Calling all teen and adult muggles and wizards (ages 13+)! Join us on Monday, September 30 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. for our Harry Potter-themed trivia night. We will be playing three rounds of regular trivia plus a bonus grand prize round. Gather your fellow housemates, sign up your team, and bring a mobile device to play.... Read more »
During the month of October, adults and teens (ages 13+) are invited to participate in our new reading and watching challenge. Participants will have three different “poison” cards to choose from: reading, watching tv series, or watching movies. On each card, you will color or mark in the poison bottles to keep track of your... Read more »
Families may register their child for an opportunity to read to a certified therapy dog on October 3. Held in the Community Room from 4:00-5:30, 15-minute time slots will be available for a chance to read to and play with a furry friend. Participants may bring their own books or read those provided by the... Read more »
Any teens, in grades 7-12, are invited to drop-by the teen area of the library to pick up a free activity kit in celebration of Teen READ week! These will be available October 14, while supplies last.
Join us for some free fall fun on Thursday, October 17 from 5-7 p.m.! In coordination with the Jay County Farm Bureau, Inc., there will be all kinds of fun activities for children and families inside the library and in the library’s west parking lot. Families will enjoy “bobbing” for apples, pumpkin picking and painting,... Read more »
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!
Any teens, in grades 7-12, are invited to stop by the library after school from 4-5 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of the month for a fun hour of themed crafts, snacks, and activities! October’s meeting will take place on Tuesday, October 22 and will be Halloween-themed (of course!) with neon pumpkin painting and snacks.... Read more »
During the month of October, adults and teens (ages 13+) are invited to participate in our new reading and watching challenge. Participants will have three different “poison” cards to choose from: reading, watching tv series, or watching movies. On each card, you will color or mark in the poison bottles to keep track of your... 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 »