November Library Board Meeting Rescheduled

From GFJ’s Digital Archives: “The Great Wilno” aka “The Human Cannonball” is fired from a cannon 250 feet into the air (and thankfully into his net) during the annual E-J Workers Labor Day celebrations. The event took place in front of an estimated 50,000 spectators at En-Joie Park (behind U-E High School) on Sept,. 2,…

Studies have proved that learning a second language improves brain function and can slow the onset of dementia. Bilingual people benefit from these effects no matter at what age they learn a second language. GFJ offers Mango Languages, a free online language-learning suite with over sixty languages, including a free phone app. And it’s fun!…

 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…

The American Library Association has released its annual report on America’s libraries.

GFJ’s 2015 Quilt Raffle has begun!  This year’s quilt by Carol Bunnell celebrates our library’s 100th birthday.  Tickets are $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00 and can be purchased at our Information Desk.  Proceeds go to support library children’s programs and services.  The drawing will be December 1.  Participate early and often!  

  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…