Old Newspaper Gold Mine

The proposed 2012 federal budget calls for elimination of the Statistical Abstract of the United States, in both its print and digital forms.   This single best source of statistical data on the United States has been published since 1878, and the staff at GFJ feels it’s lost would be tragic.  We urge you to sign…

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.

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…

The library funding proposition will be Proposition Number 4 on this year’s Town of Union ballot. Please remember to vote on November 4. If you’re not registered to vote you can still do so. Forms must be postmarked no later than October 10 and are available at: http://gobroomecounty.com/files/elections/pdfs/voteform%281%29.pdf

Try these free services: NoveList: A reader’s Advisory service available in Our Research Center (click  the “Online Databases Here” icon on our web page and the “Literature” link after typing your library card number) Reader’s Advisor Online has just switched from a fee to a free database: www.readersadvisoronline.com/blog/ Subscribe to any of the free “Bookletters”…

The New Yorker’s for Better Libraries Political Action Committee has released its 2010 Voter’s Guide.  The Guide scores New York State legislators based on how strongly they voted in support of library-friendly legislation.  While you’re at their site consider a donation and subscribe to their online newsletter.  Strong libraries don’t just happen!