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Author Talk and Book Signing
with Lilly Ledbetter
Thursday, April 12th @ 5:30pm
Local Author and Women's Equality activist, Lilly Ledbetter will be at the library to speak about her new book Grace and Grit: My Fight for Equal Pay and Fairness at Goodyear and Beyond. Mrs. Ledbetter is best known for her discrimination suit against Goodyear Tire which lead to President Obama's first official piece of legislation, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act of 2009.
Famliy Night Under the Big Top
Thursday, April 19th @ 5:30pm - 7pm
Ladies and Gentleman....Boys and Girls...Children of All Ages...tumble into the library for a three-ring circus celebration of National Library Week! Enjoy a few of the 'Greatest Books on earth,' munch on circus snacks and dance to silly songs, and lots more fun for the whole family!
Annual Spring Book Sale
Saturday, April 28th @ 9am - 3pm
It's time for another great book sale at the library! We'll have a large selection of used books, movies, audiobooks and magazines, and everything is under $5! The library will be closed duing the booksale.
What's News @ the Library
E-Books at the Library
The Library is now a member of Camellia Net, a website to checkout out and download ebooks, audio books and Overdrive Music.
*Kindle versions of e-books now available !!!
All you need is a library card, internet access and a computer and/or supported mobile device!
Click Here for more information or checkout the Camellia Net website for helps, guided tours and more!
E-NEWSLETTER!!!
The Library began sending out a monthly email newsletter in April 2009 with lots of great information. The newsletter includes upcoming programs, construction progress, fundraiser information, older titles you may enjoy, new books and movies and much more! And getting the newsletter is easy - just click here to send an email to newsletter@jacksonvillepubliclibrary.org and you'll automatically be added to the mailing list. If you have general questions, not related to the newsletter, please email us at lotsabooks@hotmail.com.
- ATTENTION PATRONS
- The library is offering computer tutoring on basic computer skills including word processing, e-mail and internet searching. The tutors are volunteers from Jacksonville's Retired Senior Volunteer Program. If you would like more information or wish to sign up for the class, please contact the library. If you would like to know more about the Senior Volunteer Program, check out the RSVP website.
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The History Room photo archives have gone
digital!
We have added digital copies of some of the identified historical photos to our catalog and now you can view these photos at home. You can find the information on our catalog in two ways. You can do a simple word or phrase search to see if a photo on a specific person, place or event is available or follow these directions for a complete listing:
1. From the Catalog, click on Power Search --located below the search box
2. On the left side of the screen look for the heading called 'TYPE' and click on box next to it that says 'ANY" to make a selection.
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3. Choose 'History Room Photos' from the drop down menu
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4. Click 'Search' without any other changes and you will now have a list of the photos that are available online.
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5. Click on the 'Details' button the left of a title and choose 'Catalog Record' to see all the information available for the photo
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6. To see the actual photo, click on the link next to the last heading called 'Electronic Access' or before you click on 'Details' you can click the icon that looks like a chain on the right side of each listing.
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All information about the photos is accurate, to the best of our knowledge.