The National Book Foundation has announced its 2011 award winners: Fiction: Salvage the Bones, by Jesmyn Ward Non-Fiction: The Swerve: How the World Became Modern, by Stephen Greenblatt For a full list of winners and nominees, check out the National Book Foundation.

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On Thursday, November 17, YHPL will hold a book discussion on Lisa See’s Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. The program begins at 6:30 PM.  Join us for a friendly conversation about a great book. Praise from Publisher’s Weekly: See’s engrossing novel set in remote 19th-century China details the deeply affecting story of lifelong, intimate [...]

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YHPL will have an opening on the Board of Trustees beginning in January.  We are searching for a Town of Union or Village of Johnson City resident to help chart the future of the library. The Board meets monthly, usually the second Monday of the month.  Meetings tend to last around an hour depending on [...]

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Due to a growing lack of space we are not able to accept donations of used books for the rest of the year.  We greatly appreciate the generosity of the community, but we just don’t have anywhere to put them. You can help us out by coming to the Friends of the Library Book Sale [...]

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The Friends of Your Home Public Library will hold a Book Sale on Saturday, October 29 from 9 AM to 2PM Sale items include fiction and non-fiction books as well as DVD’s and videocassettes.  Most items sell for 25 cents each. A Bag Sale will begin at noon: buy a paper bag for $2 and [...]

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