Attention Downton Abbey Fans

Featured this month are oil and other portraits by Hannah Dunscombe a Bachelor of Fine Arts student at Alfred University and a 2008 graduate of Union-Endicott High School.

After reading the Oct. 14 guest editorial in the Press & Sun Bulletin arguing that libraries are over-funded, would anyone like to send a comment on how you feel about GFJ to the Press? http://static.pressconnects.com/lettertoeditor/    

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…

There will be a special meeting of the GFJ Library Board of Trustees on Wednesday, January 11 at 6:30 PM to interview board candidates. The regular January 19 monthly meeting will begin at 6:30 instead of 7:00 in order to interview another candidate. The regular meeting on the 19th will follow immediately at 7 PM.

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

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…