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Some popular authors are advocating for libraries

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,…

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

The Tompkins County Public Library is seeking a full-time Librarian I for the Youth Services Department.   Duties will include working with Youth Services staff on all aspects of collection development including the selection and management of children’s fiction, nonfiction, and young adult fiction, providing friendly and exceptional references services to children and parents, assisting patrons…

      Community Foundation for South Central New York – Broome Library Foundation’s Diane Brown and Laura Knochen-Davis present a $1250 award to GFJ Library Director, Ed Dunscombe and Village of Endicott Grantwriter Beth Putrino to digitize local newspapers from the 1930’s, as a part of GFJ’s Digital Archives Project.

As part of our ongoing advocacy efforts, and in advance of our March 5th Library Advocacy Day  visit to Albany, it would be very helpful for library users to take action in support of full funding for libraries. Go to  4CLS.org and click the red, white and blue “Become a Library Advocate” button at the bottom of…