Join us in the Community Room on Tuesday mornings at 10:00 a.m. for stories, songs, and activities for children ages preschool and younger with their caregivers. Story Time will be held every Tuesday through December 3. Note: there will be no Family Story Time on November 26 during Thanksgiving Week. November 5 – Trains! November... Read more »
Very Slightly Scary Estate Tour Enter, if you dare! On Halloween night, from 5-7 p.m. the ghouls are taking over the Community Room and invite you to take a self-directed tour through their creepy estate rooms. Unlike normal haunted houses, this is a walk-through experience and doesn’t include any scary actors or jump scares. However,... Read more »
Happy Halloween! Come trick-or-treat at the library on Thursday, October 31 from 5-7 p.m. Kids will receive one book of their choice, a bookmark, and candy. We can’t wait to see you at the library in your best costumes!
Mother Goose will be flying back to the library on Friday mornings at 11:15 a.m. from September 20 to December 13! Join Mother Goose in the Community Room for stories, rhymes, and movement. If Jay Schools are not in session, Mother Goose will not be held.
Join us in the Community Room on Tuesday mornings at 10:00 a.m. for stories, songs, and activities for children ages preschool and younger with their caregivers. Story Time will be held every Tuesday through December 3. Note: there will be no Family Story Time on November 26 during Thanksgiving Week. November 5 – Trains! November... Read more »
Interactive STREAM studio is back! Purdue Extension 4-H & JCPL are hosting an Interactive STREAM Studio for youth in grades 3-6 at the library on the first and second Wednesdays of each month. Bloomfield and East Jay students meet on the first Wednesday, while Redkey and West Jay students meet on the second Wednesday. Homeschooled and... Read more »
“To infinity and beyond!” Come to the library for an out of this world experience! View the stars in our giant inflatable planetarium and create your own constellation cover to use on a flashlight. Kids will get to make galaxy calming jars, planet night lights, a solar system mobile, learn about moon phases with Oreos,... Read more »
Mother Goose will be flying back to the library on Friday mornings at 11:15 a.m. from September 20 to December 13! Join Mother Goose in the Community Room for stories, rhymes, and movement. If Jay Schools are not in session, Mother Goose will not be held.
On Saturday, November 9 from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., students in grades 3-6 who have expressed interest in assuming the responsibility of staying home alone are invited to come to this safety class to learn how to practice safe habits, how to prevent unsafe situations, and what to do when faced with dangers such as power... Read more »
Do you enjoy watching Bluey? Come to the library and enter your name for a chance to win a Bluey Advent Calendar! Sign up tickets will be available on November 11 on the children’s side of the circulation desk. Winner will be drawn and notified on November 25!
Join us in the Community Room on Tuesday mornings at 10:00 a.m. for stories, songs, and activities for children ages preschool and younger with their caregivers. Story Time will be held every Tuesday through December 3. Note: there will be no Family Story Time on November 26 during Thanksgiving Week. November 5 – Trains! November... Read more »
Interactive STREAM studio is back! Purdue Extension 4-H & JCPL are hosting an Interactive STREAM Studio for youth in grades 3-6 at the library on the first and second Wednesdays of each month. Bloomfield and East Jay students meet on the first Wednesday, while Redkey and West Jay students meet on the second Wednesday. Homeschooled and... Read more »
Lincoln Logs and cardboard blocks will be available to play with in the Children’s area on Saturday, November 16 from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and Thursday, November 14 from 3:00-7:00 p.m.
Calling all readers in grades 4, 5, or 6—come join the Story Seekers Book Club at the Jay County Public Library! We will be reading through the book Wilderlore: The Accidental Apprentice by Amanda Foody. Sign up by September 5 to receive a copy of the book at the first meeting on September 12! You... Read more »
Mother Goose will be flying back to the library on Friday mornings at 11:15 a.m. from September 20 to December 13! Join Mother Goose in the Community Room for stories, rhymes, and movement. If Jay Schools are not in session, Mother Goose will not be held.
Lincoln Logs and cardboard blocks will be available to play with in the Children’s area on Saturday, November 16 from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and Thursday, November 14 from 3:00-7:00 p.m.
Join us in the Community Room on Tuesday mornings at 10:00 a.m. for stories, songs, and activities for children ages preschool and younger with their caregivers. Story Time will be held every Tuesday through December 3. Note: there will be no Family Story Time on November 26 during Thanksgiving Week. November 5 – Trains! November... Read more »
Celebrate Thanksgiving at the library with the Jay County Farm Bureau, Inc.! Preschool and elementary kids are invited to join us for a hands-on, educational Thanksgiving experience. Children will get to eat turkey roast and mashed potatoes, make their own cranberry salad, bake a crescent roll, shake and make butter, and make their own pumpkin... Read more »
Celebrate Thanksgiving at the library with the Jay County Farm Bureau, Inc.! Preschool and elementary kids are invited to join us for a hands-on, educational Thanksgiving experience. Children will get to eat turkey roast and mashed potatoes, make their own cranberry salad, bake a crescent roll, shake and make butter, and make their own pumpkin... Read more »
Mother Goose will be flying back to the library on Friday mornings at 11:15 a.m. from September 20 to December 13! Join Mother Goose in the Community Room for stories, rhymes, and movement. If Jay Schools are not in session, Mother Goose will not be held.