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Free Meals for Children at Libraries All Summer Long

Get Healthy Lunches With Your Books

Before he was a 10-term state senator and before he worked as an attorney, Serphin Maltese was a member of the United States Army, serving in the Korean War.

Twenty-two Queens Borough Public Library locations will be serving free Summer Meals to children and teens 18 years and under every Monday through Friday from June 27 through Aug. 29.

As announced by Queens Library, the meals will be provided by the city Department of Education. There is no application, qualification or ID required. Children and teens are invited to visit their community libraries. Healthy, tasty bagged lunches will be provided as long as supplies last.

Since summer reading will be in full swing, there will be plenty of free fun for all ages, as well, the library noted. For more information, visit www.queenslibrary.org.

Libraries that will be serving Summer Meals include the following Queens Library branches:

– Astoria, 14-01 Astoria Blvd.;

– Flushing, 41-17 Main St.;

– Lefrak City, 98-30 57th Ave., Corona;

– Long Island City, 37-44 21st St., Ravenswood;

– Broadway, 40-20 Broadway, Astoria;

– Ozone Park, 92-24 Rockaway Blvd.;

– Lefferts, 103-34 Lefferts Blvd., Richmond Hill;

– Sunnyside, 43-06 Greenpoint Ave.;

– Woodhaven, 85-41 Forest Pkwy.; and

– Woodside, 54-22 Skillman Ave.

Locations and schedule are subject to change.