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Events for New Americans

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May

29

10:00AM

Sewing Circle for Women (in Bengali)

Learn how to turn sewing skills into a career and earn money working for yourself. Bring your friends!

Location: Central Library
Registration: Not required

May

29

5:30PM

NYPD Community Forum for Queens Immigrants

Members of the NYPD's 114th Precinct and New Immigrant Outreach Unit will explain how to get help resolving community issues and discuss youth programs. Members of Immigration Advocacy Services and Emerald Isle Immigration Center will also speak. Translation into Albanian, Arabic, Croatian, Bosnian and Serbian will be provided.

Location: Broadway
Registration: Not required

Collections

Most of our international language collections include books, periodicals, CDs, CD-ROMs and videos. Check out our romances, computer books, cookbooks, biographies, best-sellers, martial arts novels, parenting books and much more!

Resource Guides

Find multicultural web sites, English classes, citizenship classes, immigrant-serving agencies, demographics and more.

Cultural Programs

New Americans Program offers Cultural Arts programs celebrating the arts and literature of ethnic groups in Queens communities. Programs are presented in the Central Library and in community libraries. Offerings include music, dance, drama performances, bilingual poetry and storytelling. Cultural arts programs are bilingual in English and the language of the culture being showcased.

Coping Skills

New Americans Program offers Copings Skills workshops: lectures and workshops to help immigrants adjust to life in America presented in selected community libraries as well as the Central Library. Programs are presented in English and in the major immigrant languages of Queens by lawyers, teachers, counselors and other professionals. Topics presented include immigration law, becoming a citizen, tenants rights, career planning, starting a business, parenting, education and health.