Books for Teens

2026 Summer Reading Challenge and Recommendations

Unearth a Story: Earn Free Books. Includes an illustration of a blue dino holding a red book.

Jacksonville Public Library's Summer Reading Challenge runs June 1 through August 1. Get themed recommendations, free books, and more.

Read A Book In Honor of Sci Fi Day

National Science Fiction Day, January 2. An flyer saucer uses a tracker beam in orbit above the earth.

National Science Fiction Day is celebrated (unofficially) every January 2 by fans looking to escape into fantastical, futuristic worlds.

Books for Celebrating Our Nation's 250th Birthday on July 4th

Books to Celebrate July 4

Celebrating the U.S.A.? The Library has books (for all ages) that show what makes our country and our community here in Jacksonville so great.

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