Children
Gingerbread Man Scavenger Hunt
Jay County Public Library 315 N Ship St, Portland, IN, United StatesThere is a Gingerbread Man loose in the library and we need your help catching him! Visit the front desk to start your scavenger hunt throughout the library to see if you can find where the sneaky Gingerbread Man is hiding. Once you find him, bring your completed scavenger hunt map to the front desk... Read more »
Movie at the Library- Jungle Cruise
Jay County Public Library 315 N Ship St, Portland, IN, United StatesJoin us for a showing of Disney’s Jungle Cruise. Refreshments will be provided. The movie is rated PG-13 for intense action violence and innuendo.
Board Games in the Library
Jay County Public Library 315 N Ship St, Portland, IN, United StatesOn December 29, there will be board games set up throughout the library all day!
Merry Movie-Thon
Jay County Public Library 315 N Ship St, Portland, IN, United StatesWrap up the holiday season and test out your movie-watching endurance by joining us for our Merry Movie-Thon! We will be showing A Charlie Brown Christmas, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas back to back. Refreshments will be provided.
Mother Goose
Jay County Public Library 315 N Ship St, Portland, IN, United StatesMother Goose is flying into the library every Friday at 11:30 a.m., January 7 through May 13. She leads stories, rhymes, and movement in the Community Room. Note: Mother Goose does not meet on days when Jay Schools are closed.
Paws & Pages
Jay County Public Library 315 N Ship St, Portland, IN, United StatesPaws & Pages is back in 2022! Register your child for an opportunity to read to Sonny the Chihuahua, a certified therapy dog. Held in the Community Room on January 13 from 3:30-5:00 p.m., each participant will have 15 minutes of reading and playtime with Sonny. Participants may bring their own books or read those... Read more »
Mother Goose
Jay County Public Library 315 N Ship St, Portland, IN, United StatesMother Goose is flying into the library every Friday at 11:30 a.m., January 7 through May 13. She leads stories, rhymes, and movement in the Community Room. Note: Mother Goose does not meet on days when Jay Schools are closed.
Kids Winter Reading Challenge begins!
Jay County Public Library 315 N Ship St, Portland, IN, United StatesDon’t worry, kids have a chance to win too! JCPL is challenging our patrons in preschool to 5th grade to chill out and read with our Kids Winter Reading Challenge, from January 17 through February 26. Children may participate by picking up a reading log at the front desk. As they read (or are read... Read more »
Story Time
Jay County Public Library 315 N Ship St, Portland, IN, United StatesChildren ages preschool and younger with their caregivers are welcome to join us for stories, songs, and activities in the Community Room every Tuesday at 10 a.m, January 18 through April 26.
Mother Goose
Jay County Public Library 315 N Ship St, Portland, IN, United StatesMother Goose is flying into the library every Friday at 11:30 a.m., January 7 through May 13. She leads stories, rhymes, and movement in the Community Room. Note: Mother Goose does not meet on days when Jay Schools are closed.
Story Time
Jay County Public Library 315 N Ship St, Portland, IN, United StatesChildren ages preschool and younger with their caregivers are welcome to join us for stories, songs, and activities in the Community Room every Tuesday at 10 a.m, January 18 through April 26.
Mother Goose
Jay County Public Library 315 N Ship St, Portland, IN, United StatesMother Goose is flying into the library every Friday at 11:30 a.m., January 7 through May 13. She leads stories, rhymes, and movement in the Community Room. Note: Mother Goose does not meet on days when Jay Schools are closed.