Meet Alice Jaworsky. She manages the library at Hanac's Harmony JVL Older Adult Center in Astoria.

“Any kind of book you want, we have soup to nuts,” she told NY1. “We have books in Greek, French, Spanish. In a senior center, we have a section of children's books.  Why do we have children's books? We have grandmother's that borrow the books and read to their grandchildren.”

Her role is a volunteer post, one which she has held since 2011.

"When I first saw the library, it looked like a thousand-piece puzzle that somebody threw up in the air. Everything was in disarray, and I was drawn to it, because I think what I like to do is organize,” Jaworsky said.

Jaworsky was never trained to be a librarian, she just loves to read.

“When I was very young, my uncle introduced me to books. I wasn't even in grammar school yet,” Jaworsky explained. “He would read to me."

"In the twilight of my years, I have found my calling,” Jaworsky added.

The library has a wide assortment of books and DVDs available to seniors and the community.

They are carefully curated: New donations are sorted and labeled, older selections are removed and sold during monthly book sales. The proceeds are funneled back into services at the senior center.

"I am benefiting because I am finding homes for my children.  And of course the people are benefiting because they're going to get the bargains,” Jaworsky said. “They're going to get the opportunity to come, to relax, to browse, to read a book, to borrow a book and I don't care how long a person keeps a book out. You have that restriction in the public libraries.”

“When people want to take books out of the library, this sheet is on the counter, I depend on the honor system for people to bring back the books,” Jaworsky admitted. “I keep a record of what goes out.  All they merely have to do is sign the sheet.”

For creating a welcoming space for her peers to relax and read, Alice Jaworsky is our New Yorker of the Week.