Printer-friendlyFriends of the Library
Welcome to FRIENDS OF BROADWAY
 Aug 17 10:30AM --to-- 12:00PM Microsoft Word For Beginners In SpanishLocation: Broadway Registration: Registration is not yet open for this program. Please check back closer to the program date. Learn how to create and save Word documents; format and edit a text; copy, cut and paste Items; and use Word’s main functions and commands. You will also learn how to use a flash drive or USB. Basic computer skills are required. Please call 718-721 2462 to register. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 Aug 17 10:30AM --to-- 11:00AM Broadway BabiesLocation: Broadway Registration: Not required Stories, songs, and rhymes for the littlest library visitors and a parent/caregiver. Ages 0-17 months. No registration required. | |||||||||
 Aug 17 12:00PM --to-- 1:00PM Shape Up NYC: Full Body Toning for Adults |
| Broadway | Fri, Aug 24, 2018 | 12:00PM |
| Broadway | Fri, Aug 31, 2018 | 12:00PM |
| Broadway | Fri, Sep 7, 2018 | 12:00PM |
 Aug 17 3:00PM --to-- 4:00PM Family FilmLocation: Broadway Registration: Not required End the week with a family-friendly film for ages 5-12. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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Aug 17 3:30PM --to-- 5:00PM Basic Computer Class for AdultsLocation: Broadway Registration: Registration is not yet open for this program. Please check back closer to the program date. Topics include: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Aug 18 10:30AM --to-- 12:00PM English Intermediate/Advanced Conversation GroupLocation: Broadway Registration: Not required No registration required Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 Aug 18 2:00PM --to-- 4:00PM Write Now! NY Writer's CoalitionLocation: Broadway Registration: Not required Join NY Writer's Coalition for a free, drop-in writing workshop open to writers of all genres--poetry, fiction, memoir, and anything else. Writers of all backgrounds and experience levels are welcome. No advanced registration is required. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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Aug 21 10:30AM --to-- 12:00PM E-Mail for Beginners in SpanishLocation: Broadway Registration: Registration is not yet open for this program. Please check back closer to the program date. Topics include: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Aug 22 10:00AM --to-- 1:30PM Free Citizenship Classes |
| Broadway | Wed, Aug 29, 2018 | 10:00AM |
| Broadway | Wed, Sep 5, 2018 | 10:00AM |
| Broadway | Wed, Sep 12, 2018 | 10:00AM |
| Broadway | Wed, Sep 19, 2018 | 10:00AM |
| Broadway | Wed, Sep 26, 2018 | 10:00AM |
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Healthcare Insurance Enrollment
Registration: Not required
Get help from a healthcare navigator of the NY State of Health with enrolling into a low-cost health plan.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| Broadway | Wed, Aug 29, 2018 | 1:30PM |
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Typing For Beginners In Spanish
Registration: Registration is not yet open for this program. Please check back closer to the program date.
Learn how to use the keyboard and it will be easier for you to use a computer.
Space is limited and registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please call 718-721 2462 to register.
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Wild West: The Mystery of the Golden Piano
Registration: Not required
Children ages 6-12, join us as ScienceTellers brings science to life! Grab your spurs and journey with us to the Wild West, where a legendary bank-robbing outlaw is back in town, about to strike again! After the sheriff mysteriously vanishes, two young kids saddle up to foil the great heist and put a rotten cowboy back behind bars! We use awesome science experiments to bring key parts of the story to life.
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Harry Potter 20: Movie Marathon
Registration: Not required
Celebrate Harry Potter's 20th anniversary by participating in a movie marathon where Harry Potter Movies 1-4 will be shown. Join us in watching: "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (2001, PG), "Chamber of Secrets" (2002, PG), "Prisoner of Azkaban" (2004, PG), and "Goblet of Fire" (2005, PG-13).
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| Broadway | Tue, Aug 28, 2018 | 3:00PM |
| Broadway | Thu, Aug 30, 2018 | 3:00PM |
| Broadway | Fri, Aug 31, 2018 | 3:00PM |
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Harry Potter 20: Crafts & Celebration!
Registration: Not required
Children ages 6-12 can celebrate Harry Potter's 20th anniversary by participating in exciting crafts, games, and trivia to win prizes!
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Typing Practice
Registration: Registration is not yet open for this program. Please check back closer to the program date.
Learn and practice how to type. Test your typing skills at various levels of proficiency and speed!
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Back-to-School Craft
Registration: Not required
Students ages 5-12, decorate your school notebooks and folders with stickers you make yourself, along with other creative embellishments! No registration required.
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Microsoft Word For Beginners In Spanish
Registration: Registration is not yet open for this program. Please check back closer to the program date.
Learn how to create and save Word documents; format and edit a text; copy, cut and paste items; and use Word’s main functions and commands. You will also learn how to use a flash drive or USB. Basic computer skills are required. Please call 718-721 2462 to register.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| Broadway | Fri, Sep 14, 2018 | 10:30AM |
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Basic Computer Class for Adults
Registration: Registration is not yet open for this program. Please check back closer to the program date.
Topics include:
*Introduction to the computer (using mouse & keyboard)
*Introduction to Microsoft Word
*Navigating the Internet
*Introduction to E-mail
Preregistration is required.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| Broadway | Fri, Sep 14, 2018 | 3:30PM |
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Healthcare Insurance Enrollment
Registration: Not required
Get help from a Healthcare Navigator of the NY State of Health with enrolling into a low-cost health plan.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| Broadway | Mon, Sep 17, 2018 | 9:00AM |
| Broadway | Mon, Sep 24, 2018 | 9:00AM |
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Computer Classes For Beginners In Spanish
Registration: Registration is not yet open for this program. Please check back closer to the program date.
