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Image: a green to pink color transition background with an image of the Wicked movie cover in a red and gold frame with gold lights. Text reads: Wicked Sing-Along! Saturday, November 15 at 2 pm at the Jacksonville Public Library.

Wicked Sing-Along

Join us for a special movie sing-along event on Saturday, November 15th at 2 pm where we’ll be watching “Wicked”!

Rated PG for some scary action, thematic material, and brief suggestive material.

Image: dark green background with gold filigree and an image of Tom Irwin and Amy Battles in the center. Text reads: Music Under the Dome. Tom Irwin and Amy Battles. Sunday, November 16th at 4 pm. Under the rotunda at the Jacksonville Public Library. 217-243-5435. 201 W College Ave. jaxpl.org.

Music Under the Dome: Tom Irwin & Amy Battles

The Jacksonville Public Library is pleased to host Tom Irwin and Amy Battles as our next musical guests on Sunday, November 16th at 4 pm. All are welcome, we hope to see you there!

Image: yellow background with an image of Kenji Lopez-Alt in a red frame and the Illinois Libraries Present logo in the bottom right. Text reads: Kenji Lopez-Alt: A Journey Through Food and Science. Tuesday, November 18th at 7pm via Zoom. Please call the Jacksonville Public Library at 217-243-5435 to register! This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Presen, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events.

Kenji Lopez-Alt: A Journey Through Food and Science (Zoom Event)

Join award-winning cookbook author, New York Times food columnist, and Serious Eats director J. Kenji López-Alt for an evening of cooking insights, techniques, and foodie exploration.

Please call the Jacksonville Public Library at 217-243-5435 to register.

Join award-winning cookbook author, New York Times food columnist, and Serious Eats director J. Kenji López-Alt for an evening of cooking insights, techniques, and foodie exploration. Please call the Jacksonville Public Library at 217-243-5435 to register.

Adult Game Night: Card Games

Get ready for another night of fun at the Jacksonville Public Library! Join us on Wednesday, November 19th at 6 pm for Adult Game Night! This month’s theme is CARDS GAMES! Bring your favorite card game, whether it be Uno, Phase 10, or something else! Admission is free!

Image: white background with a border of stars, snowflakes, and holly. Illustrations of books and presents sit at the bottom of the image. Text reads: Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale. Saturday, December 6th. 9 am to 1 pm. Jacksonville Public Library. 201 West College Avenue. Jacksonville, IL. All proceeds support our library! mystery, romance, history, civil war, art, religion, DVDs, and more! All $1 or 50 cents!


Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale

Our Annual Book Sale is Saturday, December 6th from 9 am to 1 pm.

Please come and shop at the sale, which is our biggest fundraising event of the year! We have a lot of great books and DVDs! All for $1 or 50 cents!

book cover of Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems, selected by Paul B. Janeczko, illustrated by Melissa Sweet. Read below for StoryWalk details.

The Jacksonville Story Walk

Visit the Bob Freesen YMCA to read a story while walking along a 1 mile trail.

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