Teen
Halloween Party
Join us in the Community Room for a couple of scary stories to get the evening started. Next visit the centers located around the children’s area for some hands-on fun: try your hand at decorating a cookie, and then wash it down with some punch. Put together a monster craft and find body parts amidst... Read more »
JCPL Writers’ Guild
This month meet at the John Jay Center to hear author Ruth Dudley Edwards' presentation on her book The Seven: The Lives and Legacies of the Founding Fathers of the Irish Republic, part of the Fall Speaker Series at the center. The program begins at 6:30 pm at the John Jay Center at 101 S... Read more »
Appreciation Day – Bookmobile!
The bookmobile will be parked at the library to welcome visitors aboard. Come take a tour.
Lego Brick Challenge
Use the library's bricks to make the challenge of the week and have your build displayed until the next meeting.
Book Event Nail Painting Party
Meet illustrator (local artist Kathy Ayers) and author (Judy Bruns) of Painting Grandma's Nails when you bring the kids and the grandmas for a nail painting party.
Book People Pumpkin Contest
Decorate a pumpkin or gourd to look like your favorite storybook character. Prizes for preschool, K-2nd grade, 3rd-6th grade, teen and adult categories. Entries must be real pumpkin or gourd decorated and/or painted but NOT carved. All submissions must brought between November 4th and 7th and be picked up by November 14th.
Book People Pumpkin Decorating
Come to the Community Room to use our materials to get your pumpkin ready for our Book People Pumpkin contest. Bring your own pumpkin or use one we provide (supply is limited). Create your favorite storybook character.
Books Come Alive
Costumed characters will roam the library. Meet Dorothy and Glinda from the Wizard of Oz and perhaps some other famous book characters.
Lego Brick Challenge
Use the library's bricks to make the challenge of the week and have your build displayed until the next meeting.
Ornament Craft Table
Make ornaments from old book pages and decorative paper. Keep your ornament or leave it to help decorate the library's trees at the Court House and the Jay County Historical Museum.
Lego Brick Challenge
Use the library's bricks to make the challenge of the week and have your build displayed until the next meeting.
Board Games Afternoon
Play board games all afternoon at the library. Use the games in our collection or bring your own. Between 2:00 and 4:00 pm you can even play Life Size Candy Land.