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
Stream or download your favorite AcornTV dramas, mysteries, and comedies on Hoopla!
You can search Ancestry Library Edition from home through the end of June 2021. To help you make the most of this opportunity, we've created a series of videos on improving your search results in Ancestry Library Edition. more: Improve Your Results in Ancestry Library Edition
JCPL librarians bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them.
This month, our hosts branch into genres they don't typically read to meet the fifth prompt in our Books and Bites 2021 Reading Challenge. more: Journeys into Genre
The JCPL Radio Theater Club is small but overflowing with talent! Check out our podcast, available on the library podcast page, or listen below. more: Meet the JCPL Radio Theater Club
From May 1, 2021 through November 1, 2021, JCPL will celebrate the art of quilt making with workshops, presentations, scavenger hunts, and a community quilt project.
Just like books, quilts tell stories, mark momentous occasions, record history, and paint pictures of our lives. According to Connie Martin, MA, quilts may have helped guide some enslaved people to freedom on the Underground Railroad. more: Piecing Our History Together With Quilts