Wireless Printing

Genealogical Resources

Online Resources & Databases
Image: purple background with a photograph of Dr. Eve L. Ewing and the Illinois Libraries Present logo. Text reads: Words, Power, and Community with Dr. Eve L. Ewing. Thursday, November 12th at 7 pm via Zoom. Please call the Jacksonville Public Library at 217-243-5435 to register. There will NOT be an in-person viewing of this program at the library – the program will only be available to view from home. This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events.

Words, Power, and Community: Dr. Eve L. Ewing (Zoom Event)

Engage in an important and thoughtful conversation with Dr. Eve L. Ewing, acclaimed author, educator, poet, and cultural organizer whose work explores race, education, identity, and community. Through writing that blends scholarship, storytelling, and activism, Dr. Ewing has become one of today’s most influential public voices on culture and education.

Please call the Jacksonville Public Library at 217-243-5435 to register. There will NOT be an in-person viewing of this program at the library – the program will only be available to view from home.

Image: a drawing of hills and a sky with trees shedding fallen leaves. Cartoon pumpkins with smiley faces in the foreground. Text reads: November Lego Club. Challenge - Build a pumpkin! Friday, November 13th 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 November 13th to show off your Lego skills. Stop in anytime between 2:30 and 5:00 pm. This month’s challenge: build a pumpkin!

Image: the cover for "Over in a River Flowing Out to the Sea" by Marianne Berkes and Illustrated by Jill Durbin. Text reads: Over in a River Flowing Out to the Sea by Marianne Berkes and Illustrated by Jill Durbin

The Jacksonville Story Walk

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

More Events