Jacksonville, Florida
“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 …
African American landmarks and legacies can be found at a variety of locations in Jacksonville. While some of these sites can be visited, other listings are marked “private” and are not open to the public. 1960s Civil Rights Historic Site Marker James Weldon Johnson Park, Read More …
The City of Jacksonville released the following statement on August 16, 2021, “The State of Florida, in partnership with the City of Jacksonville, will be shifting the Regeneron Antibody Treatment Site to the Main Library Conference Center, 304 North Main Street via the Main Street Read More …
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 …
Loyd Sandgren (1916-2001) was a Jacksonville-based commercial photographer who primarily worked from the 1940s through the 1990s. After his death in 2001, the Jacksonville Public Library acquired a collection of over 14,000 prints and thousands of negatives from his family. These are archived in cold Read More …
The Jacksonville Public Library has announced that they have extended their opening and closing hours at many of their branches. Go to https://jaxpubliclibrary.org/locations for more information and to see the new hours.
The Jacksonville Human Rights Commission is hosting the Fair Housing Symposium, “Equal Opportunity for All – Fair Housing: Safe, Accessible & Free of Harassment.” This informative event is free to the public this Saturday, April 10th at 10am at the Jacksonville Public Library Main Branch Read More …
It is Library Workers Day today and we would like to highlight Jacksonville native Joseph Gaskin, aka Mr. Joe. Mr. Joe has an extended history with our libraries. He would visit the Willow Branch Children’s Library as a kid and he now is the Children’s Read More …
Tenikka Hughes is an evening anchor at Action News Jax. She anchors the 5, 6 and 11 p.m. weekday newscasts on CBS47 and the 6:30 and 10 p.m. newscasts on FOX30. She is also the founder of Tenikka’s Books for Kids, an annual effort to Read More …
Your Jacksonville Public Library Card Can Now Get You Into MOCA For Free on the Final Friday of Each Month! MOCA Jacksonville and Jacksonville Public Library are excited to announce a new perk for card-carrying members: score FREE admission to MOCA with your library card Read More …
Since today is National Random Acts of Kindness Day, we wanted to highlight one we saw recently from Scarf Bomb Jax These beautiful, hand-knitted scarves were hanging outside the main branch of the Jacksonville Public Library . For more information on this amazing group, go Read More …
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 …
To commemorate their shared history, the Florida Pharmacy Association donated their beautiful centennial plaque to the Jacksonville Public Library in a ceremony earlier today. Both the Florida Pharmacy Association and Jacksonville Public Library once occupied the Board of Trade Building on the corner of Main Read More …
Jacksonville Public Library is reopening twelve branch library locations for inside service during September and October. The locations include Beaches, Bill Brinton Murray Hill, Bradham and Brooks, Brentwood, Mandarin, San Marco, Regency Square, South Mandarin, West, Willowbranch and University Park Branch. Hours for these locations are Read More …
StoryWalk® is a fun and educational tool for children and adults to enjoy literacy, physical activity and the outdoors all at the same time. A StoryWalk® is a series of signs featuring sequential spreads from a children’s picture book. Those pages are spread throughout the Read More …
Since 1987, Library Card Sign-Up Month has been held each September to mark the beginning of the school year. During the month, the American Library Association and libraries unite in a national effort to ensure every child signs-up for their own library card. Signing up Read More …
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 …
To slow the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease) in accordance with Mayor Lenny Curry and the City of Jacksonville, all Library locations will be closed as of 6 p.m. Friday, March 13, 2020 until further notice. Early voting and Election Day voting are expected to Read More …