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Friday, June 23, 2017

9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Teen Spa DIY


Location:  
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  
10:15 AM -
Lap Sit


Location:  JPL Meeting Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  


Saturday, June 24, 2017

10:00 AM -
Kid's Movie


Location:  Meeting Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Heavyweights (PG, 110 minutes): Gerry is not looking forward to his summer vacation, since he'll be spending it at a camp for overweight boys in order to shed pounds. Fortunately, a kindly couple, the Bushkins, run the camp and make the process fun and relaxed. However, they're soon forced to declare bankruptcy and sell the camp to Tony Perkis, a fitness fanatic who turns the camp into a living nightmare of over-the-top training. But the kids plan to fight back.


Monday, June 26, 2017

9:30 AM -
Kid's Movie


Location:  Meeting Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Scooby Doo Camp Scare (PG, 72 minutes): Scooby, Shaggy and the rest of the gang investigate mysterious occurrences at the Whirlen Merlin Magic Academy.
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Bookmobile


Location:  400 W. Morgan Street
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Grace Methodist Church
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Bookmobile


Location:  824 N. West Street
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Dunlap Court
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Bookmobile


Location:  101 W. Walnut Court
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Walnut Court
2:00 PM -
Bookmobile


Location:  1120 W. Walnut Street
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  West Central Mass Transit
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Bookmobile


Location:  12 Greenbriar Drive
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Greenbriar Apartments


Tuesday, June 27, 2017

10:00 AM -
Kid's Performer


Location:  JPL Green Space
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  

Absolute Science

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

9:30 AM -
Kid's Garden Club


Location:  JPL Green Space
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  

Kids of all ages are invited to join the  library’s garden club. Each Tuesday at 9:30am kids will learn how to plant seeds, how plants grow, what bugs do and help to tend the garden. By the end of summer there will flowers and vegetables for everyone to enjoy!

10:00 AM -
Story Time


Location:  JPL Story Time Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  

Topic: Dinos Camping

3:00 PM -
Story Time


Location:  JPL Story Time Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  

Topic: Dinos Camping

Thursday, June 29, 2017

9:30 AM -
Kid's Craft


Location:  Story Time Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Chip Bag Craft
11:00 AM -
Kid's Craft


Location:  Story Time Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Chip Bag Craft
2:00 PM -
Kid's Craft


Location:  Story Time Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Chip Bag Craft


Friday, June 30, 2017

10:15 AM -
Lap Sit


Location:  JPL Meeting Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  


Monday, July 3, 2017

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Bookmobile


Location:  400 W. Morgan Street
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Grace Methodist Church
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Bookmobile


Location:  824 N. West Street
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Dunlap Court
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Bookmobile


Location:  101 W. Walnut Court
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Walnut Court
2:00 PM -
Bookmobile


Location:  1120 W. Walnut Street
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  West Central Mass Transit
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Bookmobile


Location:  12 Greenbriar Drive
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Greenbriar Apartments


Tuesday, July 4, 2017

9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
LIBRARY CLOSED


Location:  
Contact:     243-5435   
Description:  The library is closed in observance of Independence Day


Wednesday, July 5, 2017

9:30 AM -
Kid's Garden Club


Location:  JPL Green Space
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  

Kids of all ages are invited to join the  library’s garden club. Each Tuesday at 9:30am kids will learn how to plant seeds, how plants grow, what bugs do and help to tend the garden. By the end of summer there will flowers and vegetables for everyone to enjoy!

10:00 AM -
Story Time


Location:  JPL Story Time Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  

Topic: Pirates Camping

3:00 PM -
Story Time


Location:  JPL Story Time Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  

Topic: Pirates Camping

Thursday, July 6, 2017

9:30 AM -
Kid's Craft


Location:  Story Time Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Bracelets
11:00 AM -
Kid's Craft


Location:  Story Time Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Bracelets
2:00 PM -
Kid's Craft


Location:  Story Time Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Bracelets


Friday, July 7, 2017

9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Teen Craft


Location:  
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Make a T-Shirt Bag
10:15 AM -
Lap Sit


Location:  JPL Meeting Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  


Saturday, July 8, 2017

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friends of the Library Book Sale


Location:  
Contact:  Hillary   243-5435   
Description:  Support the Friends of the Library and find great books! Sales are held in the first floor meeting room.


