George F. Johnson Library

Meet Olivia!
Friday, May 4 at 10:00am or Saturday, May 5 at 11:00am
Celebrate Children’s Book Week with our Olivia story time! Visit the library for Ian Falconer’s stories, songs, a craft, and meet Olivia! No registration is required.

All free and on Tuesday evenings.  Refreshments will be served at 7 P.M. and the reviews will start at 7:30.  Everyone is welcome!

April 3: “The Terminal diner” by Mary Pat Hyland, reviewed by the author.  A story set in a diner in Binghamton looks at September 11th’s influence on people far from the scene.

April 10: “Dear friend Amelia: the Civil War letters of Private John Tidd” by Joyce Hotch and Mary Jordan, reviewed by Joyce Hotch.  A book of letters and diary entries of Union 9th Corps soldier John Tidd, a resident of Speedsville, N.Y.

April 17: “Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand, reviewed by Mary Ann Thompson.  A non-fiction best-seller about a soldier who is shot down and survives on a life raft for 43 days.  He was in a Japanese prisoner of war camp for over two years.

April 24: “Lost in Shangri-la” by Mitchell Zuckoff, reviewed by Mary Haupt.  A World War II survival epic deep in Shangri-la.  A plane crash in the mountains of New Guinea on May 13, 1945 leaves only three survivors, one of whom was Cpl. Margaret Hastings from Owego, N.Y.   Another non-fiction best-seller.

Our reviews are sponsored by the friends of the George F. Johnson Memorial Library and are held in the Beatrice Scott Room in the library basement.  The room is accessible by elevator.

New York State funding for public libraries is now as less than 1994 levels.  Please contact your state legislators and ask them to increase funding for our libaries!

Can’t get enough of the PBS series “Downton Abbey”?   Try these.

The library is accepting applications for a part-time Library Clerk position.  Some weekend and evening hours, pay is $8.45 an hour, 15-19 hours per week.  The position is temporary with the possibility of becoming permanent.  Applications are available at the library and will be accepted through Saturday, January 28.

Interested in the Paranormal?

Join us on Thursday, January 19 from 6:30 to 8:30 for a presentation from The Phenomenon and Paranormal Investigations (PPI) team. They are a team of paranormal researchers located in Bradford County that are on a quest to find answers in the world of phenomenon. They will be describing what they do and their methods. They will discuss types of haunting and what they are. They also will show the equipment they use incollecting evidence.

There will be videos and audio clips of their most recent investigations. Come join us for an interesting and perhaps “haunting” experience. This program is free and open to all.

Did you receive a tablet or e-reader for the holidays this year?

Click on one of the links below to see how the GFJ Library can help you!

	Use your library card to check out ebooks and downloadable audiobooks at the Download Zone.
	Take a look at our lists of the New eBooks and New Downloadable Audiobooks. You can subscribe to these and other email lists on our E-Newsletter Signup page.
	Need some help with that new device? Check out our Public Computing Center (PCC) to sign up for a workshop or get one-on-one help during walk in hours.

We wish you all the best in 2012!