An introduction to the computer, Microsoft Word and navigating the Internet. You will learn how to type, copy, edit, format, print, and save a file. Space is limited and registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Please call 718-721 2462 to register.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| Broadway | Tue, Sep 18, 2018 | 10:30AM |
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Book Lover's Book Club
Registration: Not required
Join our monthly book discussion.
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QEDC: Business Plan Competition
Registration: Not required
The Queens Economic Development Corporation’s Annual Queens StartUP! Business Plan Competition begins in September 2018. The competition gives entrepreneurs a chance to strengthen their business knowledge, learn about business trends, and gain insights into starting and growing a business while also introducing them to the vast resources available to them at Queens Library. Learn more at these information sessions and watch for more news about classes starting in October.
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Typing Practice
Registration: Registration is not yet open for this program. Please check back closer to the program date.
Learn and practice how to type. Test your typing skills at various levels of proficiency and speed!
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Typing For Beginners In Spanish
Registration: Registration is not yet open for this program. Please check back closer to the program date.
Learn how to use the keyboard and it will be easier for you to use a computer.
Space is limited and registration is on a first come, first-served basis.
Please call 718-721-2462 to register.
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Magic Tree House Book Club
Registration: Not required
Readers ages 6-10, enjoy games, crafts, and other activities based on the time-traveling adventures of Jack and Annie, the heroes of the Magic Tree House book series. Explore, learn, and have fun! No registration required. You do not have to read the books ahead of time.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| Broadway | Wed, Sep 26, 2018 | 4:00PM |
| Broadway | Wed, Oct 3, 2018 | 4:00PM |
| Broadway | Wed, Oct 10, 2018 | 4:00PM |
| Broadway | Wed, Oct 17, 2018 | 4:00PM |
| Broadway | Wed, Oct 24, 2018 | 4:00PM |
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Microsoft Word for Beginners
Registration: Registration is not yet open for this program. Please check back closer to the program date.
Learn how to create and save Word documents; format and edit text; copy, cut, and paste items; and use Word's main functions and commands. Basic computer skills are required.
Preregistration is required.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| Broadway | Thu, Sep 27, 2018 | 1:00PM |
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Jewelry Making Workshop for Kids
Registration: Not required
Children ages 8-12, join us for an exciting jewelry making workshop where you will make beautiful beaded bracelets, necklaces, and earrings. Explore colors, patterns, and the art of jewelry design. For children ages 8-12. Space and supplies are limited. Tickets will be distributed 30 minutes prior to the start of the program.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| Broadway | Thu, Sep 27, 2018 | 4:00PM |
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Internet for Beginners
Registration: Registration is not yet open for this program. Please check back closer to the program date.
Learn how to access the Internet in the library and from your home computer. During class
• you will practice identifying and navigating the basic elements and features of the Internet Explorer browser.
• Practice saving your favorite websites and printing Internet content.
• Navigate the web using hyperlinks.
• Perform simple web searches and interpret results.
• Copy and paste web text and graphics to a Word document.
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English Intermediate/Advanced Conversation Group
Registration: Not required
Join our English conversation group at Broadway library! No registration required.
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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Mariachi Tapatío de Álvaro Paulino 
Registration: Not required
Founded in 1983, Mariachi Tapatio de Álvaro Paulino, under the direction of Puebla-born Mexican Álvaro Paulino, is considered one of the finest mariachi bands in New York City. The band's music includes “corridos,” a form of storytelling in song that is enjoyed by young and old.
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Email for Beginners
Registration: Registration is not yet open for this program. Please check back closer to the program date.
Learn how to use the basic features of an e-mail account to communicate quickly and conveniently with friends and family! You will also learn how to attach files to outgoing messages and open incoming attachments. Tips for printing messages will also be demonstrated.
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Retold with Tech
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.
Coming in October! This an innovative 12- week program lets tweens (ages 9-12) reinterpret their favorite books using tech tools, apps, and programs. Participants will develop technological, analytic, and interpersonal skills while creating book-inspired temporary tattoos and stickers, pin-backed buttons, postcards, comic strips, stop-motion animation, video games using Scratch coding, and video slideshows. Registration required.
| Broadway | Tue, Oct 9, 2018 | 4:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Broadway | Tue, Oct 16, 2018 | 4:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Broadway | Tue, Oct 23, 2018 | 4:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Broadway | Tue, Oct 30, 2018 | 4:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Broadway | Tue, Nov 6, 2018 | 4:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Broadway | Tue, Nov 13, 2018 | 4:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Broadway | Tue, Nov 20, 2018 | 4:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Broadway | Tue, Nov 27, 2018 | 4:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Broadway | Tue, Dec 4, 2018 | 4:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Broadway | Tue, Dec 11, 2018 | 4:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Broadway | Tue, Dec 18, 2018 | 4:00PM - 5:00PM |
Thank you for your interest in the Friends of the Library at Queens Library.
We currently do not have a Friends group at this location, however, kindly contact the Friends Administrator (friends@queenslibrary.org) to find an active Friends group near you.
Friends Chapters enrich community life around their community library. You will meet other people who care, and you will benefit your neighborhood by:
• Increasing community awareness and library use.
• Acting as liaisons between community and your library.
• Sponsoring programs that enhance the cultural life of your community.
As a Friend, you will:
• Educate your community about Queens Library’s vital services.
• Contribute your time towards programs and special activities at your library.
• Advocate for better library service to your own community through outreach, legislative contact, and fundraising.
