• Scooby-Doo Bingo Night

    Scooby-Doo Bingo Night

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

    Kids and families are invited to the library’s Community Room on Thursday, October 9. Enjoy playing a few rounds of bingo as time allows, and snack on some Shaggy subs, Scooby snacks, and sip on some groovy juice! Participants will try to win a variety of prizes including a Scooby-Doo blanket, Scooby-Doo checkers, or maybe... Read more »

  • Scooby-Doo Bingo Night

    Scooby-Doo Bingo Night

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

    Kids and families are invited to the library’s Community Room on Thursday, October 9. Enjoy playing a few rounds of bingo as time allows, and snack on some Shaggy subs, Scooby snacks, and sip on some groovy juice! Participants will try to win a variety of prizes including a Scooby-Doo blanket, Scooby-Doo checkers, or maybe... Read more »

  • Everything Pumpkin Activity Kit for Adults

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

    Celebrate pumpkin season with a fun pumpkin-themed activity kit for adults that include two crafts, a card activity, several fun puzzle & coloring sheets, pumpkin chai tea bags, pumpkin spice Werther’s, and a pumpkin dessert recipe card. These kits are first come, first serve and will be available Monday, October 13 until we run out.... Read more »

  • Family Story Time

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

    Family Story Time will be held on both Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10 a.m. in the Community Room. Join us for stories, songs, and activities for children ages preschool and younger with their caregivers from September 15 – November 18. Please note: story time content will be the same for both days, but each... Read more »

  • Family Story Time

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

    Family Story Time will be held on both Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10 a.m. in the Community Room. Join us for stories, songs, and activities for children ages preschool and younger with their caregivers from September 15 – November 18. Please note: story time content will be the same for both days, but each... Read more »

  • Adult Halloween Sip & Puzzle Night

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

    Puzzle lovers, we’re back with a new type of puzzle night! We are excited to host our first adult sip & puzzle night that will be Halloween-themed. Join us on Tuesday, October 14 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. for a fun two hours of puzzling at your own speed and enjoy some fun Halloween-themed mocktails and treats... Read more »

  • Story Time with Children’s Author Jayne Schriver

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

    On Thursday, October 16 from 6-7 p.m., JCPL will welcome local author and Bluffton, Indiana native, Jayne Schriver to the library to read her picture book, Not Walter. This fun, rhyming story is about a shelter dog adoption and the process of naming him. At the event, Jayne will begin by reading her books, and... Read more »

  • Ancestral Marathon: Hybrid Family History Conference

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

    Interested in genealogy and family history? JCPL is partnering with Waco-McLennan County Library, Central Texas Genealogical Society, Texas State Genealogical Society, and the Genealogy Network of Texas for a hybrid one day conference with a variety of topic sessions. The conference will be on Friday, October 17 from 9-11:20 a.m. for the in-person session and... Read more »

  • Ancestral Marathon: Hybrid Family History Conference

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

    Interested in genealogy and family history? JCPL is partnering with Waco-McLennan County Library, Central Texas Genealogical Society, Texas State Genealogical Society, and the Genealogy Network of Texas for a hybrid one day conference with a variety of topic sessions. The conference will be on Friday, October 17 from 9-11:20 a.m. for the in-person session and... 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!

  • Farm-to-Table Thanksgiving Dinner for Kids!

    Farm-to-Table Thanksgiving Dinner for Kids!

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

    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 »

  • 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.