Main Library Announces Inaugural JAX Book Fest for March 25 (Mar. 13, 2017)
More than 150 Local and National Authors and Illustrators to Participate in ‘Literary Event of the Year’
JaxLibrary app is currently offline. While we work to resolve the issue, use our mobile catalog to access online library services.
Bill Brinton Murray Hill Library will be closed for renovations starting Monday, Nov. 27. through Monday, Dec. 11.
2017
International Film Director Mira Nair to Speak at Main Library (Mar. 2, 2017)
Visit and Presentation Will Highlight JAX READS!/NEA Big Read Community Event
Murray Hill Branch Library Closing for Upgrades Feb. 10 – 22 (Jan. 27, 2017)
Replacing Carpet, Upgrading Teen Computers, and Other Improvements Planned
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 27, 2017 – The Jacksonville Public Library will suspend service at the Murray Hill Branch Library from Feb. 10 through Feb. 22 in order to replace the carpet throughout the branch and make other upgrades to computers and furniture.
Library to Launch JAX Reads!/NEA Big Read Feb. 1 (Jan. 31, 2017)
Community Invited to Read and Discuss Same Book Feb. 1 through March 11
Main Library to Host 2017 Florida Regional Braille Challenge (Jan. 27, 2017)
Students Will Engage in a “A Decade of Dots” Competitions and Activities to Celebrate the Tenth Year of the Florida Braille Challenge
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 27, 2017 – The Jacksonville Public Library is pleased to host the North Florida Regional Braille Challenge for a third consecutive year. Schools in Duval, St. Johns and Clay counties will send more than 50 kindergarten through high school students to compete. The Main Library is one of four regional Florida hosts for the 2017 competition, which is themed “A Decade of Dots.”
Kesha, an Exhibit Featuring the Work of 14 Black Female Artists, Opens at Main Library February 1, (Jan. 24, 2017)
Exhibit Spans Black History Month, Women’s History Month and National Poetry Month
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., January 24, 2017 – Jacksonville Public Library is proud to present the one-of-a-kind exhibit Kesha – A Black Female Experience of Identity and Race at the Jax Makerspace Gallery in the Main Library. Through photography, videography, sculpture, textile art, 2D art and more, 14 black female artists will depict their interpretation of black femininity, ethnicity, identity, and stereotypes.
Pages
Get a Library Card
