![]() Feb 19 2:00PM --to-- 2:30PM Mother Goose Time (Ages 12-18 Months)Location: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required Children 12-18 months old are invited to join us for stories, songs, and finger plays. 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-- 6:30PM Welcome to STACKSLocation: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required Come learn about STACKS and how our library can help you with your schoolwork. 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 Tuesday Pop-up ArtLocation: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required On Tuesdays Jackie and friends are making art. Join us. Ask to see our pop-up art menu for a list of our current art activities. 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 10:30AM --to-- 11:00AM Morning Storytime (Ages 18-36 Months)Location: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required Come to the library for stories, songs, and finger plays for children ages 18-36 months old. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Feb 21 12:30PM --to-- 3:30PM AARP Foundation Tax Counseling for Low Income Older AdultsLocation: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required IRS certified volunteers, sponsored by AARP Foundation, will complete and e-file your 2018 tax returns on a first-come, first-served basis. You must bring a NYS Driver's License or Non-Driver's ID; copy of the 2017 return (s); SS card or ITIN for everyone on your return; SSA-1099 form; all W-2s; 1099R, 1099 MISC or other 1099 forms; Healthcare forms; self-employment forms; 1098T from college; mortgage statement; and a cancelled check for refunds. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Feb 21 6:00PM --to-- 7:00PM Robotics Workshop (Ages 8 and Up)Location: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required If you've ever dreamed of creating a robot army to take over the world...this is not the program for you, but it will get you started on building the robot of the future. This program is for ages 8 and up. Supplies are very limited, so registration will be required. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Feb 25 2:00PM --to-- 3:00PM Black History Concert: Lyn LockamyLocation: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required Please join us for an exciting concert sponsored by the Friends of Kew Garden Hills and Rory Lancman. The very talented and professional singer Lyn Lockamy will be performing in observance of Black History Month. | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() Feb 25 2:30PM --to-- 3:30PM Kew Gardens Hills Adult Book ClubLocation: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required Please join us for our monthly book club discussion. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Feb 27 4:30PM --to-- 5:30PM Spelling BeeLocation: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required If you can spell "bibliophile," you might have the skills to win our spelling bee (and maybe even go on to the Queens Library championship). Find out and--just maybe--take home some prizes. | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() Feb 28 10:30AM --to-- 12:00PM SNAPLocation: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required Please join us for a caregiver support group for caregivers caring for a loved one ages 60+ with chronic illness and dementia. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Mar 1 11:00AM --to-- 11:30AM Are You a Lion or a Lamb?Location: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required The weather may be unpredictable this time of year, but there's one thing you can control. Decide if you'd rather be a lion or a lamb, and make a mask to celebrate the coming spring. | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() Mar 4 2:00PM --to-- 2:30PM Special Needs Reading GroupLocation: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required We'll be reading to special needs children and adults who have limited verbal abilities. Come join us as we read books that help with sensory development. Contact the Children's Librarian for further information. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Mar 5 11:30AM --to-- 12:30PM Learn Windows 10 on Your Laptop (BYOD)Location: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required Do you have a Windows 10 device you need help with? Come bring your Windows 10 laptop or tablet and receive one-on-one help. Registration is not required. Please call the Kew Gardens Hills Library and ask for the Customer Service Specialist at (718) 261-6654. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Mar 5 2:00PM --to-- 2:30PM Mother Goose Time (Ages 12-18 Months)Location: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required Come to the library for stories, songs, and finger plays for children 12-18 months old. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Mar 6 11:30AM --to-- 12:30PM Adult CraftsLocation: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required Please join us for crafts on Wednesdays. | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() Mar 6 2:00PM --to-- 4:00PM Creative Aging: Mixed Media and Self-PortraitsLocation: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required Teaching artist Richard Estrin presents Mixed Media and Self-Portraits, a four-session intermediate level drawing workshop. Bring a mirror for self-portraits. Registration is required. Call the Kew Gardens Hills Library to register at 718-261-6654. