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News about our libraries and our communities.

Visiting author describes 'realistic' apocalypse

There have been many versions, new and old, about how the world will end.

  • Posted: Tuesday, December 4, 2012 - 4:31pm
Closeup of Hey Diddle Diddle by Randolph Caldecott

What is a Caldecott?

Thousands of books are published every year, and of those, some are judged to be better than the rest in one category or another.

  • Posted: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 - 12:50pm

Helping after Sandy

Tuesday morning as East Coast residents woke to the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the pleas were already being made for blood donations, funds donations, and other ways for those of us who can to help our fellow Americans.

  • Posted: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 - 8:09pm

Jasper County Ballot online

With only two weeks to go before the general election on Nov. 6, most voters are already secure in their picks for the main races. But the races at the state and community level may still hold some questions for local voters.

  • Posted: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 1:46pm

Moby Dick for the modern age

Moby Dick is one of those books you might have been required to read in high school or college, and afterward you scrape yourself off the deck, count yourself lucky to have survived, and like its narrator, Ishmael, you attempt to move on.

  • Posted: Thursday, October 18, 2012 - 10:36am

Never a typical week

This week the library owes a great deal of thanks to a group of volunteers who count for us in very special ways.

Every year the library selects a week to conduct a count of our usage, using this "typical week" as a sort of survey for what our average usage is all year long.

  • Posted: Monday, October 8, 2012 - 5:30pm

Library aromatherapy: just another public service

Those of us who love books know the money that can be made from developing the perfect perfume: the one that smells like our first book, our favorite book, or just old books in general.

  • Posted: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 7:00pm

The smartest card in your wallet

September is National Library Card Sign Up Month, and in honor of this special occasion, all three branches of the Jasper County Public Library will be celebrating throughout the month by offering a small prize to everyone signing up for their first library card with JCPL.

  • Posted: Tuesday, September 4, 2012 - 1:50pm

Get involved with the story at your library

All year long the library has programs for book lovers of all ages, from infants to seniors. These programs are so ever-present that we just take them for granted. When do you have story time? Oh, there will be a new one any time now.

  • Posted: Monday, August 27, 2012 - 4:03pm

You know it means trouble if you have to spray paint the lawn

Maybe it's yesterday's rain that's giving us a mental breather, but amid the increasingly bad news about our drought, I couldn't help laughing at a photo of a man in Indianapolis spray painting grass in front of stores to make the lawns look more attractive.

  • Posted: Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 11:00am