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Take and Make Craft: Fidget Spinner

Stop by the library on Thursday, July 10th to pick up your Fidget Spinner Take and Make Craft Kit while supplies last.

And don’t forget that next week’s craft will be available on Thursday, July 17th, we’ll be making Sun Paintings!

Illustration of a bookmobile under a banner reading Every Friday with event details below for Pavilion Garden Apartments, 2727 East Morgan St., offering childrens story time and book borrowing from 12:30–1:30 p.m.

Bookmobile

Bookmobile coming to a location near you!
Every Friday June 6th – August 8th

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A parchment-style flyer with decorative vines, black dragon silhouettes, and swords announces a Teen Dungeons & Dragons Club for grades 6–12 at Jacksonville Public Library, with group meeting dates in July and contact info.

D&D Club

Well met, traveler! The Jacksonville Public Library is looking for brave adventurers to join our party!
Group 1 meets: July 3rd and 18th
Group 2 meets: July 11th and 25th

Our current session of D&D Club is full! Check our social media for updates or email Blaine at blainecoultas@gmail.com with questions regarding future sessions.

Flyer for Jacksonville Public Library STEM Club with science-themed graphics. Text: Ages 6-12 recommended. Registration required. At 2 PM on June 16, June 30, July 14. Lightbulb and colorful science icons in background.

STEM Club

Our STEM Club meets every other Monday for a new activity! This program requires registration. Please email Courtney at clangdon@jaxpl.org or call the library at 217-243-5435 to register!

Registration is closed – stay tuned for updates and future dates!

Illustration of orange and blue cartoon dragons flying in a purple sky with clouds. Text reads: July LEGO CLUB. Challenge: Build a Dragon! Friday, July 11th 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 July 11th to show off your Lego skills. Stop in anytime between 2:30 and 5:00 pm. July’s challenge is to build a dragon!

Text reads Absolute Science: Bubble Stations. Saturday, July 12 at 10 AM over a pastel background with overlapping, translucent circles resembling bubbles.

Absolute Science: Bubble Stations

Join us at 10 am on Saturday, July 12th for a morning of bubbly fun with Absolute Science!

Text on a blue water-textured background reads: Wet and Wild Water Adventure. Tuesday, July 15 at 10 AM.

Wet & Wild Water Adventure

Stop by on Tuesday, July 15th at 10 AM for our next Summer Reading event: Wet and Wild Water Adventure!

Flyer on soil background with hand trowel, rake, plant, and burlap. Text reads: Youth Garden Club, Thursdays 9am, gardening, bees, butterflies, starts June 5th, ages 5–10.

Youth Garden Club

Garden club is back! Join us every Thursday at 9 am for gardening, bees, butterflies, and other nature activities! Starting June 5th. For ages 5-10.

Bright pink flyer for Jacksonville Public Library’s Teen Switch Hours. Includes a cartoon Nintendo Switch and clouds, and text inviting grades 6–12 to gaming hours every Thursday, 2–4 PM, during summer reading. No registration required.

Teen Switch Hours

Drop by the library on June 12th and 26th to enjoy open gaming hours with the library’s Nintendo Switch.

A flyer for the Teen Advisory Board invites 6th–12th graders to join meetings at the library on the second and fourth Thursdays in July (10th and 24th). Includes contact emails for Courtney and Brittany.

Teen Advisory Board

What do you want to see at your library? Join TAB to help us make the library a better place for teens! In July we’ll be meeting on the 10th and 24th at 5 pm! Please email Courtney at clangdon@jaxpl.org or Brittany at boverby@jaxpl.org with questions!

There will be no TAB on Thursday, June 19th!

Illustration of stacked books with musical notes and stars around them. Text: Jacksonville Public Library Adult Summer Reading Program, June 2 - August 1. Contact info and website at bottom.

Adult Summer Reading

The Adult Summer Reading Program begins on Monday! Stop in any time next week to pick up a reading log for the chance to earn prizes for reading! Any adult is eligible to participate; no library card required. The JPL Adult Summer Reading program runs from June 2 – August 1.

Illustration of a person sitting cross-legged on a yoga mat, with white leafy branches on both sides. Text reads: mindful movement class, dates July 7th, 21st, 28th, time 4:30-5:30pm, JPL Meeting Room, and a reminder to bring towels.

Mindful Movement

Grab a towel and join Jeannie Hemphill for a mindful movement class. Learn the basics of mindful movement with an introduction to balance, finger/wrist exercises, shoulder rolls and more. As long as there’s enough interest, this class will continue so don’t hesitate to stop by! This month classes will be held on July 7th, 21st, and 28th from 4:30 – 5:30 pm in the meeting room.

Colorful flyer for Jacksonville Public Library’s Storytime, featuring cartoon animals reading, with text: Stories, songs, and movement followed by a craft or activity. Wednesdays at 10 AM and 3 PM. 201 W College Ave, Jacksonville, IL.

Storytime

Join us for stories and a craft every Wednesday morning at 10 AM and every Wednesday afternoon at 3PM!

Book cover for Grandpa Green by Lane Smith, featuring a large green elephant-shaped topiary surrounded by grayscale illustrations of a boy climbing a tree and a man trimming the topiary.

The Jacksonville Story Walk

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

Illustration of two foxes cuddling among yellow flowers with text: Baby Storytime. Stories, songs, and movement, best suited for ages 0-2. Fridays at 10 AM. Jacksonville Public Library logo in the corner.

Baby Storytime

Join us at the library every Friday at 10 AM for Baby Storytime! This program, for caregivers and babies 0-24 months, is designed to encourage baby’s early literacy skills through stories, songs, rhymes, and movement.

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