Job & Business Academy

Queens Library’s Job & Business Academy provides specialized training and learning opportunities, with an emphasis on technology training, to job seekers, aspiring entrepreneurs, and business owners. By combining the Job & Business Academy’s individual counseling, in-person workshops, and online learning opportunities with complementary services provided by the library’s Adult Learner Program and New Americans Program, Queens residents participating in training will become better prepared for the modern workforce.

Job & Business Academy Locations

• JBA at Central Library
• JBA at Flushing Library 
• JBA at Arverne Community Library
• JBA at Astoria Community Library
• JBA at Far Rockaway Community Library
• JBA at Howard Beach Community Library
• JBA at Long Island City Community Library
• JBA at Seaside Community Library
• JBA at South Hollis Community Library

To participate in JBA services, you must register online via JobMap.You can register on your own online or you can go to any JBA location to get in-person assistance with our registration process. 

The Job & Business Academy also offers financial counseling by appointment only, on Wednesdays at the Central Library. 

To inquire about class registration or make an appointment, please call 718-990-8625 or email jobsearchhelp@queenslibrary.org.

To read more about our classes, pick up our new monthly brochures at one of the JBA locations listed above or download them here.

For more information on the Job & Business Academy, please contact:

Shakira Smalls
Assistant Director
Job & Business Academy
718-990-5102
ssmalls@queenslibrary.org
 

To submit a program proposal, visit this page and click the Submit Your Program Proposal link.