Printer-friendlyFriends of the Library
Welcome to FRIENDS OF MCGOLDRICK
 Apr 19 3:00PM --to-- 4:00PM Ping Pong GamesLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Teens are welcome to come to play ping pong games. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 Apr 19 3:30PM --to-- 5:30PM Homework HelpLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Homework help for kids grades K-6 is available on Mondays-Fridays 3-5pm. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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Apr 19 4:00PM --to-- 5:00PM Board GamesLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Children can join us for daily board games after school. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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Apr 19 4:00PM --to-- 5:00PM Air Hockey GamesLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Teens are welcome to come in and play a game of air hockey. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 Apr 20 11:00AM --to-- 1:00PM Family MoviesLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Come join us for exciting and fun family movies, rated G or PG. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 Apr 20 11:00AM --to-- 1:00PM Easter CraftLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Children will create a fun Easter-themed craft. | ||||||||||||||||||
Apr 20 2:00PM --to-- 3:00PM LEGO Robotics ClubLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required In partnership with NYC First, McGoldrick Library brings robotics and coding to the community. Kids and teens (grade 4-8) will learn how to code and use LEGO EV3. By following simple directions, they will be able to code and control their own robot to walk, talk, drive, grab, and spin. 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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Apr 20 3:00PM --to-- 5:00PM Family MoviesLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Join us for various family movie screenings! Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 Apr 22 4:00PM --to-- 4:45PM Classic Starts for KidsLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Join us as we read some of the classics (easy versions) and then discuss. This program is for school-age children. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 Apr 23 10:00AM --to-- 11:00AM Computer Class for BeginnersLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Adults will learn computer basics. Topics include but are not limited to Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and email. Classes are not held on the last week of every month. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 Apr 23 3:30PM --to-- 4:15PM Tell Me a StoryLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required The librarian will share songs and stories with the children. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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Apr 24 9:45AM --to-- 10:15AM Coloring TimeLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Join us for some fun coloring time! | ||||||||||||||||||
 Apr 24 11:00AM --to-- 11:45AM Toddler TimeLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Children ages 18 months to 3 years and their parents or caregivers are welcome to join us for stories, finger plays, songs, and crafts. | ||||||||||||||||||
 Apr 25 2:00PM --to-- 3:00PM Fun Book ClubLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Come to the Fun Book Club at McGoldrick on Thursday April 25 at 2PM. We will be discussing the international bestseller "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett. | ||||||||||||||||||
Apr 25 4:00PM --to-- 5:00PM Coding ClubLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Children ages 8 and above will learn how to code using Scratch. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 Apr 26 11:00AM --to-- 11:30AM Mother Goose TimeLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Children ages 6-18 months can join us for simple songs, finger plays, and nursery rhymes. Caregivers must be present. | ||||||||||||||||||
Apr 26 11:30AM --to-- 12:00PM Family PlaytimeLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Children ages 2-5, come and play with toys and make new friends. | ||||||||||||||||||
Apr 27 11:00AM --to-- 1:00PM Family CraftsLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Join us for some fun family crafts. No registration is required. | ||||||||||||||||||
Apr 27 1:00PM --to-- 1:30PM Music Appreciation for KidsLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Join us as we listen to classical music and discuss the lives of the composers. | ||||||||||||||||||
May 1 11:00AM --to-- 11:45AM Toddler TimeLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Children ages 18 months to 3 years and their parents or caregivers are welcome to join us for stories, finger plays, songs, and crafts. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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May 1 11:45AM --to-- 12:15PM Coloring TimeLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Join us for some fun coloring time! Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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May 4 11:00AM --to-- 1:00PM Family CraftsLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Join us for some fun family crafts. