Jacksonville, Florida
Beginning June 3 through August 2, kids up to age 18 can enjoy a free lunch Monday through Friday at 12 library locations. Bring the crew for Summer Reading and fun, and they can receive a nutritious meal that includes protein, fruit or veggie and a drink. Monday Read More …
Jacksonville’s literary event of the year will return on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019! The Jax Book Fest is back for its third year in a row. The event—held at the Main Library in Downtown Jacksonville—features presentations and signings by authors of both national and local Read More …
Mapping Our Past, Jacksonville Public Library’s annual affair to celebrate the Lewis Ansbacher Map Collection—a true treasure comprising more than 240 antiquarian maps—returns to the Main Library. This year’s highlight will be the unveiling of the newly updated Jordan and Shirley Ansbacher Gallery to display Read More …
Tim Gilmore will launch, read from, and sign his newest book, Goat Island Hermit: The State of Florida vs. Rollians Christopher. “In 1955, Rollians Christopher, an illiterate goatherd who’d long claimed squatter’s rights on Goat Island, across from the fishing village of New Berlin in Read More …
April 1 – 7 is Public Art Week. JPL invites you to celebrate with a walking tour of public art at the Main Library. Have you ever wanted to know more about the Owl sculpture at the Laura Street entrance? Or perhaps what the Imagination Read More …
Sunday League of Legends 5v5 Tournament at GLHF Game Bar 10AM GLHF Game Bar Brunch Goes Wild 11AM · Simply Sara’s · Motown The Musical 1:30 PM and 7 PM · Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts Spring Civic Orchestra Concert 5 PM · Jacksonville Read More …
A Visit from Saint Nicholas (‘Twas the night before Christmas) by Clement Clark Moore photo credit: via flickr ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with Read More …
A library in Holland banned Bukowski’s book, Tales of Ordinary Madness. Bukowski wrote a letter to the Librarian in charge; Dear Hans van den Broek: Thank you for your letter telling me of the removal of one of my books from the Nijmegen library. And Read More …
Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it highlights the value of free and open access to information. Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community; librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, Read More …
The Jacksonville Public Library’s inaugural Jax Book Fest will feature children’s authors and illustrators, zine creators, young poets, and local Florida authors. This will be the culminating event at the end of the library’s 66 day, Read 66 Challenge. This event is free and open Read More …
Enjoy local food, artists, vendors, live music and more. The official Art Walk ends at 9 pm but you can keep the fun going at Art Walk After Dark in The Elbow. Some of August’s offerings; The Florida Theatre • Tour the Florida Theatre at Read More …