Emergency Closing

Meet Author & Illustrator David Wiesner! Thursday, May 3 at 7:00pm at the George F. Johnson Elementary School Join us as the local libraries present an evening with David Wiesner. Click here to view the flyer or contact the library for more information.

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!…

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

Please remember that all children’s programs are cancelled in the event of the closing of Union Endicott schools.

Jane Yolen, author of over 300 popular children’s books, will visit Binghamton on Tuesday, May 11, 2010.  Sponsored by the Binghamton Area Reading Council, the agenda includes registration & cash bar (5-6 PM); Buffet dinner (6-7 PM); Presentation titled “Poetry for Children and the Three Rs: Reveal, Revision, and Reinvention” (7-8 PM); and door prizes…

Main floor restrooms will be undergoing renovation and unavailable from December 13 until well into January.  A unisex restroom will be available on the second floor.  Facilities are also available at the Municipal and Police buildings, across the street from the library.  Access to the adult audiovisual collection will also be limited during the week…