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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.
E-BAY CLASS SCHEDULED
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…
Public Computing Center opens at GFJ
The George F. Johnson Memorial Library (Endicott NY) is one of 30 libraries in New York State to receive $244,517 in funding to create a Public Computing Center in the library. This award is provided as part of a grant awarded to the New York State Library through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA)…
GFJ Librarian Published in School Library Journal
No foolin’: GFJ’s own Sara-Jo Sites has three, count ’em, three book reviews published in the April 1, 2013 issue of School Library Journal, with our library name below hers on the byline. SLJ is a major library publication and widely read by the national library community; featuring professional articles as well as reviews libraries…
Take Advantage of Library Databases
GFJ has many free online databases – have you tried them?
Survey reports 1/3 of Americans use library computers
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…