Thanks to the hard work of Ms. Braverman, all 8th graders at East-West now have their own library cards.
Along with being able to borrow books and media, did you know that having a Queens Library card gives you access to electronic resources as well? The eMedia center offers "books, videos, music and audiobooks. Spanish, Russian, or Chinese newspaper and magazines are also available."
Here is a literary map of Manhattan where you can visit places that were featured in famous novels. It's too bad that there isn't one for Queens, but our favorite borough was mentioned in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald:
Over the great bridge, with the sunlight through the girders making a constant flicker upon the moving cars, with the city rising up across the river in white heaps and sugar lumps all built with a wish out of non-olfactory money. The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and the beauty in the world.
A postcard of the Queensboro Bridge in its early years
Fun facts about the Flushing Library:
- The Flushing Library is thought to be the largest community library in New York State.
- The design of the structure won the AIA (American Institute of Architects) 2001 National Honor Award for Architecture and the building was included in the book entitled New Library Buildings of the World.
- Flushing had the first library in Queens.
- The one millionth customer came through its doors on January 20, 1999, seven months after the opening of the new building.
Students from East-West come from all five boroughs, so the Flushing branch may not be their main library. But whenever they come to school, they'll know that a great resource is just a 15 minute walk down Kissena Boulevard.
Which library do you go to?