Jacksonville Public Library Blog

Library Book Club Picks for August 2025

The summer reading season might be coming to a close but there's always one good reason or another to check out a book, including Book Clubs!

On Saturday, August 27, 1960, a violent attack against Black demonstrators occurred at sit-in protests at segregated lunch counters in Jacksonville.

Summer is almost over... and while that means an end to summer reading, there are lots of reasons to get excited about going back to school!

We are looking for local authors who have published books for children and/or teen readers to participate in Jax Book Fest 2025: Young Reader's Day.

Get help writing, publishing and marketing your own book with free Writer's Lab workshops. Plus, save the date for Jax Book Fest: Writer's Day.

International Zines Month is a great time to pick up a zine or give DIY self-publishing a try. A labor of love, they are as varied as their creators!

The collection consists of City Council meeting minutes, ordinances and resolutions, and indexes dating from the 1870s to the 1960s.

Get to know local author L.T. Reed and her debut mystery/thriller novel, Unfamiliar Blood, at our next Lit Chat Author Talk.

For Disability Pride Month, the Library will highlight books about people embracing their disabilities as well as some of our accessibility services.

Take a ride through the raucous racing circuits and strip malls of South Georgia in Can't Shake the Dust by St. Augustine author C.H. Hooks.