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Celebrate Six Days of Service With Us!

We Invite Everyone to Free Gala Programs on the First Day of Six-Day Service .

Saturday, November 21, 2015

"I am very pleased to announce that six day service will begin November 21! I'm excited to give our customers increased access to the library's computers, books, and wide range of programs. We thank Mayor de Blasio, Speaker Mark-Viverito, and the New York City Council for investing in our city's libraries."

Bridget Quinn-Carey
Interim President and CEO, Queens Library

Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana II Presents "Navidad Flamenca" at Flushing, 12/9/15

Every library in every neighborhood will be open six days a week. To celebrate, Queens Library invites everyone to free gala programs on Saturday, November 21. Special guests will be joining us on that day. But this is just the beginning. The library is scheduling additional programs throughout the year. There will be more books, more chances to use the computers, more videos to borrow, more homework help, more chances to study English or for a high school diploma, more music, dance and author talks, more interesting conversations—more Queens Library! Download new hours of service here.

Mayor de Blasio, Speaker Mark-Viverito, Finance Chair Ferreras, Cultural Affairs and Libraries Committee Chair Van Bramer, Subcommittee Chair King, and the City Council made an historic investment  in our city’s libraries. They passed a budget that included $43 million citywide in increased operating funds that allowed Queens Library to hire more staff, provide six-day service, and support more programs, more services, more library materials. Please join us in thanking them, and enjoying your neighborhood library six days a week.

Share your story with us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter: #6DayService

Schedule of Events

Saturday, November 21:

Queens Library at Astoria
14-01 Astoria Boulevard
  • 1:00 PM - Meet and Thank Council Member Costa Constantinides
  • 1:30 PM - Face-painting and Balloon Sculpture (for children)

Queens Library at Arverne
312 Beach 54 Street 
  • 10:00 AM - Meet and Thank Council Member Donovan Richards
  • 1:30 PM - Arts & Crafts with Magical Productions (for children)

Queens Library at Bellerose
250-06 Hillside Avenue
  • 11:30 AM - Meet and Thank Council Member-elect Barry Grodenchik
  • 1:30 PM - Father Goose's Tales with Nappy Puppets (for children)

Queens Central Library
89-11 Merrick Boulevard, Jamaica
  • 11:00 AM - Saturday Science Lab for grade schoolers
  • 3:00 PM - An Afternoon with Cabaret and Broadway Singer Lauren Elder (live performance)
  • 3:30 PM - Meet and Thank Council Member I. Daneek Miller

Queens Library at Corona
38-23 104th Street
  • 10:00 AM - Meet and Thank Council Member Julissa Ferreras-Copeland
  • 3:00 PM - Berto Reyes and his Band (live performance). Meet and Thank Council Member Julissa Ferreras-Copeland.

Queens Library at Douglaston
249-01 Northern Boulevard
  • 1:30 PM - Frogs, Bugs & Animals Show! (for children)
  • 3:00 PM - Doug and Dmitri Klezmer Duo

Queens Library at East Elmhurst
95-06 Astoria Boulevard
  • 12:30 PM - Saturday Fun Day! Magic and Balloons With Speedo The Clown (for children)
  • 1:30 PM - King Solomon Hicks and His Band of Brothers (live performance)

Queens Library at Flushing
41-17 Main Street
  • 11:30 AM - Family Story Time
  • 3:00 PM - A Concert of World Music with Aleksandr Vasin on Accordion (live performance)

Queens Library at Forest Hills
108-19 71st Avenue
  • 10:00 AM - Social Dancing
  • 3:00 PM - 150th Anniversary of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." A presentation exploring the book's secrets and sources

Queens Library at Fresh Meadows
193-20 Horace Harding Expressway
  • 3:00 PM - The Art of Journaling: Connect the Inner You

Queens Library at Glendale
78-60 73rd Place
  • 1:30 PM - The Mr. Chris Musical Experience (for children)
  • 1:30 PM - Meet and Thank Council Member Elizabeth Crowley
  • 3:00 PM - An Afternoon of Polish Song

Queens Library at Jackson Heights
35-51 81st Street
  • 10:00 AM - Meet and Thank Council Member Daniel Dromm
  • 3:00 PM - Screening of the documentary "Gardel's Father" (in Spanish)

Langston Hughes Community Library
100-01 Northern Boulevard
  • 1:00 PM - A Hip-Hop Month Celebration! Universal Zulu Nation Presents LaConekta Family Day with music, dance, and performances

Queens Library at Long Island City
37-44 21st Street
  • 10:00 AM - Saturday Morning Story Time

Queens Library at McGoldrick
155-06 Roosevelt Avenue
  • 3:00 PM - An Afternoon of Korean Art and Culture. Tae Kwon Do demonstration and interaction, learn how to play the Korean drum, balloon performance, and Korean sing-along

Queens Library at Pomonok
158-21 Jewel Avenue
  • 12:00 PM - Meet and Thank Council Member Rory Lancman
  • 1:30 PM - Saturday Fun Day! Magic, Clowns, and Balloons (for children)
  • 3:00 PM - Jazz, Pop, and Soul, from Marvin Gaye to Bruno Mars (live performance)

Queens Library at Rego Park
91-41 63 Drive
  • 1:30 PM - Saturday Fun Day! with Speedo The Clown (for children)
  • 2:00 PM - Meet and Thank Council Member Karen Koslowitz
  • 3:00 PM - Broadway's Forgotten Melodies (live performance)

Queens Library at Ridgewood
20-12 Madison Street
  • 10:30 AM - Family Story Time
  • 3:00 PM - What to Expect at College: Strategies to Help You Achieve Your Goals and Overcome Challenges
  • 3:00 PM - Meet and Thank Council Member Antonio Reynoso

Queens Library at South Ozone Park
128-16 Rockaway Boulevard
  • 10:00 AM - Meet and Thank Council Member Ruben Wills
  • 1:30 PM - Tee Jay's Tales with Tee Jay Francois (for children)

Queens Library at St. Albans
191-05 Linden Boulevard
  • 1:30 PM - Saturday Fun Day! Magic, Clowns, and Balloons (for children)
  • 3:00 PM - The Music of Motown (live performance)

Queens Library at Sunnyside
43-06 Greenpoint Avenue
  • 4:00 PM - Anime Drawing Workshop for Children 7-12

Queens Library at Windsor Park
79-50 Bell Boulevard
  • 2:00 PM - 50 Years of Jazz Guitar with Joe Knipes and David Hessell (live performance)

Queens Library at Woodhaven
85-41 Forest Parkway
  • 11:00 AM - Meet and Thank Council Member Eric Ulrich
  • 1:30 PM - Bilingual Birdies Concert: Songs for Young Children

Queens Library at Woodside
54-22 Skillman Avenue
  • 12:00 PM - Meet and Thank Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer
  • 2:00 PM - Bengali singer Md Khairul Alam (live performance)