Governor Cuomo Proposes Cut in Library Funding
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The Tompkins County Public Library is seeking a full-time Librarian I for the Youth Services Department. Duties will include working with Youth Services staff on all aspects of collection development including the selection and management of children’s fiction, nonfiction, and young adult fiction, providing friendly and exceptional references services to children and parents, assisting patrons…
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!…
On Tuesday June 18 from 5pm- 7pm the PCC is happy to host a special workshop on iPad tips and tricks. Are you interested in extending the usefulness of your iPad? Bring it to this hands-on workshop, and learn 30 useful tips and tricks. Included will be tips for customizing your settings, using shortcuts and working…
New York State’s Regents Advisory Council on Libraries (RAC) is asking New Yorkers what library services they will need in their local communities by 2020. Click on the image to take a short survey and share your 2020 vision for libraries!
A national survery funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation reports that one-third of Americans (77 million) used public library computers to access the Internet in the last year. 40% received help with employment needs, 37% with health issues, and 42% with educational needs . The stats…