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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May 4 2:00PM --to-- 3:00PM LEGO Robotics ClubLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required In partnership with NYC First, McGoldrick Library brings robotics and coding to the community. Kids and teens (grade 4-8) will learn how to code and use LEGO EV3. By following simple directions, they will be able to code and control their own robot to walk, talk, drive, grab, and spin. 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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May 4 4:00PM --to-- 5:00PM Chinese Book ClubLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Get a copy of our monthly Chinese book. Book discussion will take place on the first Saturday of every month. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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May 6 4:00PM --to-- 4:30PM Classic Starts for KidsLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Join us as we read some of the classics (easy versions) and then discuss. This program is for school-age children. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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May 7 4:00PM --to-- 4:45PM Mother's Day Craft for School-Age ChildrenLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Come and join us to make a fun Mother's Day craft. | ||||||||||||||||||
May 10 11:00AM --to-- 11:30AM Mother Goose TimeLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Children ages 6-18 months can join us for simple songs, finger plays, and nursery rhymes. Caregivers must be present. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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May 10 11:30AM --to-- 12:00PM Family PlaytimeLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Children ages 2-5, come and play with toys and make new friends. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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May 11 11:00AM --to-- 1:00PM Mother's Day Family CraftsLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Come and make a fun Mother's Day craft with your family. | ||||||||||||||||||
May 14 4:00PM --to-- 4:30PM Tell Me a StoryLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required The librarian will share songs and stories with the children. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 May 16 4:00PM --to-- 5:30PM Health Care Access, Health Insurance, and Your Health (in Korean)Location: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Why is health insurance important for your health? Learn about different types of health insurance plans and eligibility, as well as accessing health care in NYC. | ||||||||||||||||||
 May 25 2:00PM --to-- 4:00PM Asian Pacific Heritage Month: Chinese Crafts with Master Lu and Sharlene ChouLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required In the Chinese Calendar, it is the Year of the Pig. Master Lu and Sharlene Chou will create paper cutting designs and teach you how to make whimsical, funny pig figurines made of real egg shells in order to celebrate the calendar year. Join us to learn about the Year of the Pig and take home your own paper cutting design and egg-pig to display on your shelf. Supplies are limited. On a first come, first served basis. | ||||||||||||||||||
May 30 2:00PM --to-- 3:00PM Fun Book ClubLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Come to the McGoldrick Book Club. We will be discussing poetry samples by Robert Frost. | ||||||||||||||||||
May 30 2:00PM --to-- 3:00PM Fun Book ClubLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Come to McGoldrick on Thursday, May 30 to discuss poetry readings from Robert Frost. All adults are welcome to attend. | ||||||||||||||||||
Jun 6 5:00PM --to-- 6:00PM Let Your Fingers Do the Talking: Introduction to American Sign LanguageLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Learn how to communicate with your hands in this interactive workshop on the basics of American Sign Language. | ||||||||||||||||||
 Jun 15 2:00PM --to-- 3:15PM Bring Your Story: An Introduction to Samba: Music, Dance, and Culture by Samba New York!Location: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Ethnomusicologist/percussionist Philip Galinsky shares some interesting facts about the origins of samba, its instruments, and rhythms. Also included in the program will be a live samba dance demonstration along with a short samba dance lesson! | ||||||||||||||||||
Jun 17 3:00PM --to-- 4:00PM Adult Board Game NightLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required We will be playing the strategy-based board game Ticket To Ride. The program starts at 3pm and all adults are welcome to participate. | ||||||||||||||||||
Jun 17 3:00PM --to-- 4:00PM Adult Board Game Night: Ticket to RideLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required We will be demonstrating a board game for adults. The game is 'Ticket to Ride' and it is a colorful strategy-based game. | ||||||||||||||||||
Jun 27 2:00PM --to-- 3:00PM Fun Book ClubLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required We will be discussing the poetry of Edgar Allen Poe. We will be comparing it to other poetry. The book talk will be at 2 PM and we hope you can join us. | ||||||||||||||||||
Jun 27 3:30PM --to-- 4:30PM Mr. Chris Musical ExperienceLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Join Mr. Chris in an educational musical experience with hip-hop music, movement, storytelling, and interactive games for ages 6-12. Space is limited. Preregistration is required. | ||||||||||||||||||
Current Board Members:
President - Soo Jin Kim
Vice President - Lynn Hwang
Treasurer - Barbara Chien
Secretary-Jieun Yi
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.
