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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Job Openings Announced
The George F. Johnson Memorial Library announces the following positions. These are temporary (18-month) professional and para-professional appointments in our Public Computing Center. The PCC is scheduled to open this fall, with funding from a federal government American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Broadband Technology Opportunity Program (BTOP) award. Public Computing Center Director (Librarian…
September Board Meeting
The library’s September board meeting will be held on Thursday, September 15th at 7:00pm. It has postponed because of the storm. Thank you for your patience!
Summer PopUp Library!
StarWalk Kids Media has announced that it will make all 500 eBooks in its collection available free of charge for anyone with Internet access—children, families and educators—during the entire month of July. NO Passwords • NO logins. Kids can just start reading by visiting StarWalkKids.com/PopUp between July 1 and July 31.
Construction Update
The Children’s Room has reopened! The front entrance and lobby are still inaccessible – please use the rear entrance. Thank you for your patience.
Electronic Formats Now Display In Online Catalog
e-book and audiobook fans: GFJ is pleased to announce that our downloadable e-books and downloadable audiobooks now display in our online catalog as well as in our Download Zone-specific catalog for those formats. Look for the “down arrow” symbol (for e-books) and the “earphone” symbol (for audiobooks). You can limit your search to these formats…
Summer Reading
Are you ready for summer reading? We are! Check out the Kid Zone for info on all of our great summer programs.