Public Internet Service Unavailable Oct. 14
Public Internet service at the GFJ Library will be down on Tuesday October 14 due to a scheduled upgrade. The library’s Wi-Fi network will not be affected.
Public Internet service at the GFJ Library will be down on Tuesday October 14 due to a scheduled upgrade. The library’s Wi-Fi network will not be affected.
Every day 300,000 Americans get job-seeking help at their public library. There are more Wi-Fi hotspots at public libraries (12,000) than at Barnes & Noble and Borders book stores combined. Every month 2.8 million business owners and employees use resources at public libraries to support their small businesses. Every day Americans borrow 2.1 million DVD’s…
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!
The library has resumed normal hours and will reopen at 9 A.M. on Tuesday, Oct. 30. The Oct. 30 Friends of the Library book review has been cancelled. There will be no preschool storytime today, because the UE schools are closed.
This is the Johnson Rose. George F. had roses growing on his property (which is where the library stands now). One day he told his gardner to get rid of them. The gardner took them home and replanted them. Or so the story goes… This one was donated back to the library a few years…
Some popular authors are advocating for libraries
Historian Tim Main will present his “Shadows on the Playground” talk at GFJ on Tuesday, December 1st at 7 PM in our Scott (basement) Meeting Room. Tim bills this as “an informative presentation defining the ancestry and historical background of Endicott’s Mersereau Park.” His talks always come with lots of photos, insight and humor. Don’t…