Monday, July 10, 2017

10:00 AM -
Kid's Movie


Location:  Meeting Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Swiss Family Robinson (PG, 2 hours): In this family film, the Robinson clan -- mother, father and their three sons, Fritz, Ernst and Francis -- flee the reign of Napoleon to start afresh in New Guinea. When their ship gets damaged en route, the family takes refuge on a deserted island. The Robinsons learn to live in the wild, have various adventures and build an impressive house in a tree. However, while island life is full excitement, the question of whether to return to civilization looms.
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Bookmobile


Location:  400 W. Morgan Street
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Grace Methodist Church
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Bookmobile


Location:  824 N. West Street
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Dunlap Court
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Bookmobile


Location:  101 W. Walnut Court
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Walnut Court
2:00 PM -
Bookmobile


Location:  1120 W. Walnut Street
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  West Central Mass Transit
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Bookmobile


Location:  12 Greenbriar Drive
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Greenbriar Apartments
4:30 PM -
JPL Board Meeting


Location:  JPL Conference Room
Contact:  Chris   243-5435   
Description:  
7:00 PM -
Bats in Illinois


Location:  JPL Meeting Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Dr. Bryan Arnold, Assistant Professor of Biology at Illinois College, is a behavioral ecologist who studies the social behaviors of bats. Despite their small stature, they have a huge impact on their habitat and are currently under threat. Have your questions answered and learn more about the many surprising and positive contributions bats make to the local environment. Find a complete listing of this year's speakers here.


Tuesday, July 11, 2017

10:00 AM -
Kid's Performer


Location:  JPL Green Space
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  

Ken Bradbury Improv

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

7:00 PM -
Poetry Group


Location:  JPL Story Time Room
Contact:  Hillary   243-5435   
Description:  
9:30 AM -
Kid's Garden Club


Location:  JPL Green Space
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  

Kids of all ages are invited to join the  library’s garden club. Each Tuesday at 9:30am kids will learn how to plant seeds, how plants grow, what bugs do and help to tend the garden. By the end of summer there will flowers and vegetables for everyone to enjoy!

10:00 AM -
Story Time


Location:  JPL Story Time Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  

Topic: Hiking

3:00 PM -
Story Time


Location:  JPL Story Time Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  

Topic: Hiking

Thursday, July 13, 2017

9:30 AM -
Kid's Craft


Location:  Story Time Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Tic Tac Toe
11:00 AM -
Kid's Craft


Location:  Story Time Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Tic Tac Toe
2:00 PM -
Kid's Craft


Location:  Story Time Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Tic Tac Toe


Friday, July 14, 2017

10:15 AM -
Lap Sit


Location:  JPL Meeting Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  


Saturday, July 15, 2017

10:00 AM -
STEAM Party for the Whole Family


Location:  
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Have you heard of STEAM? It stands for: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics. The library is hosting a STEAM party for the whole family!
 


Monday, July 17, 2017

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Bookmobile


Location:  400 W. Morgan Street
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Grace Methodist Church
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Bookmobile


Location:  824 N. West Street
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Dunlap Court
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Bookmobile


Location:  101 W. Walnut Court
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Walnut Court
2:00 PM -
Bookmobile


Location:  1120 W. Walnut Street
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  West Central Mass Transit
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Bookmobile


Location:  12 Greenbriar Drive
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Greenbriar Apartments


Tuesday, July 18, 2017

10:00 AM -
Kid's Performer


Location:  JPL Green Space
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  

Trick Roper

11:00 AM -
Senior Book Club


Location:  Community Park Building (1309 South Main Street)
Contact:  Diane Hollendonner   243-5435   
Description:  The Jacksonville Area Senior Center Book Club will meet at the Community Park Building (1309 South Main Street). Outreach Librarian Diane Hollendonner will lead the discussion and presents books on the topic "Visiting Our National Parks". Participants are encouraged to bring an item or story to share.
7:00 PM -
Tuesday Tales


Location:  
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Topic: Star Gazing


Wednesday, July 19, 2017

2:00 PM -
Security for Seniors: In Home and Online


Location:  JPL Meeting Room
Contact:  Hillary   243-5435   
Description:  Loren Hamilton from Morgan-Scott Counties Crime Stoppers will present important information about how seniors can protect themselves in their homes and online, how to avoid financial scams, helpful travel tips, and much more. This is the perfect program for every senior citizen or caretaker.
 
