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Welcome to FRIENDS OF MCGOLDRICK
 Sep 24 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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 Sep 24 5:30PM --to-- 6:30PM Chess for AdultsLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Adults are welcome to join us for an afternoon game of chess. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sep 25 2:30PM --to-- 4:30PM Korean Movie ClubLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Visit the library to discuss and watch classic Korean movies. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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 Sep 26 11:00AM --to-- 11:45AM Toddler TimeLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Children ages 18 months to 3 years and their parent or caregiver are welcome to join us for stories, finger plays, songs, and crafts. | ||||||||||||||||||
 Sep 27 3:30PM --to-- 4:15PM Picture Book TimeLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Children ages 3-5 years and their parent or caregiver are welcome to join us for stories, songs, finger plays, and crafts. | ||||||||||||||||||
 Sep 28 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. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sep 28 11:30AM --to-- 12:30PM Family PlaytimeLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Children ages 2-5, come and play with toys and make new friends. | ||||||||||||||||||
 Sep 28 4:00PM --to-- 5:00PM Fun with Wii GamesLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Come and enjoy playing Wii games with other players. | ||||||||||||||||||
 Sep 29 11:00AM --to-- 1:00PM Family CraftsLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Join us for some fun family crafts. No registration required. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sep 29 1:00PM --to-- 2:00PM Chess ClubLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Everyone is welcome to learn the basics or improve their knowledge of chess. | ||||||||||||||||||
 Sep 29 2:00PM --to-- 4:00PM Open House for NYC School and Student SuccessLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Students and their families are welcome to stop by to sign up for library cards, meet staff at McGoldrick, and learn about resources, programs, and services at Queens Library. There will be giveaways of back-to-school supplies for students. | ||||||||||||||||||
 Sep 29 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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 Oct 2 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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Oct 4 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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Oct 6 2:00PM --to-- 3:00PM Coding ClubLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Kids learn about coding! Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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Oct 12 4:00PM --to-- 5:30PM How To Improve Parent-Child Communication—In KoreanLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required This workshop is in Korean and you will get to know how your child communicates, avoid lectures & listen up. Being an active listener when speaking to your child is an important skill to practice as well as telling positive stories & finding time to talk every day. | ||||||||||||||||||
Oct 13 2:00PM --to-- 3:00PM Green Your Cuisine: Delicious Tips for Healthy Eating | ||||||||||||||||||
Oct 15 5:30PM --to-- 6:30PM Learn the Boardgame SplendorLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Come to McGoldrick to learn the board game Splendor. Splendor is an easy to learn but challenging to play board game involving strategy. | ||||||||||||||||||
Oct 19 4:00PM --to-- 5:00PM Ping Pong Challenge TournamentLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Teens are welcome to come and learn how to play a game of ping pong. | ||||||||||||||||||
Oct 25 2:00PM --to-- 3:00PM Fun Book ClubLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required We will talk about the book "Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain" by Oliver Sacks. | ||||||||||||||||||
Oct 25 2:00PM --to-- 3:00PM Fun Book ClubLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required We will be discussing the book "Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain" by Oliver Sacks. | ||||||||||||||||||
Oct 27 1:00PM --to-- 2:00PM American Sign LanguageLocation: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Come learn the basic of American sign language. | ||||||||||||||||||
Nov 3 2:00PM --to-- 4:00PM Film Screening and Discussion of "My Love, Don't Cross that River"Location: McGoldrick Registration: Not required Reimagine End of Life Week is a city-wide exploration of big questions about life and death through creativity and conversation. As part of this event, we will screen "My Love, Don't Cross that River," a documentary of an elderly couple, married for 76 years, that captures their everyday life and simple acts of affection. Following the screening, we will discuss the film and the idea death is not the opposite of life, but part of it. | ||||||||||||||||||
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.
