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Queens Library Kicks off New Outreach Program for Friends of the Hunters Point Library on the East River May 22, 2012

The Queens Library Invites LIC Community to Meet for a continued briefing Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 6:30 pm at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church basement.

Artist drawing of interior space of Queens Library in Hunters Point on the East River.   Donald Dodelson, President ot the Friends of the Queens Library at Hunters Point of the East River since July 2009.       Full video coverage and follow up Q&A are available in the left column in 3 segments of approximately three to five minutes each. friends_of_hunters_point_library_20120522_5001 friends_of_hunters_point_library_20120522_5002 friends_of_hunters_point_library_20120522_5003

Long Island City, NY May 22, 2012 - Jennifer Manley, Director, Government & Community Affairs at Queens Library; and Don Dodelson, President of the Friends of Queens Library at Hunters Point on the East River, met with residents to begin a new phase of reaching out to the public to attract "friends" membership and support. The Queens Library at Hunters Point on the East River is fully funded for construction, an architect has been appointed, and the land known as parcel 8 has received its certification after an innovative brownfield cleanup. This long awaited iconic Library on the East River is fully funded with a $28 million capital budget. "Friends of the Library" are local organizations of residents who actively work with staff at their local libraries to for the purpose of creating public support for the Library, work with library staff on advocacy issues, encourage voluteer assistance, and to assist with fund raising that provides for the purchase of items not included in the Lobrary budget. The Friends of the Hunters Point Library on the East River was chartered in July 2009.  It has consisted of a relatively small group of people who have worked with the Queens Library and the Queens Library Foundation during the past years while the Parcel 8 site was under cleanup, and the design for the Library itself was being considered. An iconic Library in an emerging community where families are being formed, and a new group of schools are being built, needs full participation and support of the community it will serve. Conscious of the need for a strong and vibrant Friends of the Hunters Point Library on the East Rive, the Queens Library has begun an initiative to reach out to the local residents with meetings that are open and give the community a chance to learn what is going on. The first meeting as part of this "open" initiative was held on May 22, 2012 at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church. OurLIC NEWS was at the meeting and presents a full video, including some challenging questions from community members who wanted to give feedback to the Library executives at the meeting. The next meeting of The Friends of the Hunters Point Library on the East River will be held June 19th a St. Mary's Church at 6:30 pm. Related OurLIC NEWS Articles: REPORT: Queens Library and Cultural Center at Hunters Point 'The Library on the River' Friends of the Queens Library & Cultural Center at Hunters Point 'the library on the river' Chartering Ceremony for Friends of Queens Library at Hunters Point /Queens West, Taxi Beach July 13, 2009 Hunters Point Library on the East River is included in Queens State of the Borough Address by Helen Marshall, 1/25/2011 State of the Borough Address by Helen Marshall, President of the Borough of Queens     From Queens Library   Join the Friends of the Future Hunters Point Library The future Queens Library at Hunters Point is planned for Long Island City. You are invited to attend an informational meeting about becoming a Friend of the future Hunters Point Library on Tuesday, June 19. What Does a Friends Group Do? Create public awareness and support for the future Queens Library at Hunters Point Fundraise for future programming and support of the library Work with library staff on legislative advocacy Encourage volunteerism Conduct community outreach for library cards, programming, and services JOIN US Tuesday, June 19 6:30 p.m. St. Mary’s Church Parish Hall 10-08 49th Avenue, Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City Admission is free. For more information on how you can join the Friends Group and help make your library even better, email Camille T. Barrett, Community Affairs Manager for Queens Library, or call her at 718-990-8583. follow on Twitter | Follow on Facebook | forward to a friend Copyright © 2012 Queens Library, All rights reserved. Queens Library is an independent, not-for-profit corporation and is not affiliated with any other library system. Our mailing address is: Queens Library 89-11 Merrick Boulevard Jamaica, NY 11342   Artist drawing of interior space of Queens Library in Hunters Point on the East River. Donald Dodelson, President ot the Friends of the Queens Library at Hunters Point of the East River since July 2009.

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