 
9:30 AM -
Kid's Garden Club


Location:  JPL Green Space
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  

Kids of all ages are invited to join the  library’s garden club. Each Tuesday at 9:30am kids will learn how to plant seeds, how plants grow, what bugs do and help to tend the garden. By the end of summer there will flowers and vegetables for everyone to enjoy!

10:00 AM -
Story Time


Location:  JPL Story Time Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  

Topic: Star Gazing

3:00 PM -
Story Time


Location:  JPL Story Time Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  

Topic: Star Gazing

Thursday, July 20, 2017

9:30 AM -
Kid's Craft


Location:  Story Time Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Make Your Own Board Game
11:00 AM -
Kid's Craft


Location:  Story Time Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Make Your Own Board Game
2:00 PM -
Kid's Craft


Location:  Story Time Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Make Your Own Board Game


Friday, July 21, 2017

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Lego Club


Location:  
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  
10:15 AM -
Lap Sit


Location:  JPL Meeting Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  


Saturday, July 22, 2017

9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Make and Take Craft


Location:  
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Make a Fire Sun Catcher


Monday, July 24, 2017

10:00 AM -
Kid's Movie


Location:  Meeting Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Race For Your Life, Charlie Brown (PG, 76 minutes): In this animated feature, Charlie Brown, Linus and the gang head to Camp Remote, located in the Rocky Mountains, where the big event is the annual river rafting race. Competing against Charlie Brown and his friends is a gang of bullies who always win the race, owing to their penchant for dirty tactics and cheating. This time proves no different, and Charlie Brown has to overcome his lack of confidence if his team is to have any hope of winning.
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Bookmobile


Location:  400 W. Morgan Street
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Grace Methodist Church
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Bookmobile


Location:  824 N. West Street
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Dunlap Court
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Bookmobile


Location:  101 W. Walnut Court
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Walnut Court
2:00 PM -
Bookmobile


Location:  1120 W. Walnut Street
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  West Central Mass Transit
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Bookmobile


Location:  12 Greenbriar Drive
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Greenbriar Apartments


Tuesday, July 25, 2017

10:00 AM -
Kid's Performer


Location:  JPL Green Space
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  

Junie B!

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

3:00 PM -
Science Story Time


Location:  Story Time Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  

Topic: Craft Stick

9:30 AM -
Kid's Garden Club


Location:  JPL Green Space
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  

Kids of all ages are invited to join the  library’s garden club. Each Tuesday at 9:30am kids will learn how to plant seeds, how plants grow, what bugs do and help to tend the garden. By the end of summer there will flowers and vegetables for everyone to enjoy!

10:00 AM -
Science Story Time


Location:  Story Time Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  

Topic: Craft Stick

Thursday, July 27, 2017

9:30 AM -
Kid's Craft


Location:  Story Time Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Sand Art
11:00 AM -
Kid's Craft


Location:  Story Time Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Sand Art
2:00 PM -
Kid's Craft


Location:  Story Time Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Sand Art


Friday, July 28, 2017

10:15 AM -
Lap Sit


Location:  JPL Meeting Room
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  


Saturday, July 29, 2017

10:00 AM -
Summer Reading Closing Party


Location:  
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  


Monday, July 31, 2017

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Bookmobile


Location:  400 W. Morgan Street
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Grace Methodist Church
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Bookmobile


Location:  824 N. West Street
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Dunlap Court
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Bookmobile


Location:  101 W. Walnut Court
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Walnut Court
2:00 PM -
Bookmobile


Location:  1120 W. Walnut Street
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  West Central Mass Transit
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Bookmobile


Location:  12 Greenbriar Drive
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Greenbriar Apartments


Monday, August 7, 2017

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Bookmobile


Location:  400 W. Morgan Street
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Grace Methodist Church
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Bookmobile


Location:  824 N. West Street
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Dunlap Court
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Bookmobile


Location:  101 W. Walnut Court
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Walnut Court
2:00 PM -
Bookmobile


Location:  1120 W. Walnut Street
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  West Central Mass Transit
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Bookmobile


Location:  12 Greenbriar Drive
Contact:  Cindy   243-5435   
Description:  Greenbriar Apartments