November 2011 Art Wall

Renovation work has begun on the library restrooms and upstairs meeting room.  The front entrance will be periodically unavailable.  Please use the rear entrance as necessary.

Join former Village of Endicott Historian Tim Main for a two-part presentation on the “History of Endicott’s Public Libraries.” Part 1: Tuesday, October. 14, 7-8:30 and Part 2: Tuesday October 28, 7-8:30 in the Scott Meeting Room. Endicott’s first public library opened March 15, 1915 with the support of its namesake George F. Johnson. With…

      Community Foundation for South Central New York – Broome Library Foundation’s Diane Brown and Laura Knochen-Davis present a $1250 award to GFJ Library Director, Ed Dunscombe and Village of Endicott Grantwriter Beth Putrino to digitize local newspapers from the 1930’s, as a part of GFJ’s Digital Archives Project.

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…

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.

Raffle tickets are available for the 2011 quilt.  This year’s creation by local noted quilter Carol Bunnell is titled “Butterflies on the Loose.”  Tickets are one dollar each, or six for five dollars and are available at the library information desk.  The drawing will be held September 12.  Proceeds go to youth services at the…