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Mar 7 6:30PM --to-- 7:30PM Professional Cabaret Singer: Diana TempletonLocation: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required Kew Gardens Hills Friends Group proudly presents a special concert featuring Diana Templeton, professional cabaret singer. This event is sponsored by Councilman Rory Lancman. | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() Mar 14 6:00PM --to-- 7:15PM Inspiring Women in Science: Dr. Dugwon SeoLocation: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required Dr. Dugwon Seo, assistant professor in the Engineering Technology Department at Queensborough Community College, will speak on her career path as a woman engineer, how rapidly technology is changing, the application of technology (i.e. robotics), and how we can adjust and prepare for the future. | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() Mar 17 1:00PM --to-- 3:00PM The Seuss-a-thonLocation: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required Come to our annual celebration of Dr. Seuss' birthday, with stories, special guests, puppets, and surprises. | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() Mar 20 4:30PM --to-- 5:15PM Inspiring Women in Science: Bingo!Location: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required The excitement of Bingo and the fun of learning something new? Yes please! Fun facts about fifty inspiring women in science in a Bingo game for the whole family! | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() Mar 27 4:30PM --to-- 5:15PM Spelling BeeLocation: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required Compete in our spelling bee for fame and prizes. | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() Apr 1 2:00PM --to-- 3:30PM Lecture on Organization and Decluttering Your Home or Office with Shoshana TroppeLocation: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required Ms. Troppe will discuss rules of organization, time management, calendar usage, and other means of making your home or office more efficient and clutter-free. ** THIS IS FOR THE MAGAZINE AND CALENDAR ** | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() Apr 8 6:00PM --to-- 7:00PM Meet the Author: "Our Invisible Neighbors" by Crystal WolfeLocation: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required Are you or someone you know one paycheck away from homelessness like millions of New Yorkers? Local author Crystal Wolfe will discuss her book "Our Invisible Neighbors: Accounts, Causes, and Solutions to the Epidemic of Homelessness in the 21st Century." Books will be available for sale and signing. | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() May 14 2:30PM --to-- 3:30PM Lecture on Contemporary /Modern Art with Lisa ScandaliatoLocation: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required Join us for a slide presentation and lecture detailing art movements from 1860 to 1960 and the figures who led them. This is a free program sponsored by the Friends of Kew Gardens Hills. | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() May 15 12:00PM --to-- 2:00PM Older Adults Day: Working with WatercolorsLocation: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required Professional teaching artist Richard Estrin leads this one-session watercolor/collage workshop. Registration is required. Please call the Kew Garden Hills Library to register at 718-261-6654. This program is part of Older Adults Day. | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() May 15 3:00PM --to-- 4:00PM Older Adults Day: Celebrate Jewish Culture in MusicLocation: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required Cantor Irene Failenbogen is a singer-songwriter from Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is a crossover artist who has performed in operas, musical comedies, and theater. She was trained as a Hazzan in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and leads liturgical services for Rosh HaShanah, Yom Kippur, and Shabbat. Celebrate Jewish culture in English, Hebrew, Ladino, and Yiddish. | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() Jun 6 2:30PM --to-- 3:30PM Quilling with Phyllis GurLocation: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Registration is not yet open for this program. Please check back closer to the program date. Participants will make one-of-a-kind jewelry and greeting cards using quilling or paper filigree, an art form dating back to the Renaissance that involves strips of paper that are rolled and glued together to create decorative designs. This is a free program sponsored by the Friends of Kew Gardens Hills. | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() Jun 6 4:30PM --to-- 5:30PM Frogs, Bugs, & Animal Show with Jason ReillyLocation: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required This program features