September Board Meeting Rescheduled

The November Library Board meeting will be held November 1st at 7 P.M., rescheduled from November 8th.

An overdue note of thanks to Sandy Minehan, winner of our 2015 quilt raffle. Ms. Minehan has donated the quilt, which celebrates our library’s 100th anniversary, back to us, where it will beautify our building until our 200th anniversary. The quilt was crafted and donated for raffle in support of our children’s programs by local…

The Library Trustees Association of New York State is featuring GFJ on their website. This comes after Merle Newberry was chosen as the winner of the Velma K. Moore Award. Check out this great feature and the accompanying photos at librarytrustees.org.

Job Opening: Library Clerk (part-time).  Variable shifts from 9 AM till 9 PM with some Saturday hours.  $8.65 per hour, up to 19 hours per week.   Interested candidates should provide an application and/or resume by Sept. 14, 2013 to: Ed Dunscombe, Director George F. Johnson Memorial Library 1001 Park St. Endicott NY 13760 Application is…

GFJ is crazy with quilts again this summer. Quilter Carol Bunnell has donated her latest creation Baltimore Fantasy” (pictured) to this year’s quilt raffle. Tickets are a dollar each of 6 for 5. The drawing will be held September 11, with proceeds going to support GFJ’s youth services. Many other quilts are also on display…

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…