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Big Library Read

Join us May 15-June 1 for the first Big Library Read, sponsored by OverDrive, and enjoy unlimited access during this time to the selection The Four Corners of the Sky by Michael Malone.

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What do I do after High School?

Explore links to state and federal resources to help you prepare for life after high school. Includes dates and places for local SAT testing, updated annually.

 

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Keep up with upcoming library events. Get our newsletter delivered to your email each month.

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Keep up with the latest JCPL News & Views -- all entries to our news, readers advisory, kids and teens blogs, in one central place: www.myjcpl.org/blogs -- or import us into your favorite RSS reader (shown here on the elegant Flipboard app for iPad). You can also subscribe to our events feeds at www.myjcpl.org/about/rss-feeds

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JCPL Online Databases

Look for a new career, repair a car or a lawnmower, find a lost relative or a good book, or ace your GED, GRE or SAT with these free resources exclusive to JCPL Cardholders.

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Bestsellers at JCPL

Come check our status for the latest weekly bestsellers, compiled by library staff.

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Photography of Terri Ulbrich at Wheatfield Library through June

From flowers to covered bridges to hot air balloons, Terri Ulbrich sees the beauty in everything around her through the lens of her camera. Family and friends depend on this talented photographer to capture special events on film, and Terri never attends special occasions without bringing her camera along.

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The Merry Month of May Brings Great Things @ JCPL, Including New Fiction!

"I was walking through the park one day; in the merry, merry month of May..." and so the song goes.

The merry month of May brings great things to the outdoors, but it also brings great things to the indoors of the Jasper County Public Library.

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Get to know a local author at the DeMotte Library in May

Janeen Swart is a retired DeMotte Elementary School teacher who has taken up the art of writing stories in her spare time.

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SJC Orchestra to perform at Rensselaer Library Sunday

The Friends of the Rensselaer Library are very excited to introduce the community to one of our region's newest assets.

An afternoon of musical entertainment awaits as the Rensselaer Library cordially invites the public to enjoy a performance by the Saint Joseph College Orchestra.

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Memorial Day

All three branches of the Jasper County Public Library, located in Rensselaer, DeMotte and Wheatfield, will be closed on Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day.

We salute our fallen veterans and invite the public to stop in this month and check out a book about war, military service or a veteran's story. See our holiday policy for all holiday closures.