Pew Research study on how parents feel about libraries

Have you tried Mango, GFJ’s online foreign language learning suite? Here’s a brief introduction video.  Click the Mango icon on our web site (www.gfjlibrary.org) to begin (requires a GFJ-issued library card). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dubBh-WgmXo

The GFJ Library is now on Facebook and Twitter! Become our Facebook fan or follow GFJLibrary on Twitter to receive updates on all of our news and events. You can also sign up to receive our monthly Curious George F. Newsletter or find out about the latest titles with E-Newsletters in your inbox!

Mother Goose story time will be cancelled on Thursday, February 12th due to illness. We will have all regular story times next week during the schools’ winter break.

Don’t miss tomorrow’s Hockey Storytime! Thursday, December 29 from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Come to our hockey storytime and meet Max from the Binghamton Senators! No registration is required.

Governor Cuomo has proposed $81.6M in Library Aid, which removes the additional $4M provided by the Legislature in the 2013-14 Budget ($85.6M).  This represents a 4.7% cut in Library Aid!   TAKE ACTION NOW! … The Executive Budget is not yet finalized – the Governor can restore this funding by amending his budget by February…

This year’s raffle quilt is on display: “French Romance” by quilt artists Carol Bunnell and Sandy Minehan. Tickets are a dollar apiece or six for five dollars and proceeds go to support children’s programs here at GFJ. The drawing will be held September 11. Other quilts, some for sale, will be on display soon.