Author Brad Meltzer Speaks Up for Libraries

The Library has just received notice from Assemblywoman Lupardo’s office that we have been awarded $6,496 under the New York State Public Library Construction grant program to install a much-needed heating/cooling unit in our staff area.  Much thanks to the Assemblywoman for her continued and long-standing support of public libraries.

GFJ will hold its third of five scheduled Petition Carrier Orientation Sessions on Saturday, June 14 from 10 till 11 AM in the library’s basement meeting room. There is no need to stay the entire hour, the forms and information can be relayed in 5 or 10 minutes. If you can commit to getting even…

Hey Teens! Join us tonight in the downstairs meeting room, from 6-8,  for a fun night of board games, cards and great conversations! Bring your friends, bring a favorite game or use one of ours. Snacks will be provided. See you at 6!

A local navigator from Mothers & Babies Perinatal Network will be on site to help people sign-up for health insurance under the New York State of Health program (https://nystateofhealth.ny.gov/) on Wednesdays from 9 AM till 4 PM, November 5, 2014 – February 25, 2015. Please call them at 772-0517 to make an appointment.

We are delighted to announce that Amazon’s “Kindle” e-reader can now be used to read books downloaded from GFJ’s “Overdrive” service.  Click on the “Download Overdrive” icon at www.gfjlibrary.org and start reading.  The collection is growing at a rate of about 40 titles per month.

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…