Author John Grisham on the Value of Libraries & Librarians
Author John Grisham speaks up for libraries
Author John Grisham speaks up for libraries
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.
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…
You can search many old newspapers by using the “Chronicling of America” site hosted by the Library of Congress. Many old Endicott-area newspapers can be searched at via this link. Warning – it’s addicting!
There are still a few openings in our fall story time session which begins next week. We have just the right program for your child, birth through age 5! Register online on our Kidzone page or give us a call. We hope to see you soon!
New York State funding for public libraries is now as less than 1994 levels. Please contact your state legislators and ask them to increase funding for our libaries!
The library will be closed today (Wednesday, February 5, 2014) due to the weather.