program area and is fully handicap accessible. Queens Library thanks Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and New York City Council Member Mark Weprin for funding the new library.

Queens Library Could Face Closure Under Suggested City Budget Cuts

“Our libraries cannot sustain cuts of these proposed levels at a time when they are experiencing some of the highest number of visitors in history and providing much-needed resources to the public,” said City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside), chairman of the Council’s Cultural Affairs and Libraries Committee.

“Once again the New York City Council has been posed with the task of fighting to restore funding to the institutions and organizations that our city residents love dearly,” he added.

Read the full story on TimesLedger.com.

Save Our Library

"Tens of millions of our neighbors use free library resources or attend free library programs," writes Thomas W. Galante, President and CEO, Queens Library, in a Letter to the Editor in the Queens Chronicle. "They enjoy quiet reading time, sharpen their skills for their next big job, use the computers, prepare for an important exam for work or school, find out more about a health condition or email a friend far away. To allow that, libraries must remain open for service at least five days a week, or more." Read the full Letter.

Save Our Libraries

“We want the mayor [Bloomberg] to hear our voices,” Queens Borough President Helen Marshall said at a rally held at Queens Library at Flushing to speak out against proposed budget cuts that would eliminate library jobs and hours of service. “Save our libraries.” See the full story from the Queens Gazette.

New York City’s Public Libraries Need Patrons to Stand Up Against Mayoral Budget Cuts

"New York writer and journalist Pete Hamill once said, 'For those without money, the road to that treasure house of the imagination begins at the public library.'

Blocking that road would be nothing short of tragic, but Mayor Bloomberg, who does not belong to the category of 'those without money,' doesn't seem to care.

That's why the community must get involved."

-Albor Ruiz, Daily News