Fight for libraries as you do for freedom
A plea for libraries from author Karin Slaughter
A plea for libraries from author Karin Slaughter
This year’s raffle quilt is on display: “French Romance” by quilt artists Carol Bunnell and Sandy Minehan. Tickets are a dollar apiece or six for five dollars and proceeds go to support children’s programs here at GFJ. The drawing will be held September 11. Other quilts, some for sale, will be on display soon.
The November Library Board meeting will be held November 1st at 7 P.M., rescheduled from November 8th.
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….
The American Library Association has released its annual report on America’s libraries.
Historian Tim Main will present his “Bulwarks of Main Street” talk at GFJ on Tuesday, January 12 at 7 PM in our Scott (basement) Meeting Room. Tim bills this as “A fascinating trip through time to visit some of the Union District’s most beautiful and enduring homes.” His talks always come with lots of photos, insight and…
There will be a special meeting of the GFJ Library Board of Trustees on Wednesday, January 11 at 6:30 PM to interview board candidates. The regular January 19 monthly meeting will begin at 6:30 instead of 7:00 in order to interview another candidate. The regular meeting on the 19th will follow immediately at 7 PM.
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So absolutely true. Please remember this the next time your municipality wants to cut library funding. My parents allowed my 3 sisters and I to get 10 books every week from the library…we all have advanced degrees and are a minister, a doctor, a teacher and an administrative assistant. Hmmm…wonder if there’s a connection there!