Early Closing

The library will close early at 4:00 pm Tuesday, December 6th. We'll reopen for regular hours on December 7th.

Holiday Open House and Visit Santa

Come for seasonal crafts and refreshments and take the opportunity to visit with Santa too. Santa's visit is courtesy of the Jay County Chamber of Commerce.

Senior Tech Lab at John Jay Center

John Jay Center 101 S Meridian St, Portland, IN, United States

An open lab session where you can get tips and ask your tech questions of Cheryl Lucas from the library.

JayCPL Book Group

What was the best book you read this year? Come share it with our Book Club as we celebrate our Bicentennial Year of Reading. (Your pick does not have to be a book club book.) AND Let’s have a book exchange. Have a gently read book that you would like to share with someone else?... Read more »

Hook & Needles Club

Make learning to crochet one of your goals for 2017 and get a head start at this year’s last meeting.  

JayCPL Coupon Club

Start the new year with a strategy for savings. Join the group on Tuesday, January 3rd at 6:00 pm to learn about ways to save with coupons both paper and electronic. Bring any coupons with you that you would be willing to share. The meeting is in the Friends Room, just past the electronic gallery.... Read more »

Cookbook Club

This month it’s casseroles. Bring yours and the recipe to share, along with table service.

Tech Table

Learn how to get library ebooks, free foreign language lessons and more on your mobile device or laptop. Drop in at the library between 10:00 am and noon. While you are at it you can ask other questions about working with your device and we’ll share tips and tricks for making things work.

Friends of the Library Meeting

Monthly meeting of the Friends who support the Jay County Public Library. Come early at 6:00 pm to help fold the newsletter and get the scoop on library news.

Hook & Needle Club

What will you learn to make in 2017? Bring a project with you or learn how to crochet from one of our crafters.    

Writers Guild

This month the guild is talking about their plan to publish short story collection as an ebook. Submissions for the collection will be accepted from authors who take an active part in the monthly Writers Guild meetings.