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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!

Image: drawing of a night sky with snow on the ground and a snowman in the background. Two cartoon penguins sit in the snow drinking hot cocoa. Text reads: December Lego Club. challenge: build a hot cocoa stand! Friday, December 12th from 2:30 to 5 pm.


Lego Club

Calling all builders! This month’s Lego Club meeting is coming up! Join us at the library on December 12th to show off your Lego skills. Stop in anytime between 2:30 and 5:00 pm. This month’s challenge: build a hot cocoa stand!

Image: pink background with a boarder of red and gold ornaments, snowflake, holly, poinsettias, and candy canes. An image of the gift tag craft is to the left of the flyer and an image of the holiday cards to the right. Text reads: Holiday Encore Family Craft. Holiday cards. Gift tags. Saturday, December 13th, 2 pm - 2nd Floor. Materials will be provided! Registration is limited. Adults and children 6th grade and up are welcome! Please email Ali Jones at ajones@jaxpl.org or call 217-243-5435 ext. 235 to register.


Encore Family Craft Class: Holiday Cards & Gift Tags

Couldn’t make it to the Wednesday craft night? No worries! Stop by our Encore family craft class on Saturday, December 13th at 2 pm. In December, we’re making holiday cards and gift tags! Materials will be provided! Registration is limited. Please email Ali Jones at ajones@jaxpl.org or call 217-243-5435 ext. 235 to register. Adults and children 6th grade and up are welcome!

Image: purple background with a blue filigree boarder and a photograph of Kevin Aldrich in the center of the flyer. Text reads: Music Under the Dome. Kevin Aldrich. Sunday, November 14th at 4 pm at the Jacksonville Public Library under the rotunda.


Music Under the Dome: Kevin Aldrich

The Jacksonville Public Library is pleased to welcome back Kevin Aldrich as our next Music Under the Dome performer. Join us on Sunday, December 14th at 4 pm!

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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