How Green Is My e-reader?

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…

We are delighted to announce that Amazon’s “Kindle” e-reader can now be used to read books downloaded from GFJ’s “Overdrive” service.  Click on the “Download Overdrive” icon at www.gfjlibrary.org and start reading.  The collection is growing at a rate of about 40 titles per month.

Every day 300,000 Americans get job-seeking help at their public library.  There are more Wi-Fi hotspots at public libraries (12,000)  than at Barnes & Noble and Borders book stores combined.  Every month 2.8 million business owners and employees use resources at public libraries to support their small businesses.  Every day Americans borrow 2.1 million DVD’s…

Learn how to market items for sale on e-bay, the popular Internet auction & sales site.  Natalie Dolan of the U.S. Post Office will present a free class on Thursday, September 15 from 2 – 3:30 P.M. in the Scott Room.  Also covered will be how to choose the best shipping options.  E-mail en.web@4cls.org  to…

DUE TO I.R.S. CUTBACKS THE ONLY FEDERAL FORMS WE WILL DISTRIBUTE THIS YEAR ARE: 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ – FORMS ONLY – NO INSTRUCTION BOOKLETS! You may order instruction booklets by calling:  1-800-829-3676

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…