Jacksonville Library Adds New Books, Programs For Holiday Patrons
This weekend's library column highlights new materials and upcoming programming at the Jacksonville Public Library, giving residents a curated reading list and a short events calendar for December. Patrons should note a Music Under the Dome concert on December 14 is free, a Friends of the Library book sale is scheduled, and winter holiday hours will include weekday early closings and several full day closures.
This weekend the library column laid out recent additions across adult fiction, adult nonfiction, DVD and juvenile graphic novel collections while also flagging practical calendar items that affect patrons through the holiday period. New circulation items listed include adult fiction The Year of the Wind, adult nonfiction Radical Cartography: Visual Argument in the Age of Data, the DVD release Spinal Tap II The End Continues, and the juvenile graphic novel pick I Survived The Great Molasses Flood, 1919. The column functions as both a reading suggestion list and an events bulletin for Jacksonville residents planning visits this month.
On the programming front the library will host Music Under the Dome with singer songwriter Kevin Aldrich on December 14. Admission to the concert is free, offering a low cost cultural option for families and adults during a busy retail season. The column also notes a Friends of the Library book sale with date and time details included for patrons who collect used books or seek gifts at modest cost.
The library announced winter holiday hours that will affect routine access. Weekday early closings are scheduled from December 22 through January 2, and the facility will be closed on December 24 and 25 as well as December 31 and January 1. These changes mean patrons who rely on the library for study space, internet access, job search assistance or children activities should plan visits earlier in the month or look for alternative resources on closed dates.
For Morgan County the combination of fresh materials and seasonal programming sustains the library's role as a community hub and a low cost provider of cultural goods. Free performances and a circulating selection of recent nonfiction and family friendly titles can reduce household entertainment spending while supporting literacy and lifelong learning. The holiday schedule will temporarily concentrate foot traffic into a narrower set of hours which may have small knock on effects for downtown businesses that benefit from library visitors. Residents are advised to check the library's posted times before planning visits during the holiday week.
