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Take the library survey for the chance to win one of two $100 gift cards! As a patron of Josephine Community Library District, your help is needed to inform future…

Fundraising, Food Adventures, and Poetry Alive

Read the November 15, 2018 issue of the library eNewsletter. Highlights include the Josephine County Library Foundation end-of-year fundraising drive, Food Adventures with Blue Zones: Healthy Holiday Cooking, “Turkeys” storytime…

Healthy holiday cooking demonstration at the library

Library partners with Blue Zones Project to demonstrate plant-based holiday recipes Community members are invited to attend “Healthy Holiday Eating” from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 17 in…

Grants Pass Friends of the Library hosts Holiday Bazaar

Community is invited to shop artisan crafts and homemade goods at library The community is invited to shop at the annual Grants Pass Friends of the Library (GPFOL) Holiday Bazaar…

Winners announced for Readapalooza Community Read-Aloud

South Middle School student wins $500 for her school library Participants of all ages showed up to the library in costume, well-rehearsed and with props to compete in the 10th…

Day of the Dead Bilingual Storytime at the library

Library promotes learning about other cultures through special storytime and craft Families are invited to wear their favorite Day of the Dead inspired costumes and visit the library for Día…

Readapalooza, Holiday Bazaar, Young Master Gardeners, and more

Read the September 25, 2018 issue of the JCL eNewsletter. Highlights include the 10th Annual Readapalooza Weekend, Friends of the Library Holiday Bazaar, Blue Zones Project partner highlight, Young Master…

Poetry Alive: Resist, Persist, Make Poetry

What is the role of poetry in a democracy? Join us for the next session in the “Poetry Alive!” workshop series titled “Resist, Persist, Make Poetry” from 1 to 3…

Back to School Fine Amnesty

Library forgives fines for donations to Food Bank For library patrons who have accumulated overdue fines, paying the total amount can be overwhelming. As a relief and way to support…

Library helps children prepare for Kindergarten

Families with children who will be starting Kindergarten in 2019 are invited to take part in the Kindergarten Backpack Program at the Grants Pass branch of Josephine Community Library District….

#SorryNotSorry: When, Why, and How We Apologize

An Oregon Humanities Think & Drink event Ever wonder what public figures are doing when they say they’re sorry? The art of public apology and “sounding apologetic” is a fairly…

GED preparation workshop

Free online tools to prepare for the GED exam available with library card The community is invited to a GED Workshop from 4:30–5:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 18 offered at…

Musical Storytime

Storytime featuring live music led by award-winning local author Families are invited to the children’s library at the Grants Pass branch at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, July 25 for a…

“Sew Fun” at the Illinois Valley library

Free sewing classes for children Families are invited to “Sew Fun,” a series of sewing classes for kids held every Friday in July and August from 11 a.m. to noon…

“See Sound with a Tonoscope” at the library

Library offers STEM-based children’s program at all four branches Children are invited to explore science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) this summer through “See Sound with a Tonoscope” at all…

“Birds and Birds’ Nests” children’s library program

Bugs-R-Us Educational visits all four library branches The community is invited to join Bugs-R-Us Educational as they visit all four branches of Josephine Community Libraries during the Summer Reading Program…

Showing up: What does it mean to belong to a community?

Library invites public to Oregon Humanities Conversation Project Community is a place where people are supported and thrive. It is a place to find others who share common ground, where…

"Libraries Rock!" Summer Reading Program

Families are invited to join the free Summer Reading Program at any of the four branches in Grants Pass, Illinois Valley, Williams, and Wolf Creek beginning Saturday, June 23 and…

Library and Rotary raise $58,000 so far

The library and the four Rotary Clubs in Josephine County have raised $58,000 towards their goal of $200,000 for the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library five-year program. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library…

New Nonfiction May 2018

The following titles have been ordered for your library, and will soon be available in the catalog: Make Trouble: Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding the Courage to Lead–My Life…

Imagination Library and workshops

Read the May 17, 2018 issue of the JCLI eNewsletter. Highlights include the foundation’s spring drive for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, the “What Is Cultural Appropriation?” conversation project at the…

'What is Cultural Appropriation?'

Conversation Project to be held at Williams library branch Issues of cultural appropriation and identity are complicated. Power dynamics influence who benefits from certain cultural experience, and—given the global nature…

Download e-books for free

upcoming workshop to demonstrate how to check out library e-books Community members are invited to learn how to download free e-books and audiobooks with their library card at the Library2Go…

New Fiction May 2018

The following titles have been ordered for your library, and will soon be available in the catalog: “17th Suspect” by James Patterson. Also available in Large Print edition. A…

Young children qualify for a free book each month

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library kicks off May 1 The four Rotary clubs in Josephine County have teamed up with Josephine Community Library District and Josephine County Library Foundation to bring…

Purpose Workshop held at the library

Library partners with Blue Zones Project The community is invited to attend a Purpose Workshop from 10 am to 12 noon on Saturday, April 28 in the Ben Bones Room…

Library board honored with statewide award

The Oregon Library Association presented its 2018 Library Supporter of the Year Award to the Josephine Community Libraries, Inc. Board of Directors at its conference in Eugene on April 20….

Help plan a new library

A discussion about current library facilities The community is invited to join the Josephine Community Library District for a discussion about current library facilities: what’s working, what isn’t, and what…

Wolf Creek branch temporarily closed

9:00 pm. The Wolf Creek Branch will be open as usual from 1-6 pm on Saturday, April 7, 2018. 12:45 pm. The Wolf Creek Branch Library is temporarily closed at…

Library seeks input to improve facilities

Community members invited to discussion about current library facilities The community is invited to give input on future improvements to library facilities at a community meeting from 5:30 to 7…

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