As a recent NPR piece points out, you can birdwatch anywhere. While binoculars can help, all you really need to identify birds is a field guide in book or app format.
Read on for some resources to help you learn to identify birds. more: Get Started With Birdwatching
While you’re getting outside this summer, why not learn a little bit of history?
Take a self-guided audio tour of downtown Nicholasville in episode three of the Jessamine History Walks podcast. Travel back in time with stories about thirteen different sites, including one with a close connection to the early hemp industry, the E.R. Sparks building. more: Jessamine County Hemp
The Jessamine County Public library is excited to introduce a new, self-service library hub to the city of Wilmore: JCPL+. This extension of JCPL’s services is located inside Wilmore’s City Hall and is available to use Monday through Friday from 8 am to 4:30 pm. more: Welcoming JCPL+ to Wilmore
JCPL librarians bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them.
On this episode, we discuss the seventh prompt in the Books and Bites 2021 Reading Challenge, Westerns or books that feature cowboys. Saddle up to hear recommendations that go beyond traditional cowboy tales, including a Western vampire novel and a Western with a feminist, dystopian twist. more: Go West With These Books
While you're earning reading badges in Beanstack this summer, why not enter the Books and Bites 2021 Reading Challenge?
It's not too late to enter this challenge for adults and teens. Just complete one prompt each month for a chance to win a $25 gift card to Joseph-Beth Booksellers. You can read the prompts in any order you like. more: Summer Reading Is Even Better With the Books and Bites Challenge
While you're working on your Summer Learning Outdoor Enthusiast badges, why not learn a little more about the trees, wildflowers, and other plants you see?
The apps and videos below will help you identify plants whether you are hiking around Kentucky or just hanging out in your own backyard. more: Learn to Identify Plants
While you're getting outside this summer, why not learn a little bit of history?
Take a self-guided audio tour of downtown Nicholasville in episode three of the Jessamine History Walks podcast. Travel back in time with stories about thirteen different sites, beginning with the Jessamine County Courthouse. more: Take a History Walk in Downtown Nicholasville
JCPL librarians bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them.
Get jammed for our Outdoor Adventure summer learning program by listening to this episode which features recommendations for the sixth prompt in the Books and Bites 2021 Reading Challenge, books that take place while the characters are on vacation or traveling. more: Page-Turning Travels
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