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Welcome to FRIENDS OF MCGOLDRICK
 Feb 19 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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 Feb 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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 Feb 19 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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 Feb 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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 Feb 20 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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 Feb 20 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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 Feb 20 4:00PM --to-- 5:30PM Korean for Beginners II | ||||||||||||||||||
| McGoldrick | Wed, Feb 27, 2019 | 4:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Wed, Mar 6, 2019 | 4:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Wed, Mar 13, 2019 | 4:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Wed, Mar 20, 2019 | 4:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Wed, Mar 27, 2019 | 4:00PM |
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Coding Club
Registration: Not required
Children ages 8 and above will learn how to code using Scratch.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| McGoldrick | Thu, Feb 28, 2019 | 4:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Thu, Mar 7, 2019 | 4:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Thu, Mar 14, 2019 | 4:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Thu, Mar 21, 2019 | 4:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Thu, Mar 28, 2019 | 4:00PM |
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Coding Club
Registration: Not required
Children ages 8 and above will learn how to code using Scratch.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| McGoldrick | Thu, Feb 28, 2019 | 4:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Thu, Mar 7, 2019 | 4:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Thu, Mar 14, 2019 | 4:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Thu, Mar 21, 2019 | 4:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Thu, Mar 28, 2019 | 4:00PM |
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Mother Goose Time
Registration: Not required
Children ages 6-18 months can join us for simple songs, finger plays, and nursery rhymes. Caregivers must be present.
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Family Playtime
Registration: Not required
Children ages 2-5, come and play with toys and make new friends.
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Traveling Shoes: Black Migrations - "Goin' To Chicago"
Registration: Not required
Come see a documentary newsreel stream about the personal stories of Chicagoans born in the Mississippi Delta and their migration to the north from the rural south during and after World War II. For more Traveling Shoes programming, visit https://queenslib.org/travelingshoes19.
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Air Hockey Games
Registration: Not required
Teens are welcome to come in and play a game of air hockey.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| McGoldrick | Fri, Mar 1, 2019 | 4:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Fri, Mar 8, 2019 | 4:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Fri, Mar 15, 2019 | 4:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Fri, Mar 22, 2019 | 4:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Fri, Apr 5, 2019 | 4:00PM |
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Family Crafts
Registration: Not required
Join us for some fun family crafts. No registration is required.
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Family Movies
Registration: Not required
Come join us for exciting and fun family movies, rated G or PG.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| McGoldrick | Sat, Mar 2, 2019 | 11:00AM |
| McGoldrick | Sat, Mar 9, 2019 | 11:00AM |
| McGoldrick | Sat, Mar 16, 2019 | 11:00AM |
| McGoldrick | Sat, Mar 23, 2019 | 11:00AM |
| McGoldrick | Sat, Mar 30, 2019 | 11:00AM |
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Music Appreciation for Kids
Registration: Not required
Join us as we listen to classical music and discuss the lives of the composers.
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I-Heung Lee in Concert 
Registration: Not required
Classical pianist I-Heung Lee performs the works of Mozart, Schumann, Liszt, Chopin, Czerny, and others.
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LEGO Robotics Club
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.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| McGoldrick | Sat, Mar 2, 2019 | 2:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Sat, Mar 9, 2019 | 2:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Sat, Mar 16, 2019 | 2:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Sat, Mar 23, 2019 | 2:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Sat, Apr 6, 2019 | 2:00PM |
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Family Movies
Registration: Not required
Join us for various family movie screenings!
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| McGoldrick | Sat, Mar 2, 2019 | 3:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Sat, Mar 9, 2019 | 3:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Sat, Mar 16, 2019 | 3:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Sat, Mar 23, 2019 | 3:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Sat, Mar 30, 2019 | 3:00PM |
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Classic Starts for Kids
Registration: Not required
Join us as we read some of the classics (easy versions) and then discuss. This program is for school-age children.
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Chess for Adults
Registration: Not required
Adults are welcome to join us for a night game of chess.
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Fun Book Club
Registration: Not required
Come to McGoldrick on Thursday, February 28, where we will be discussing the book 'A Man Called Ove' by Fredrik Backman.