frogs, bugs, chinchillas, and a chicken. Learn about where these animals are from, what they eat, when they sleep, and how they protect themselves. This program is for ages 6 to 12. | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() Jun 11 3:00PM --to-- 4:00PM Life Transitions: Coping With LossLocation: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required Loss can mean different things to different people. Whether you’re struggling with the loss of a loved one, loss of physical abilities, or the loss of independence, we want you to find a space to connect with others, learn coping strategies, and find support. Join us for a discussion on loss facilitated by Jacqueline LaGrassa, LCSW from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. All are welcome. | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() Jun 13 2:00PM --to-- 3:00PM Fused Glass with Naomi RabinowitzLocation: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required Participants will make one-of-a-kind fused glass jewelry pieces. This is a free program sponsored by the Friends of Kew Gardens Hills. | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() Jul 16 2:30PM --to-- 3:30PM Navigating the Healthcare SystemLocation: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required Gain insight on long-term care planning, including Medicaid enrollment, navigating the healthcare system, and much more that can help you and your loved ones prepare for the road ahead. All are welcome! | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() Dec 5 3:00PM --to-- 4:00PM What You Need to Know about Cancer and Being Your Healthiest and HappiestLocation: Kew Gardens Hills Registration: Not required Come learn key information about protecting your health from cancer and other illnesses, including facts and statistics about cancer, as well as who should be screened and when. We will also focus on strengthening our communication skills to encourage those we love who are at risk to pursue relevant health care. Participants will have a chance to ask licensed health professionals important health questions in an open and encouraging environment. |
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International Language Collections at the Kew Gardens Hills Community Library include:
Special Interest/Noteworthy Collections at the Kew Gardens Hills Community Library include:
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Child Care / Preschools | ||
ECLC (Early Childhood Learning Center) 71-25 Main Street Kew Gardens Hills NY , 11367 phone: (718) 268-7085 | Positive Beginnings Special education for language impaired children (ambulatory only) 71-25 Main Street Kew Gardens Hills NY , 11367 phone: (718) 261-0211 | P.S. 165 (PK-6) Includes nursery school 70-35 150 Street Kew Gardens Hills NY , 11367 phone: (718) 263-4004 |
Queen of Peace Includes nursery school 141-25 77 Road Kew Gardens Hills NY , 11367 phone: (718) 969-3640 | Stepping Stone Special education (early childhood intervention) 77-40 Vleigh Place Kew Gardens Hills NY , 11367 phone: (718) 591-9093 | Yeshiva of Central Queens 147-37 70 Road Kew Gardens Hills NY , 11367 phone: (718) 793-8500 |
Community Board | ||
Community Board District #8 197-15 Hillside Avenue Hollis NY , 11423 phone: (718) 264-7895 fax: (718) 264-7910 |
Community Organizations & Services | ||
Beacon 168 / Parsons J.H.S. 158-40 76 Road Flushing NY , 11366 phone: (718) 820-0760 | ||
Kew Gardens Hills Civic Association P.O. Box 670085 Kew Gardens Hills NY , 11367 phone: (718) 263-1760 |
Fire Department | ||
Engine 315 Ladder 125 159-06 Union Turnpike Flushing NY , 11366 |
Local Hospitals | ||
Local Newspapers | ||
Parks and Playgrounds | ||
Albert Mauro Playground West side of Park Dr. East btwn Union Turnpike and | Flushing Meadows Corona Park Grand Central Parkaway, Van Wyck Expressway | Freedom Square Park Vleigh pl., west side of Main St. & 73 Terrace |
Haym Salomon Square 72nd rd, btwn Vleigh Pl. and east side of Main St. | Vleigh Place Park Vleigh Place btwn 141 St. & Union Turnpike |
Police Department | ||
Post Office | ||
Flushing Station C 75-23 Main Street Flushing NY , 11367 phone: (718) 544-0989 |
Private / Parochial Schools | ||
Queen of Peace (PK-8) 141-25 77 Road Kew Gardens Hills NY , 11367 phone: (718) 969-3640 | Rabbinical Seminary of America High School (Boys only, 9-12) 76-01 147 Street Kew Gardens Hills NY , 11367 phone: (718) 263-1446 | Shevach High School (Girls only, 9-12) 75-09 Main Street Kew Gardens Hills NY , 11367 phone: (718) 263-0525 |
Yeshiva Berachel David-Torah High School (Boys only, 9-12) 150-62 78 Road Kew Gardens Hills NY , 11367 phone: (718) 849-4140 | Yeshiva Ketana of Queens (Boys only, PK-8) 78-15 Parsons Blvd. Flushing NY , 11366 phone: (718) 969 – 1000 | Yeshiva of Central Queens (PK-8) 147-37 70 Road Kew Gardens Hills NY , 11367 phone: (718) 793-8500 |
Yeshivah Education for Special Students (K-8) 147-37 70 Road Kew Gardens Hills NY , 11367 phone: (718) 268-5976 |
Public Elementary Schools | ||
P.S. 164 (K-6) 138-01 77 Ave Kew Gardens Hills NY , 11367 phone: (718) 544-1083 | P.S. 165 (PK-6) 70-35 150 Street Kew Gardens Hills NY , 11367 phone: (718) 263-4004 | P.S. 499 (K-6) 148-20 Reeves Avenue Kew Gardens Hills NY , 11367 phone: (718) 461-7462 |
