Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Remember Monday, January 20th, is Martin Luther King Jr Day.

All Jacksonville Public Libraries will be closed in observation.

We will reopen on Tuesday at 11 am. 

Make sure to check out some of the books about this inspiring man and learn more about the civil rights movement.

 

The book shown includes text from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous speech set against beautiful paintings by Kadir Nelson. It helps to bring alive the content of the speech for a new generation. It includes a CD of the original speech.

Circus Reading and Coupon

Read your way to a FREE circus ticket. Read at least 5 books and come to the library for a bookmark that you can take to the circus to get a free children's ticket with the purchase of an adult ticket.

You don't have to read circus books... read anything!

Merry Christmas

Enjoy the holidays! Jacksonville Public Libraries will be closed December 24th- 26th. We will reopen on the 27th.

Labor Day

All branches of the Jacksonville Public Library will be closed on Sunday, September 4th and Monday, September 5th in observance of Labor Day.

Libraries will reopen on Tuesday, September 6th.

Have a safe and happy holiday.

Happy Independence Day!

Have a happy Independence Day!

Remember, Jacksonville Public Libraries will be closed Sunday, July 3rd and Monday, July 4th in observance of the holiday. The Main Library will open again on Tuesday, July 5th at 9am.

Thank you Trad's Garden Center!

The Main Library Children's Department wishes to express a formal thank you to Trad's Garden Center for coming out last month to teach our young patrons about Butterfly Gardening!  This is the third year in a row that Trad's has donated their time and their plants to our library community.  We appreciate such generosity and hope our patrons get a chance to stop by Trad's Garden Center to see their new children's area!

Library Advocacy

We've heard from a lot of you that you are concerned about the proposed budget cuts at city and state level and how this will impact the service and materials at your library.

We know you want to help- and here's how. Let the decision makers know what is important to you. Advocate for us- and for the services that make up your library experience. Click on the banner above or go to: http://ilovejpl.com/ to get more information about the possible cuts, how this will affect us (and you!) and who to contact.

Easter Closing

The library will be closed on Sunday, April 24th in observance of Easter. We will reopen on Monday, April 25th at 9am.

Presidents' Day

We will be closed on Monday, February 21st in observance of Presidents' Day. We will reopen on Tuesday, February 22nd at 9am.

Martin Luther King Jr Birthday

Remember tomorrow, January 17th, is Martin Luther King Jr Day.

All Jacksonville Public Libraries will be closed in observation.

We will reopen on Tuesday at 9:00 am. 

Make sure to check out some of the books about this inspiring man and learn more about the civil rights movement.

Happy New Year

From all of us in the Children's Department- have a happy and safe New Year.

We will be closed December 31st in observance of New Year's Eve and January 1st in observance of New Year's Day.

We will re-open on Sunday, January 2nd. Our Sunday hours are from 1:00pm- 6:00pm.

Christmas Closing

Merry Christmas everyone! Remember, Jacksonville Public Library will be closed on Friday December 24th through Monday December 27th. We will re-open on Tuesday December 28th.

You still have a few days to come in and check out awesome holiday books.

Hope you all have a 'cool' holiday.

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! We hope that you have a wonderful holiday.
Please remember that Jacksonville Public Libraries will be closed Thursday, November 25th and Friday, November 26th.
We will re-open on Saturday and have a full day of events! Join us at:
9:30 for Mother Goose,
10:30 for Toddler Art,
11:00 for Family Preschool Storytime,
11:45 for Family Art and at
2:00 we will have yoga for kids 6-12!
See you there.

Summer Reading

Summer Reading is going strong!!

Have you been helping our sea creatures grow? Remember, for every 30 minutes you read, you get to add a scale and for every 5 hours read, you get to add a cd.

So far, you've helped us create:

A sea monster

A sea serpent

A mermaid

... and a seahorse!

What do you think will be next?
Don't forget that after you have read for 15 hours, you will win a free book (while supplies last) and an entry form for our grand prize drawing. There are some awesome prizes, so keep reading!

Pirates!

Ahoy there mateys, there be PIRATES afoot!

International Talk Like a Pirate Day be not 'til September 19th. What is a young pirate to do 'til then?

Well, have ye heard the musical stylings of Captain Bogg and Salty?

Ye may sample their songs by clicking on t' link below. Arrr....

http://www.boggandsalty.com/music.php

Ye'd be a scallywagg not to check out their piratical tunes.