Adult Programs

Jax Stacks Reading Challenge: Mid-Point Check In + Genre Mode

We're more than half way through the 2026 Jax Stacks Reading Challenge. Looking for an even bigger challenge? Welcome to "genre mode!"

Discuss Great Books at Library Book Clubs this July

Having trouble finding your next read? We have 16 book clubs providing great recommendations every month.

Lit Chat Interview with "Forces of Nature" Author Clay Henderson

Jacksonville Public Library Conservation Series with Clay Henderson, author of Forces of Nature

Join the conservation with Clay Henderson and Florida Master Naturalist Ryan Worthington and learn how you can help defend Florida's natural wonders.

Dig into Summer Reads at Library Book Clubs in June

Challenge yourself to read more this summer, with help from Library Book Clubs.

Screening Room: The Little Brown Bird with Duval Audubon Society

Andrew Schumann with a little bird on perched on his finger

Film screening and discussion about America’s most endangered songbird, Florida grasshopper sparrow, with the Duval Audubon Society.

History Chat: Stanton - Florida's Oldest African American School

Stanton with an historical photo of the building, from the book cover

Stanton gives a pictorial history of the buildings, faculty, student life, and traditions that have left an indelible mark on African American life in Jacksonville.

Lit Chat Interview with Bestselling Thriller Suspense Author Kaira Rouda

Photo of Kaira Rouda with four of her books including 'Best Day Ever,' 'The Next Wife,' 'Beneath the Surface,' and 'We Were Never Friends.'

Kaira Rouda is a USA TODAY and international bestselling author known for "domestic suspense" including: Best Day Ever and The Next Wife.

Library Books Clubs Are Gearing Up for Summer Reading

Get inspired and build your TBR for a summer of reading with help from Library Book Clubs.

History Chat with Ramesh Buch and North Florida Land Trust

At our 2026 Conservation Series kick off, learn how North Florida Land Trust uses land acquisition and restoration to conserve irreplaceable land.

Get the "Untold" Story of Riverside's Life Sculpture with Wayne Wood

Dr. Wayne Wood joins us this April to tell the remarkable story of the sculptor who created the statue 'Life" in Jacksonville's Memorial Park.