Queens Borough; being a descriptive and illustrated book of the borough of Queens, city of Greater New York, setting forth its many advantages and possibilities as a section wherein to live, to work and succeed ..Issued by the Manufacturing and industrial committee of the Chamber of commerce of the borough of Queens; . rary received as its share of the Car-negie gift to New York City $240,000, with which to erect eight librarybuildings, six of which have been erected. At this time also the free circu-lating libraries of Hollis, Queens, Richmond Hill and Ozone Park becamebranches of the Queens
Queens Borough; being a descriptive and illustrated book of the borough of Queens, city of Greater New York, setting forth its many advantages and possibilities as a section wherein to live, to work and succeed ..Issued by the Manufacturing and industrial committee of the Chamber of commerce of the borough of Queens; . rary received as its share of the Car-negie gift to New York City $240,000, with which to erect eight librarybuildings, six of which have been erected. At this time also the free circu-lating libraries of Hollis, Queens, Richmond Hill and Ozone Park becamebranches of the Queens Borough Library. Later, 1902-1908, the Flushing Free Library, the Library of Poppen-husen Institute at College Point, and the free library at Whitestone becamea part of the corporation; while new branches were opened at Far Rock-away, Llmhurst, Bayside, Broadway, Jamaica, Whitestone, Seaside andWoodside. During 1911, three new branches were opened at Corona, BrooklynManor, and Ridgewood. In 1907, by act of Legislature, the Queens Borough Library becamethe Queensboro Public Library for which the City of New York agreedto provide adequate maintenance. Its field of work is the whole of Queens Borough and the Adminis-trative Department is located at 402 Fulton Street, Jamaica. The chieflibrarian is Miss J. F. X a Chamber of Commerce of the Borough of Queens. yj CirculationBranch Location Started 1911 Nelson 101 East Ave., Long Island City 1886 32,259 Steinway ^23 Steinwa\ Ave., Long Island City 1897 35,670 Astoria Main and Woolsev Long Island City 1899 55,986 Ozone Park Broadwav, OzonePark 1900 34,573 Richmond Hill Hillside Ave., Richmond Hill 1901 76,403 Hollis Iroquois and Fulton Aves., Hollis 1901 15,314 Queens Railroad Ave., Queens 1901 12,896 Flushing Main Street, Flushing 1902 66,550 Poppenhusen 13th Street, College Point 1903 46,861 Far Rockaway ...Central Ave., Far Rockaway 1904 43,459 Elmhurst Broadwav and Cook Ave., Elmhurst 1906 55,757 Bavside Elsie Place, B
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