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Tananarive Due with the cover of her book The Reformatory
TANANARIVE DUE (tah-nah-nah-REEVE doo) is an award-winning author who teaches Black Horror and Afrofuturism at UCLA. A leading voice in...
Author Dorsey Craft with the cover of her book A Brief History of Accidental Inventions
Dorsey Craft is the author of two collections of poetry: A Brief History of Accidental Inventions and Plunder, which won the 2019 May...
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It's officially spooky season! If you're looking for a good scare, check out what library book clubs are reading in October. Chillers and thrillers...
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Meet filmmakers, local subject matter experts, and other movie buffs when you attend a film screening and discussion at your library! Topics range...
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Jacksonville is the largest city in the federally designated Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, which stretches from Wilmington, North...
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Hispanic Heritage Month honors the cultures and contributions of Hispanic and Latine/Latinx Americans and their impact on American...
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Gamers: The Library is hosting its first "Card Game Jamboree" and you're invited! Play popular card games, win prizes, pick up an exclusive Reading...
Read Local Authors
Jax Book Fest is Jacksonville Public Library's biggest, BOLDEST celebration of books, creativity, and the local literary community. This...
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  Spend the day with 120+ local authors! Jax Book Fest returns from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, featuring New York...
We are open for Art Walk
Celebrate our community's deep pool of creative talent during Art Walk, held the first Wednesday of each month in Downtown Jacksonville....
Join a Library Book Club
Jax Book Fest returns from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, featuring New York Times bestselling authors John Patrick Green,...
Library U Adult Programs newsletter
Jax Book Fest returns from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Main Library. Jacksonville Public Library's biggest, BOLDEST...

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