The BIG Bag Book Sale is back

Find fabulous deals on books, movies, audiobooks, records, jigsaw puzzles and more from November 16-18! It’s time for another Big Bag Book Sale at the Friends of the Jacksonville Public Library bookstore, located at the University Park Branch Library at 3435 University Blvd. N. Want first pick? Members get early Read More …

Indulgence Romance & Erotica Book Festival

Valentine’s Day is a week away and love is in the air, and in the books at James Weldon Johnson Park. The inaugural Indulgence Romance & Erotica Book Festival, which promotors have dubbed “the biggest book event for authors, writers, poets who are all about Read More …

Friends of Mandarin Library used book sale

Looking for inspiration for the 2023 #JaxStacks Reading Challenge? Want to try a tantalizing new recipe? Need great entertainment for the weekends? Find all this and more at the Friends of Mandarin Library Used Book Sale Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Read More …

Friends of the Jacksonville Public Library Big Bag Sale July 2022

Book lovers, rejoice! The Big Bag Book Sale at the Jacksonville Public Library returns after a pandemic hiatus. The three-day sale by the Friends of the Jacksonville Public Library takes place at the University Park branch, 3435 University Blvd. N, starting at 4 p.m. today. Get more info 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 …

Books to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. courtesy of Jacksonville Public Library

“Life’s Most Persistent and Urgent Question Is: What Are You Doing for Others?” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a Baptist minister and social activist who led the Civil Rights Movement(link is external) from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968. His skillful rhetoric, iconic Read More …

Banned Books Week 2021

Banned Books Week (September 26- October 2, 2021) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. It brings together the entire book community Read More …

National Hispanic Heritage Month 2021

National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15) celebrates the histories, cultures and contributions of Americans whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Begun in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson, the observation was expanded Read More …

Banned Books Week 2020

Banned Books Week (September 27- October 3, 2020) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. It brings together the entire book community Read More …

Imagine Your Story. Summer Learning Begins at JPL

LET YOUR STORY BEGIN!  Jacksonville Public Library is excited to host our annual summer learning program!  Our summer learning program helps kids, teens and adults learn all summer long. This year, it’s a different kind of summer learning program that will happen entirely online using Read More …