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Libraries: your passport to knowledge
Indiana Passport logo, image of mobile phone, qr code, and several libraries.

From outdoor library gardens, to gem collections, to the largest public genealogy library in the nation, Indiana libraries showcase many unique learning opportunities.

Between now and July 29, 2023, Hoosiers are invited to discover the wealth of knowledge that can be found at Indiana libraries with a fun guide: the Indiana Library Passport.

  • Posted: Fri, 07/15/2022 - 2:28pm

 

DeMotte construction progress

  • Posted: Mon, 07/11/2022 - 2:38pm

 

Don't get the blues; July is national blueberry month
Photo of paper pints of blueberries stacked up

What’s the best way to eat a blueberry? Well, that can depend on how you’ve enjoyed them in the past. A rather unpleasant memory I have is picking little blueberries off a bush in the sweltering heat and thinking, “I am never going to be able to pick a whole bucket of these things!”

  • Posted: Fri, 07/01/2022 - 11:13am

 

If your back could talk, it might tell you to try INSPIRE
Photo of a woman massaging her back next to some much and landscaping.

Oh, my aching back! Lots and lots of bending, but the garden is finally planted.

I probably took on more than I should have and am now contemplating a much different approach for next year.

Raised beds or container gardening. How enticing does that sound?

  • Posted: Thu, 06/02/2022 - 2:46pm

 

Our pets mean the world to us
Photo of a woman on the floor, smiling at her dog in front of a bookshelf.

We all love our pets dearly. The American Veterinary Medical Association has put together a list of ways you can be a responsible pet parent, and you can celebrate your pets the first week of May each year with National Pet Week.

  • Posted: Mon, 05/09/2022 - 11:33am

 

Life moves pretty fast

We are pretty excited about the developments at DeMotte this year that will include a new parking lot and story walk social area, and will be capturing the entire project in time-lapse video as the year goes by.

  • Posted: Thu, 04/14/2022 - 4:23pm

 

1950 Census Now Available
Portfolio control page for the 1950 census from the National Archives.

It's no joke. The 1950 census is out today!

  • Posted: Fri, 04/01/2022 - 4:01pm

 

Parking Lot Project underway at DeMotte
Photo of the land cleared with a backhoe for future parking south of the library

Work is now underway on the DeMotte Library Parking Lot Project, a project that has been eagerly anticipated and meets two of Jasper County Public Library’s long-range plan goals, to be a welcoming community hub and to engage our staff and community in lifelong learning.

  • Posted: Tue, 03/29/2022 - 11:44am

 

Your library can help with health issues
Black and white closeup of football players in a line, focusing on their helmets

March is National Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month.

Having just recently experienced one of the most anticipated Sunday events of the year, yes, you guessed correctly, the Super Bowl, my thoughts went to a very different place.

  • Posted: Mon, 03/14/2022 - 3:23am

 

Introducing Indiana Digital Library - your path to eBooks
IDL logo, an e-reader in the middle of the iconic Indiana state flag star field

Jasper County Public Library is expanding our digital collection in 2022 by joining the new statewide e-book consortium, the Indiana Digital Library, launching on March 1.

Nearly 200 public libraries in the state will all share the new platform on OverDrive to create a vast statewide collection of e-books and magazines for Hoosiers.

  • Posted: Wed, 02/23/2022 - 5:07pm

 

What is Your Favorite Music Format?
Image of a woman laying down, grinning, and listening to headphones.

Music is a part of everyday life for people all over the world.  From movie soundtracks

  • Posted: Tue, 02/22/2022 - 2:55pm

 

Sign up in Feb for free trees on Earth Day
Photo of a group of school kids posing with tiny individual baby trees.

Join us again as the library celebrates Earth Day this spring by participating in the 13th Annual Neighborhood Forest free tree program, whose aim is to provide free trees to kids every Earth Day. 

  • Posted: Mon, 02/07/2022 - 4:05pm

 

LEGOs for everyone
Photo of storm trooper legos set up to look like the Beatles on Abbey Road cover

International LEGO Day is celebrated on January 28th every year. That was the day in 1958 that Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, son of the company’s founder, filed a patent for the 2×4 LEGO brick.

  • Posted: Fri, 01/14/2022 - 6:30am

 

Read for a Better World in 2022 with our JCPL Adult Winter Reading Program
Read for a better world Winter 2022 Jan 1 to Feb 28

Read for a Better World in 2022 with our JCPL Adult Winter Reading Program

  • Posted: Wed, 01/05/2022 - 5:09pm

 

Don’t shop from home this holiday without Consumer Reports Online from your library
Screenshot from the website of items tested by Consumer Reports labs.

Just in time for the holidays, JCPL is pleased to once again offer the electronic resource Consumer Reports Online (ConsumerReports.org.®)

This resource will bring thousands of independent reviews of small and large appliances, home electronics, cars, and more to your fingertips and empower you as a consumer to make smarter purchasing decisions.

  • Posted: Tue, 11/23/2021 - 2:06pm