Webb Wesconnett Regional and Argyle Branch Libraries will be closed for library services Oct 19 - Nov 5 to facilitate voting. Bookdrops remain open. Visit the locations page to find alternate library locations. For election information visit duvalelections.com.
With a Jacksonville Public Library card, you can instantly borrow audiobooks, along with eBooks, comics, music, movies, and TV shows, for free with a Hoopla account. These are our top 10 audiobooks to check out on Hoopla right now.
Each year JaxbyJax hosts a literary arts festival, and this year one of its main venues is the Main Library. You can hear readings from established and up-and-coming writers in the library’s Conference Center Multipurpose Room and the Hicks Auditorium.
Halloween is right around the corner, so we have a spooky special edition of Completely Booked this week. We teamed up with PFC Paranormal to investigate the Willowbranch Library! Located in Riverside, the Willowbranch Library opened in 1930, making it the oldest existing library branch in Jacksonville.
On this week's episode of Completely Booked, we sat down with the founder of Jax Cooking Studio, Terri Davlantes. Terri believes that food should enrich your life, so she started Jax Cooking Studio to teach people how to plan and cook hearty, delicious meals that are easy and affordable.
The New York Times just updated their list of "The 50 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now." Out of the 50 films mentioned in the article, here are some that you can stream for free with your Jacksonville Public Library card through Hoopla or Kanopy
The Sea and Sky Air Show is soaring over Jacksonville next weekend! Aviation enthusiasts— get ready for this exciting annual event with fantastic book suggestions!
October 15 is White Cane Day— a day to recognize the many achievements of blind and visually impaired citizens and the white cane as a tool promoting independent travel. Talking Books debuted at the Jacksonville Public Library on June 5, 1975.
If you're a fan of scary movies, this is the season you've been waiting for all year long. Browse our spooky selection from Kanopy's Horror & Thriller section.
Looking for spooky reads the whole family can enjoy? Here are some ghoulishly good books for kids and young adults to help you get in the Halloween spirit!
Larry Junstrom was a founder of Lynyrd Skynyrd and member of the Jacksonville-based band, .38 Special. The .38 Special bass player passed away this past Sunday, October 6 at age 70. Our librarians in Special Collections were able to find some phenomenal photos of .38 Special from the Florida Times-Union Editorial Archive Collection, which is housed at the Main Library.
