Events

  • Go for the Gold: Adult & Teen Winter Reading Olympics

    Jay County Public Library 315 N Ship St, Portland, IN, United States

    Get ready to celebrate Winter Reading and the Winter Olympics with our Winter Reading Olympics! Teens and adults, start training now as you read your way to gold! The program will run from January 5—February 28. Look for more information in the next newsletter.

  • Friends of JCPL

    Jay County Public Library 315 N Ship St, Portland, IN, United States

    Friends group will process newsletters at 6 p.m. and stay for the business meeting at 6:30.

  • Seed Sowing for Your Garden

    Jay County Public Library 315 N Ship St, Portland, IN, United States

    Join us on February 24 at 6 p.m. for a fun and educational night with Purdue Extension and JCPL to get your seeds started for your garden this spring. During this program, you will learn about how to start your own seeds. Then we will plant some seeds in a mini greenhouse that we will... Read more »

  • Seed Collection Giveaway!

    Jay County Public Library 315 N Ship St, Portland, IN, United States

    Want to start your own garden, but don’t have any seeds? Let us help you! Starting on Wednesday, February 25, visit our seed collection giveaway table inside the library to choose up to 6 packets of free seeds, while supplies last! There will be printed resources about gardening on the table, as well. Note: If... Read more »

  • Lawyers in Libraries

    Jay County Public Library 315 N Ship St, Portland, IN, United States

    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 »

  • Board of Trustees Meeting

    Jay County Public Library 315 N Ship St, Portland, IN, United States

    The Board of Trustees meet on the second Monday of the month at 4 p.m.

  • Nothing but Net… & Mystery Activity Kits

    Jay County Public Library 315 N Ship St, Portland, IN, United States

    Basketball meets murder mystery on Friday, March 13 with this fun and interactive activity kit where you will have to solve the crime that happens during a fictitious high school basketball game! Due to the nature of content, these activity kits are recommended for teens and adults who are aged 13+! These kits will be... Read more »

  • Murder & Mayhem Monday with Chris Kennedy Nixon

    Jay County Public Library 315 N Ship St, Portland, IN, United States

    Adults (18+), join us for an exciting evening on Monday, March 16 at 6 p.m. as we welcome our very own Jay County local author Chris Kennedy Nixon to the library for a book talk, Q & A, and book signing of her new release Murder & Mayhem in Early Jay County. Here is a... Read more »

  • JCPL Book Club

    Jay County Public Library 315 N Ship St, Portland, IN, United States

    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!