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Mango and Brash fans: Meet John Patrick Green, creator of the InvestiGators series at Jax Book Fest 2026.
Author talk with Eileen Meyer, perfect for those who want to learn more about Abraham Lincoln and understand how a children’s picture book comes...
Summer is over... and while that means an end to summer reading, there are lots of reasons to get excited about going back to school!
Get free online access to three local newspaper archives. Jacksonville Public Library has expanded its digital newspaper collections through NewsBank.
Jax Book Fest presents: Writer's Day returns Saturday, Aug. 22, with a featured workshop with New York Times bestselling author, Madeline Martin.
"These Walls Remember" by horror author Del Sandeen explores the many ways loss, grief, and remembrance manifest themselves in the home.
Local writers and aspiring authors: Hone your craft, make connections, and explore paths to publishing at Jax Book Fest presents: Writer's Day this...
Celebrate our community's creative talent at Art Walk, on the first Wednesday of each month in Downtown Jacksonville. The Main Library is open late.
Pick from over a dozen different Writer's Lab workshops—lead by publishers, authors, and other industry insiders—at Jax Book Fest: Writers' Day.
Having trouble finding your next read? We have 16 book clubs providing great recommendations every month.
For Disability Pride Month, the Library will highlight books about people embracing their disabilities as well as some of our accessibility services.
Learn how Black lawyers, lawmakers, and masons carved a path through slavery, Jim Crow, and civil rights struggles to become Jacksonville leaders.
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