A national survery funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation reports that one-third of Americans (77 million) used public library computers to access the Internet in the last year. 40% received help with employment needs, 37% with health issues, and 42% with educational needs . The stats…
As Congress debates dropping funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and eliminating the National Endowment for the Humanities, author Scott Turow decries nationwide cuts in liabrary funding
Main floor restrooms will be undergoing renovation and unavailable from December 13 until well into January. A unisex restroom will be available on the second floor. Facilities are also available at the Municipal and Police buildings, across the street from the library. Access to the adult audiovisual collection will also be limited during the week…
Thank you to everyone who made our Public Computing Center Grand Opening a huge success! Click here to see pictures and learn more. Don’t forget to
This was the first year of our Adult Summer Reading Club. We had 40 participants and you read over 500 books!!! Congratulations to our contest winners: Tracy & Sarah! Hope you enjoyed the club, next year we will try and add some programming!!! See you next summer!
What does a day look like at GFJ? On Tuesday, 2/19 we kept track for SNAPSHOTNY: A Day in the Life of a Library. Here’s what we found: 676 people visited the library 130 people used our public computers 68 reference questions were answered by our staff 43 children participated in library programs 55 adults…