Gates Foundation, IMLS Research Proves Value of Online Access at Libraries

The May 2011 issue of Discover magazine has a feature article on fracking for natural gas.  The issue is available at our library.

GFJ will host a formal opening of its Public Computing Center (PCC) on Thursday, April 28 at 1 PM.  Congressman Maurice Hinchey,  Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo and Mary Ann Stiefvater of the New York State Library will offer remarks, and staff will demonstrate PCC services.  Light refreshments will be provided.  Please join us for this special…

The George F. Johnson Memorial Library Public Computing Center is pleased to announce that our June 2011 schedule is now available on the library’s website (www.gfjlibrary.org). The PCC invites you to participate in our upcoming June workshops, with classes in Career Resources, Computer Literacy, and Internet Skills. We are offering the following workshops in June:…

Would you like to have someone tell you what you can’t read?  You’ be surprised at the list of books that have been challenged at our nation’s public and school libraries.  It’s not too early to oppose censorship by planning on reading a banned book during 2011’s Banned Books Week (Sept. 25 – Oct 2). …

A research brief on the importance of summer reading and public library summer reading programs

  Get ready for the new baseball season & brush-up your library skills by Stepping Up to the Plate @ Your Library.  Step Up to the Plate @ your library encourages people of all ages to use the print and electronic resources available at their library to answer a series of trivia questions designed for…