Library Closing

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: http://www.gfjlibrary.org/Audit%202016%20Library.pdf

United Way & GFJ will host two Community Conversations to give residents an opportunity to share thoughts on our area and your hopes for your family.  What kind of community do you want to live in?  This is your opportunity to be heard.  Sessions will be held in our Scott (basement) Meeting Room on Tuesday,…

Holiday shopping is a great way to support your library! Use the “Buy It Now” button above to access the Amazon website and the library will receive a percentage of all your purchases with no added cost to you.

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…

GFJ has started digitizing parts of its collections. We started with old local newspapers,  a treasure trove of local history and genealogy. The collection will eventually be expanded, but 1855-1915 issues are now available at: www.endicott.advantage-preservation.com

Featured this month are oil and other portraits by Hannah Dunscombe a Bachelor of Fine Arts student at Alfred University and a 2008 graduate of Union-Endicott High School.