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Mother Goose Time
Registration: Not required
Children ages 6-18 months can join us for simple songs, finger plays, and nursery rhymes. Caregivers must be present.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| McGoldrick | Fri, Mar 8, 2019 | 11:00AM |
| McGoldrick | Fri, Mar 15, 2019 | 11:00AM |
| McGoldrick | Fri, Mar 22, 2019 | 11:00AM |
| McGoldrick | Fri, Mar 29, 2019 | 11:00AM |
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Family Playtime
Registration: Not required
Children ages 2-5, come and play with toys and make new friends.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| McGoldrick | Fri, Mar 8, 2019 | 11:30AM |
| McGoldrick | Fri, Mar 15, 2019 | 11:30AM |
| McGoldrick | Fri, Mar 22, 2019 | 11:30AM |
| McGoldrick | Fri, Mar 29, 2019 | 11:30AM |
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Ping Pong Games
Registration: Not required
Teens are welcome to come to play ping pong games.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| McGoldrick | Fri, Mar 8, 2019 | 3:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Fri, Mar 15, 2019 | 3:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Fri, Mar 22, 2019 | 3:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Fri, Apr 5, 2019 | 3:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Fri, Apr 12, 2019 | 3:00PM |
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Family Crafts
Registration: Not required
Join us for some fun family crafts. No registration is required.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| McGoldrick | Sat, Mar 9, 2019 | 11:00AM |
| McGoldrick | Sat, Mar 23, 2019 | 11:00AM |
| McGoldrick | Sat, Mar 30, 2019 | 11:00AM |
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Music Appreciation for Kids
Registration: Not required
Join us as we listen to classical music and discuss the lives of the composers.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| McGoldrick | Fri, Mar 15, 2019 | 1:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Sat, Mar 23, 2019 | 1:00PM |
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Pathway to U.S. Citizenship: Becoming a U.S. Citizen and Building Your Civic Knowledge
Registration: Not required
Are you ready to become a U.S. citizen? Sessions are in English and include a workshop and basic civics education.
3/02 - Are you ready to be a U.S. citizen?/Introduction to American history
3/09 - Required documents and more/Introduction to American government and politics
3/16- Common barriers to naturalization/American culture and geography
3/23- Naturalization interview and beyond/Review of 100 questions
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| McGoldrick | Sat, Mar 9, 2019 | 2:30PM |
| McGoldrick | Sat, Mar 16, 2019 | 3:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Sat, Mar 23, 2019 | 3:00PM |
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Chinese Book Club
Registration: Not required
Get a copy of our monthly Chinese book. Book discussion will take place on the first Saturday of every month.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| McGoldrick | Sat, Apr 6, 2019 | 4:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Sat, May 4, 2019 | 4:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Sat, Jun 1, 2019 | 4:00PM |
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Classic Starts for Kids
Registration: Not required
Join us as we read some of the classics (easy versions) and then discuss. This program is for school-age children.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| McGoldrick | Mon, Mar 11, 2019 | 4:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Mon, Mar 18, 2019 | 4:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Mon, Mar 25, 2019 | 4:00PM |
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Tell Me a Story
Registration: Not required
The librarian will share songs and stories with the children.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| McGoldrick | Tue, Mar 12, 2019 | 4:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Tue, Mar 26, 2019 | 4:00PM |
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Toddler Time
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.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| McGoldrick | Wed, Mar 13, 2019 | 11:00AM |
| McGoldrick | Wed, Mar 20, 2019 | 11:00AM |
| McGoldrick | Wed, Mar 27, 2019 | 11:00AM |
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Coloring Time
Registration: Not required
Join us for some fun coloring time!
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| McGoldrick | Wed, Mar 13, 2019 | 11:45AM |
| McGoldrick | Wed, Mar 20, 2019 | 11:45AM |
| McGoldrick | Wed, Mar 27, 2019 | 11:45AM |
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Solar One Energy Workshops
Registration: Registration is not yet open for this program. Please check back closer to the program date.
Join us for three sessions of energy education workshops that are hands-on experiences for children ages 7 to 12. These workshops foster a creative approach to design thinking, collaboration, and solving environmental challenges. Space is limited. Preregistration is required.
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
| McGoldrick | Fri, Mar 22, 2019 | 4:00PM |
| McGoldrick | Fri, Mar 29, 2019 | 4:00PM |
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St Patrick's Day Family Craft
Registration: Not required
Come and join us for a fun St Patrick's Day craft.
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Inspiring Women In Science: Bingo
Registration: Not required
Join us for a fun game of Bingo and learn about inspiring women in science.
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Harmonizing Relationships Presented by Global Harmony House Meditation Center
Registration: Not required
Understanding ourselves better is the key to understanding others and enhancing our relationships. We will explore how to know and connect with our true selves to be the person we are meant to be, free of neediness and positive in all our interactions. Learn to build trust in relationships, to discover the true meaning of love, and to connect heart to heart with people.
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Board Games for Adults
Registration: Not required
We will be learning the adult strategy game NOX, a deck building game.
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Adult Game Night
Registration: Not required
We will be learning and playing the fun strategy game NOX.
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Fun Book Club
Registration: Not required
We will be talking about the book "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr.
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Board Games for Adults
Registration: Not required
We will be playing the board game Machi Koro.
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.
