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No foolin’: GFJ’s own Sara-Jo Sites has three, count ’em, three book reviews published in the April 1, 2013 issue of School Library Journal, with our library name below hers on the byline.   SLJ is a major library publication and widely read by the national library community; featuring professional articles as well as reviews libraries…

Join the fun this summer and enter to win a gift basket filled with “Literary Elements”. For every five books read, fill out a reading log and drop in the box in the adult area of the library. Winners will be drawn the week of August 4. Pick up your summer reading packets at the…

The library now has most federal and state tax forms in our front lobby. Stop by to pick some up or visit these websites to print your own. Internal Revenue Service (http://www.irs.gov) New York State Department of Taxation (http://www.tax.state.ny.us/forms)

Governor Cuomo has proposed $81.6M in Library Aid, which removes the additional $4M provided by the Legislature in the 2013-14 Budget ($85.6M).  This represents a 4.7% cut in Library Aid!   TAKE ACTION NOW! … The Executive Budget is not yet finalized – the Governor can restore this funding by amending his budget by February…

GFJ is excited to announce that we’ve begun offering a DMV-approved NYS Safe Driver Course to our patrons at a discounted rate! This six hour, online course can be used to reduce points on your license or your automobile insurance rates. GFJ Library patrons are able to access this course for $20 through TicketSchool. Click…

Have you tried Mango, GFJ’s online foreign language learning suite? Here’s a brief introduction video.  Click the Mango icon on our web site (www.gfjlibrary.org) to begin (requires a GFJ-issued library card). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dubBh-WgmXo