Public Intermediate / Junior High Schools | ||
Robert F. Kennedy Community Middle School (I 250, 5-8) 75-40 Parsons Blvd Flushing NY , 11366 phone: (718) 591-3015 | Robert F. Kennedy Collaborative H.S. (Q 670, 9-12) 75-40 Parsons Blvd. Flushing NY , 11366 phone: (718) 969-5510 |
Elected Officials | |
NYC Council Hon. Rory Lancman RLancman@council.nyc.gov | |
District Office Address 78-40 164th Street Hillcrest NY , 11366 phone: (718) 217-4969 fax: (347) 561-6116 | Manhattan Office Address 250 Broadway, Suite 1773 New York NY , 10007 phone: (212) 788-6956 fax: (212) 676-0471 |
NYS Assembly Hon. Daniel Rosenthal RosenthalD@nyassembly.gov | |
District Office Address 159-06 71st Avenue Flushing NY, 11365 phone: (718) 969-1508 fax: (718) 969-8326 | Albany Office LOB, Room 431 Albany NY, 12248 phone: (518) 455-4404 fax: (518) 455-5408 |
NYS Senate Hon. Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. Addabbo@nysenate.gov | |
District Office 159-53 102nd Street Howard Beach NY, 11414 phone: (718) 738-1111 fax: (718) 322-5760 | Albany Office Room 613, Legislative Office Building Albany NY, 12247 phone: (518) 455-2322 fax: (518) 426-6875 |
US Congress Hon. Grace Meng | |
District Office Address 40-13 159th Street, Suite A Flushing NY, 11358 phone: (718) 445-7860 fax: (718) 445-7868 | Legislative Office 1317 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC, 20515 phone: (202) 225-2601 fax: (202) 225-1589 |
Boro President Hon. Melinda Katz Info@queensbp.org | |
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Mayor Hon. Bill de Blasio | |
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The Kew Gardens Hills Community Library is located at 72-33 Vleigh Place. The name Vleigh Place comes from the swamps which existed beside Flushing Creek. Until 1801, this prevented direct routes between Flushing and the west so traffic only went as far as Kew Gardens. This connected with the road which circled the head of the marshland and ran north to Flushing. This road was called Head of the Vleigh Road for the Dutch word, also written Vly or Fly, which means “valley” or “swamp”. In 1937, the name was changed to Vleigh Place.
Kew Gardens Hills is related to Kew Gardens in name only. The neighborhood has also been referred to variously as “East Forest Hills” and “Queens Valley”. The legend is that Abraham Wolosoff, who developed a community of small homes and apartments in southwest Flushing in the 1930s, became so impressed with what he perceived as the classy neighborhood, he incorporated the name into his development. The hilliness of the area helped contribute to its name.
During the 1700s the area was owned by William Furman, who called his farm Willow Glen. The land was later sold to Timothy Jackson, who developed trotting horses. Although the area was still farmland in the late 1800s, improved transportation was attracting developers and businessmen. The Queens Valley Golf Club was opened in 1933, followed by the Arrowhead and Pomonok courses.
The expansion of the IND subway, coupled with the linkage of the Kew Gardens interchange on the Grand Central Parkway and the paving of Queens Boulevard, led to 1,200 new residents moving into the neighborhood and hundreds of new homes being built. The opening of the World’s Fair in 1939 also spurred growth. Early arrivals included German, Irish and Italian families moving out from Brooklyn and Manhattan.
Eventually, thousands of apartments were built in garden apartment complexes and low-rise three to six story buildings due to the demand for housing after World War II. Most of the units were originally built as rentals but were converted to non-eviction co-ops during the 1980’s, greatly diminishing the area’s rental supply.
The Orthodox community took root in 1950 when 15 families founded the congregation of Young Israel of Forest Hills. There are now at least 20 synagogues, large and small.
Among more recent immigrants have been Indians, Afghans and other Asians, and Jews from former republics of the Soviet Union.
The Queens Borough Public Library provided service to the Kew Gardens Hills community initially by Book Bus in 1943. The first regularly scheduled stop was at the Regency Park Apartments at 78th Avenue and Main Street. Nine years later, a second stop was added for the Park Drive Section at Jewel Avenue and 138th Street. The Regency Park book bus stop was moved to its final location across the street from the new Queens County Savings Bank.
On February 14, 1954, the branch opened in the new building of the Queens County Savings Bank, a building modeled after Independence Hall in Philadelphia. It had the unique distinction of being the first air-conditioned library in Queens.
On March 13, 1967, the present location was opened in a large, city owned building. A dedication ceremony was held, presided over by then-Library Director Harold W. Tucker.
The branch was closed for renovations for several months in 1985, re-opening in October.
On April 16th, 1998, the name of the branch was officially changed from “Vleigh” to “Kew Gardens Hills” to more accurately reflect the geographic location of the branch.