November 2011 Art Wall

As Congress debates dropping funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and eliminating the National Endowment for the Humanities, author Scott Turow decries nationwide cuts in liabrary funding

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.

Please note that there will not be open hours in the Tech Center on Tuesday, September 1. All other Tech Center classes and hours for this week will run as scheduled. We’re sorry for any inconvenience!

The new children’s room carpet has been installed! We are working to get everything back into place. The children’s room will reopen tomorrow, Thursday 4/30 at 9:00 AM. Access to some portions of the collection will still be limited. We appreciate your continued patience as we complete this project!

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…

Possible Job Opening: Library Page part-time.  Variable hours up to 19 per week, shelving returned items and other tasks as assigned.  $7.85 per hour.  Deadline for application is Sept. 21, 2013.  Application is available for download at: http://gobroomecounty.com/files/personnel/pdfs/EmployApp.pdf