Queens Borough Public Library, Forest Hills Branch

On April 16, 1912, a traveling station library serving the area opened in a community drugstore. After the library's location was changed a few times, it was moved to a rented location on Austin Street. In 1942, the station became a branch library of the Queens Library system. The current Forest Hills building with 15,900 square feet of space, was opened on September 29, 1958, thanks to the efforts of the Library Committee of Forest Hills. This group was created in 1946 with the aim of securing a permanent library site. In 1967, the building underwent extensive expansion and rehabilitation and was re-opened in 1970. The branch building was again updated in 2001, improving access to the building for those with disabilities. The branch currently serves its diverse community through a number of entertainment and educational programs, classes, and print and media collections focusing on the customers’ diverse interests and needs.

The Queens Library provides free access to print, audio-visual, and electronic resources based on community needs. E-Books, Research Databases, and Selected Internet Resources by Subjects are available on the Library website in English, Spanish, French, Russian,Chinese, and Korean. Each branch of the Queens Library provides for general and local needs by collecting both general interest materials and more specialized materials in English and other languages.

International Language Collections at the Forest Hills Community Library include: Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Persian, Russian and Spanish.

Special Interest/Noteworthy Collections at the Forest Hills Community Library include: International musical CD collection, New York Times and Wall Street Journal on microfilm, and non-English language DVDs and VHS tapes.