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What’s Your Playlist? How Music Can Motivate & Inspire
What’s Your Playlist? How Music Can Motivate & Inspire
Join us for our final session of the Design Your Life Adult Mental Health Series with IU Health’s Jenni VanSkyock on Tuesday, May 28 at 6 p.m. This month, we will be talking about the music that we listen to and how that can help motivate us to accomplish tasks and goals, or improve our... Read more »
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Book Adventure Challenge begins!
Let’s go on a reading adventure as a community! From June 3-July 20, JCPL is challenging you to help us reach a community goal of reading 300,000 minutes (or 5,000 hours) this summer! When we reach our goal, we will celebrate with free popcorn and cookies at the library from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.... Read more »
Adventures of the Traveling Bookworm begins!
JCPL is excited to welcome the newest addition to our staff this summer—our library bookworm, Willa Worma! Each week of our summer reading program, June 3-July 20, Willa Worma will be adventuring around the parks of Jay County to read her favorite books and hang out with her friends. She wants you to follow along... Read more »
Pop-Up Food Pantry Donation Drive begins!
JCPL is excited to announce the return of our Pop-Up Food Pantry! Our second annual one-day pantry will take place on Thursday, August 1 from 12-6 p.m. in the Community Room at the library. In the meantime, we are asking for and accepting non-expired canned food and non-perishable food item donations to help stock the... Read more »
Writing Contest begins!
All ages are invited to participate in JCPL’s writing contest this summer, which will take place June 3-July 20. Kids who have completed grades K-8 may write a short comic strip for a chance to win a prize! First place winners will receive their own writing kits. Second and third place will receive prizes as... Read more »
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Seasonal Savor: Cooking with Fresh Produce From the Garden
Seasonal Savor: Cooking with Fresh Produce From the Garden
Join us for the next session of our 4-part adult healthy cooking mini-series in partnership with the dietitians from IU Health Jay! During this mini-series, we will be covering a healthy cooking topic that relates to the season we are in. There will be discussion, food demonstrations, and taste tests! Join us on Tuesday, June... Read more »
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Interactive Movie Experience: Toy Story Edition
Interactive Movie Experience: Toy Story Edition
Join us on Friday, June 14 at 2 p.m. for a fun and interactive movie showing of Toy Story. You’ll have a blast whether it’s your first or twenty-first viewing of this film. Attendees will be given a gift bag of prompts and props to participate in the journey of our favorite toys. All ages... Read more »
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Hair-Raising Science with Wonderlab
Hair-Raising Science with Wonderlab
What does lightning have to do with your socks? Static electricity! Come to the library on Monday, June 17 to learn how electricity is generated and how it impacts our lives from making your socks stick to your sweater—to creating a bolt of lightning! You’ll get to see electrifying experiments performed with Wonderlab’s Van de... Read more »
Hair-Raising Science with Wonderlab
Hair-Raising Science with Wonderlab
What does lightning have to do with your socks? Static electricity! Come to the library on Monday, June 17 to learn how electricity is generated and how it impacts our lives from making your socks stick to your sweater—to creating a bolt of lightning! You’ll get to see electrifying experiments performed with Wonderlab’s Van de... Read more »
JCPL Book Club
JCPL Book Club
The JCPL Book Club meets on the third Monday of every month at 7 p.m. On April 17, we’ll be reading The Bookwoman’s Daughter by Kim Michelle Richardson. Anyone who loves to read may join!
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Friends of JCPL
Friends of JCPL
Friends group will process newsletters at 6 p.m. and stay for the business meeting at 6:30.
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Neon Party Sip & Paint
Neon Party Sip & Paint
On Tuesday, June 25 at 6 p.m., join us for a fun neon-themed paint night for adults and teens (ages 13+). During this relaxing program, we will have self-directed canvas painting with neon paint and neon-themed refreshments. Registration is required and space is limited. We hope to see you there!
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Lawyers in Libraries
Lawyers in Libraries
Lawyers in Libraries will be held on the fourth Thursday of every month, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Participants will be able to speak with an attorney through a video conferencing system about topics such as divorce, custody, guardianship, tenant-landlord issues, bankruptcy, debt collection, estates, or immigration. The service is free, confidential, and will... Read more »
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Life-Size Mario Kart Racing
Life-Size Mario Kart Racing
Calling all racers and Mario Kart lovers ages 8 and up! Drop into the library on Friday, June 28 from 2-4 p.m. to try out your racing skills on a life-size level. Using giant bouncy balls, you will have an opportunity to hop around the track to see who is the fastest! Signed waivers are... Read more »
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Friendly Friday
Friendly Friday
Join the Friends of the Jay County Public Library on the first Friday of the month from 2-4 p.m. inside the library to sign-up to become a Friend, learn about all of the fun and exciting things the Friends are planning, find out how you can get involved and help out, chat about the annual book... Read more »