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Save The Date!
Spring is almost here and so is the Friends of JMRL Book Sale! Mark your calendars for April 4 through April 12!
NOTE: Last day to donate before the Spring Sale will be Friday, March 20. Donations will resume April 20.
JMRL Internship available!
JMRL and Albemarle-Charlottesville NAACP are encouraging a diverse group of students to consider professional library work as a career option.
Read the brochure to find out about applying for this great opportunity.
Bringing the Library to the Airwaves:
JMRL Partners with 106.1 The Corner!
Every month from September - April, 106.1 The Corner will visit a JMRL branch. Tune in as they talk to local authors and JMRL staff about their work and what the library has to offer.
Usually Wednesdays, from 10 AM – 12 PM.
Read more about these events and the schedule at the blog.jmrl.org.
It's tax season!
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide offers free tax preparation to anyone of any age, especially if you are 50 or older and can't afford paid tax preparation. By appointments only!
Available at Nelson Memorial and Louisa County branches.
Teen Poet Laureate contest
Are you a local student poet between ages 14-18? Become a teen ambassador to serve in a one year role to help celebrate and raise interest in poetry in the community.
Earn acclaim + a $50 gift card!
JMRL Same Page 2026 Community Read!
Visit any JMRL branch and pick up a complimentary copy of The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson, while supplies last.
Learn more about the JMRL Same Page Community Read book clubs, read-alikes, and special event.
Vote for your favorite new picture book!
During March and April, visit any JMRL branch to cast your vote for one of the ten nominated titles in this year's Virginia Readers' Choice.
Learn more about the Virginia Readers' Choice nominees, special programs, and giveaway raffle.
Library Branches
JMRL serves the City of Charlottesville and the Counties of Albemarle, Greene, Louisa, and Nelson. There are eight library locations, the Bookmobile, and a Digital Library that can be accessed from anywhere.
On the Same Page Podcast
JMRL Blog
- “At that moment the power of reading made itself clear and real to me. If I could see the words, then no one could control them or what I got from them. They couldn’t even know if I was merely seeing them or reading them, sounding them out or…
- “Her success exposed both the hypocrisy of her world and the possibility: of one person’s power to help another; of civilization’s ability to break down what it wrongly put up—that is, when blinded to its own constructs.”
- Cast your vote for the 2026 Virginia Readers’ Choice!