Duval Comic and Zine Fest

Attention comic and zine makers and fans! Join us in downtown Jax for the first Duval Comic and Zine Fest – coming to the Main Library on Saturday, October 22 from 12 – 5 p.m. Make, trade and READ zines! Meet over four dozen local, Read More …

Join a Jacksonville Public Library Book Club

Check out the list of book clubs below and join your fellow readers for a great chat! Thursday, June 2 @ 6:30pm Discovery Book Club(link is external) at Pablo Creek The Mountain Between Us(link is external), by Charles Martin “Stranded in a frigid mountain wilderness after a Read More …

Augusta Savage sculpture

Our Black History Month celebration continues by highlighting Black artists and Black art in the community. Did you know that the Jacksonville Public Library has an original Augusta Savage sculpture? The piece, whose title is unknown, is available in the Special Collections Department for the Read More …

Centennial Garden at Willow Branch Park, ground breaking

Please join in the ground breaking of Centennial Garden at Willow Branch Park July 25 at 8am, celebrating the 100th year anniversary of the dedication of this historic park. This gift is made possible through the combined efforts of the AIDS Memorial Project and Plant Read More …

Gullah Geechee Culture

As part of #BlackHistoryMonth2020 at theJacksonville Public Library you are invited to meet some of the people and learn about the histories, cultures and locations of Jacksonville’s unique and surviving Gullah Geechee communities. Join JPL Saturday, February 8th from 10:30am to Noon at the Regency Read More …

1960 Time Capsule now at Jacksonville Public Library

The contents of the 1960 time capsule found in the cornerstone of the old city hall building on Bay Street have been digitized and stored in the Special Collections Department at the Main Jacksonville Public Library. View the items here. The time capsule was discovered Read More …

Things to Examine the week of  March 18, 2018

Sunday Free pictures with the Easter Bunny 11 AM Mischievous Madams present Hollywood Harlots in Jacksonville! 7 PM Monday Spring Zoo Camp – Dinosauria 9 AM · Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens Picasso’s Kids Call to Artists 11 AM · The Art Center Cooperative, Inc Board Read More …

Things to Examine the week of March 11, 2018

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 …

On Exhibit: Haight Street Rat by Banksy

Thanks to the generous support of VyStar Credit Union, an estimated $2-million piece of art by acclaimed British street artist Banksy – whose identity remains a mystery – will be on exhibit in Jacksonville from February 14-April 14, 2018. The Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville Read More …