Author Scott Turow on Cuts in Library Funding
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
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Meet Olivia! Friday, May 4 at 10:00am or Saturday, May 5 at 11:00am Celebrate Children’s Book Week with our Olivia story time! Visit the library for Ian Falconer’s stories, songs, a craft, and meet Olivia! No registration is required.
Rolling Stone Keith Richards – Librarian Wannabe
The Rolling Stones guitarist reveals his love of libraries: He once said: “‘When you are growing up there are two institutional places that affect you most powerfully: the church, which belongs to God and the public library, which belongs to you. The public library is a great equaliser.” The rock ‘n roll legend even considered…
Snow closing
The library will close at 2 P.M. on Saturday, Dec. 29 due to snow.
Mango Is Good for Your Brain!
Studies have proved that learning a second language improves brain function and can slow the onset of dementia. Bilingual people benefit from these effects no matter at what age they learn a second language. GFJ offers Mango Languages, a free online language-learning suite with over sixty languages, including a free phone app. And it’s fun!…
Quilt Raffle is On!
This year’s raffle quilt is on display: “French Romance” by quilt artists Carol Bunnell and Sandy Minehan. Tickets are a dollar apiece or six for five dollars and proceeds go to support children’s programs here at GFJ. The drawing will be held September 11. Other quilts, some for sale, will be on display soon.
Happy Birthday, GFJ Library!
Today is the library’s hundredth birthday! Help us celebrate! Visit the library to enjoy a piece of cake while you watch a slideshow from our first hundred years. Visit the library on Tuesdays, March 24 & 31 at 7:00 PM for Tim Main’s two-part history of the library. We’ll have more cake! Click here to…