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The May meeting of the Library Board of Trustees has been rescheduled from May 14 to May 7, at 7 PM.

The New York State Comptroller’s Office has recently completed a financial audit of our library.  The audit complimented the library’s financial management: http://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/local/2016/08/08/auditors-gfj-library-watched-cut-expenses/88408320/ Read the full audit here: https://www.gfjlibrary.org/Audit%202016%20Library.pdf

Our youth services and teen departments are bringing you all-in-one audiobooks in an easy-to-use player!   Join us on Thursday, January 16th from 2:30-4:30 pm for the launch of our new Playaway collection!   Learn how to use a Playaway and get some free accessories.

Poet Craig Czury will be at GFJ on Saturday, April 16 to present a poetry workshop (Noon-2:30 PM) and reading (3-4 PM). Please register online at: https://www.gfjlibrary.org/calendar/ or by calling 757-5350 (option 2). Backgrouind and advance book orders at: www.craigczury.com/#!books/c1nf2. NPR interview at: http://stateimpact.npr.org/…/shale-country-troubadour-thum…/ Funded by Poets & Writers and Friends of the George F….

All free and on Tuesday evenings.  Refreshments will be served at 7 P.M. and the reviews will start at 7:30.  Everyone is welcome! April 3: “The Terminal diner” by Mary Pat Hyland, reviewed by the author.  A story set in a diner in Binghamton looks at September 11th’s influence on people far from the scene….

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!