Your Home Public Library

YHPL to close on Labor Day

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:03:35 +0000

Your Home Public Library will be closed on Monday, September 6 in observance of Labor Day.

Book Discussion Program – Molokai – 9/16/10

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:16:10 +0000

On Thursday, September 16, YHPL will host a discussion of Molokai, by Alan Brennert at 6:30 PM. The discussion will take place in the library basement.

Molokai is the story of a young Hawaiian girl who contracts leprosy and is deported to the leper colony on the island of Molokai. Despite the macabre subject matter, the book has been praised for its deft handling of its protagonist’s struggle against the limitations of her disease.

For more information, visit the publisher’s page or check the library catalog.

Library Board Meeting recheduled

admin — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:01:45 +0000

Due to a scheduling conflict the Board of Trustees meeting scheduled for Monday, August 9 has been postponed.
The meeting will be held Monday, August 16 at 5:30 PM.

Auto Repair Online!

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:58:41 +0000

Your Home Public Library has added another useful database for our patrons - Auto Repair Reference Center!

You can use this database to access repair manuals and diagrams for a wide variety of cars & trucks. Follow the link above- or check out the full list of databases on the Online Databases page – you’ll need you library card to get in.

Access to these databases is made possible through cooperation with other libraries and the Four County Library System.

Book Discussion – The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:12:32 +0000

On Thursday, August 12, YHPL will host a discussion of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson at 6:30 PM.
Larsson’s book is an international bestseller– a spellbinding amalgam of murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue.
Join us for a great discussion of a great book!

Click here for more information about the book and its availability at local libraries.

Click here for more information about the author.

Summer Reading Program 2010!

admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:48:55 +0000

We have developed a wide range or programs for kids this summer! We’ll have Shark Day, Pirate School, a few movies, and some great performances. For the full slate of programs, check out the Youth Services Page.

Please note that registration is required for some programs.

YHPL will be closed July 5

admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:04:20 +0000

YHPL will be closed on Monday, July 5 in observance of Independence Day.

Book Discussion – People of the Book

admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:07:52 +0000

On Thursday, July 15, YHPL will host a discussion of People of the Book, by Geraldine Brooks at 6:30 PM.
Join us for a thoughtful, friendly discussion of this novel from a Pulitzer Prize winning author.

For more information about the book, click here.

For more information about the program, contact the library at (607) 797-4816.

Check Out More DVD’s

admin — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:07:48 +0000

YHPL’s collection of DVD’s continues to grow! We now have over 1,300 DVD’s!
Because of that growth, we have raised the checkout limit from 3 to 5.
Patrons may now checkout Five (5) DVD’s at a time.

Calling all teen Twilight fans!

YouthLib — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:35:30 +0000

The Your Home Public Library and the Broome County Public library will co-host a Twilight: Eclipse program for teens ages 11 – 18 on Tuesday, June 29^th at 7 p.m. at the Your Home Public Library, 107 Main Street, Johnson City.

The program will include a trivia quiz, scavenger hunt, door prizes, and t-shirt decorating (participants must provide the shirt, we will provide craft supplies) . Admission is free. Registration requested. For more information, call the YHPL at 797-4816, or BCPL at 778-6456.