Jacksonville Public Library Blog 2022 Archive

Check out Life Lit, our new series bringing you the workshops you need to improve your day to day life!

Check out Life Lit, our new series bringing you the workshops you need to improve your day-to-day life!

The first skills we’ll help you learn or hone are the ones you need in your own yard or outdoor space! Join us for a variety of workshops with our friends from the UF Extension office that will teach you all about gardening, from choosing the right plant to making sure you keep the pests away and the beneficial bugs happy.

Books to Read if You Love Bridgerton

Already binging the new season of Bridgerton? Can't get enough of the rakes, rogues and Regency Era? We've got some readalikes you'll love. Treat yourself to some historical romance!

Lit Chat with Dawnie Walton

Dawnie Walton left Jacksonville after high school to pursue a successful career in magazines. Now she returns to town to chat with us about her first novel, which features a music magazine editor on a mission to discover the truth about an enigmatic music duo – a mission which includes a quick trip to Northeast Florida!

Friends of the Mandarin Library Book Sale

Join the Friends of the Mandarin Library for a book sale! The Friends will be selling gently used materials on March 25 & 26 starting at 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the staff parking lot. Find some great books, and great deals too! Fill a plastic bag for $5 or a paper bag for $10!

Spring Into A New Book Club With The Jacksonville Public Library!

Join A Jacksonville Public Library Book Club

April brings a new book club to the mix! Give a warm welcome to Cumulative Realities, our new biography and memoir book club at the Bill Brinton Murray Hill Library. And find other great nonfiction and fiction reads in our other 10 book clubs!

Calling All Kids! Join Us For Our Special Reading Celebration Week Programs!

Kids Hope Alliance and the Jacksonville Public Education Fund invite everyone to participate in the kick off of a community-wide literacy initiative aimed at improving third grade reading proficiency and literacy for local youth. This initiative is designated as "Reading Celebration Week" and takes place from March 21st - 25th.

As part of this exciting week, the Library is hosting three free events that you and your family are invited to! Keep reading to learn how you can join in on the fun!

Books to Celebrate Women's History Month

Women’s History Month is a great opportunity to celebrate the lives and achievements of trailblazing women and girls throughout history, in the present day and all over the world. It can also be a time to reflect on both the progress made and the battles left to fight. What “glass ceilings” are still left to shatter? Who is being represented and whose stories still need to be told? Get inspired by women from all walks of life with the diverse collections available at your libraries.

Books to Celebrate the PLAYERS

That Players Championship at Sawgrass, Jacksonville Florida

The PLAYERS Championship is back! One of the most prestigious events in golf, the PLAYERS offers the highest prize fund of any tournament ($20 million) and features 144 of the top golfers. It’s no wonder so many people get excited when the event returns every year to the Jacksonville area! Luckily, your Library has a great selection of books about golf including biographies, children’s books, and more!

Get to know the rest of the Bat Family

The latest Batman movie reboot is set in the vigilante's second year of fighting crime. For now, fans looking for stories from Batman’s later years or those centered around other members of the extended “Bat Family” will have to look beyond the big screen (for now). Fortunately, Batgirl, Batwoman, Robin, and Nightwing are all well-represented at the Library!

Lit Chat with Andres Rojas

Poetry Month is just a few weeks away in April. Start celebrating early with this Lit Chat with local poet, Andres Rojas!