Special Board Meeting

Our youth services and teen departments are bringing you all-in-one audiobooks in an easy-to-use player!   Join us on Thursday, January 16th from 2:30-4:30 pm for the launch of our new Playaway collection!   Learn how to use a Playaway and get some free accessories.

Jane Yolen, author of over 300 popular children’s books, will visit Binghamton on Tuesday, May 11, 2010.  Sponsored by the Binghamton Area Reading Council, the agenda includes registration & cash bar (5-6 PM); Buffet dinner (6-7 PM); Presentation titled “Poetry for Children and the Three Rs: Reveal, Revision, and Reinvention” (7-8 PM); and door prizes…

Today’s Friends of the Library book sale will be closing at noon. The next sale is on Saturday, October 10. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Our recent software upgrade is apparently blocking patrons from using our Overdrive (Download Zone) e-book/audiobook service.  We have been informed that the problem should be resolved by tomorrow (Saturday, June 27) and regret the inconvenience.

 Historian Tim Main will present his “Bulwarks of Main Street” talk at GFJ on Tuesday, January 12 at 7 PM in our Scott (basement) Meeting Room. Tim bills this as “A fascinating trip through time to visit some of the Union District’s most beautiful and enduring homes.” His talks always come with lots of photos, insight and…

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