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There will be a special meeting of the library trustees on Wednesday, June 8 from 7 till 8:45 P.M. in the Scott (basement) Meeting Room. The trustees will be interviewing applicants for several vacant seats.
Amazon has announced that its popular Kindle e-reader will soon be compatible with GFJ’s Overdrive downloadable e-book service. The service already works with many popular devices, including the Barnes & Noble Nook, Apple’s iPad, and many others. The Overdrive service also features free downloadable audiobooks. Click here to get started!
The Library has just received notice from Assemblywoman Lupardo’s office that we have been awarded $6,496 under the New York State Public Library Construction grant program to install a much-needed heating/cooling unit in our staff area. Much thanks to the Assemblywoman for her continued and long-standing support of public libraries.
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.
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.
Possible Job Opening: Library Page part-time. Variable hours up to 19 per week, shelving returned items and other tasks as assigned. $7.85 per hour. Deadline for application is Sept. 21, 2013. Application is available for download at: http://gobroomecounty.com/files/personnel/pdfs/EmployApp.pdf