Emergency Closing

The Boards of the George F. Johnson Memorial (Endicott) and Your Home Public (Johnson City) libraries will hold a special joint meeting at the Your Home Public Library, Johnson City, N.Y. this evening at 6:30 P.M.

Studies have proved that learning a second language improves brain function and can slow the onset of dementia. Bilingual people benefit from these effects no matter at what age they learn a second language. GFJ offers Mango Languages, a free online language-learning suite with over sixty languages, including a free phone app. And it’s fun!…

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.

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

The 14th annual Library Quilt Raffle is under way.  This year’s raffle quilt, titled “Redwork Sue” is once again crafted by local artist Carol Bunnell.  The quilt is on display at the library, with tickets available at the Information Desk.  The drawing will be September 11, with proceeds benefitting the library’s children’s services.

NPR ran a story last week on the future of libraries in the e-book age