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Mail-a-Book Services for Homebound Residents

Mail-a-BookIf you're a homebound Queens resident of any age and can't get to the library, let the library go to you. Books, DVDs, and CDs are sent, free of charge, through the mail, along with postage-paid return labels and envelopes. Join Mail-a-Book today.

Sunday Concerts at Central

Enjoy a free concert of world music on the first Sunday of every month in the Central Library auditorium. Next concert: Sunday, January 4 at 3 p.m. featuring McCollough Sons of Thunder (PDF).
 

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Join the free Youniquely 4 U program and enjoy exclusive rewards using your library card! Check our Web site for special onsite customer registration days at Queens Library, or click on the button at left to sign up today.

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Adult Learning Center

"I am thankful for the teachers, and the tutors, and the worker, who so patiently teach us and teach us how to use the computer...."

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Holiday HoursQueens Library will be CLOSED on Monday, January 19, for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

 

 

Renewals

Renewal Limits Increased, Best- sellers Now Renew- able. All library materials, except Interlibrary Loan and Reference, are now renewable up to 3 times, including bestsellers. Renew at My Account or call 718-990-8508.

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The Children's Library Discovery Center is being built adjacent to the Central Library in Jamaica. Opening late in 2009, it will feature 14,000 square feet of exciting, stimulating library space for children. Find out more.

 

Events


Young Adult Craft Day   [Add to My Events] Join us each month for new and exciting Young Adult craft projects.
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 01/06/09 4:00PM   St. Albans
Doll Making Workshop   [Add to My Events] A 4-session workshop: 1/6, designing a doll (drawing and painting); 1/13, creating a pattern and transferring it onto a fabric(canvas); 1/20, stuffing a doll with polyfill and sewing; 1/27, painting according to the child’s own design. All materials will be provided; limited to 10 children, ages 8-12. Preregistration required.
01/06/09 4:30PM   Long Island City
Computer Classes at Far Rockaway   [Add to My Events] Starting 1/6/09 and every Tuesday, seating will be limited, Library card is required for Intro to Computers & Intermediate classes at Queens Library at Far Rockaway: beginners' class at 9:45-10:45 a.m. includes how to use the computer correctly; safety precautions to take while using the computer; Web searching; creating e-mail accounts; Microsoft Word and Excel. Intermediate class at 11 a.m.-12 p.m. includes: Microsoft Word; Microsoft Excel; Microsoft PowerPoint; Web design.
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 01/06/09 9:30AM   Far Rockaway

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