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2025 Summer Performer Series

1 month 1 week ago
With the launch of JMRL’s 2025 Summer Reading Challenge also comes the newest lineup in the Library’s Summer Performer Series! Children of all ages and their families are invited to attend JMRL’s Summer Performer Series. These fun, free performances include live animals, music, theater, magic, and more. Teens ages 11 to 18 are invited to […]
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Summer Reading Kickoff Lineup is Here!

1 month 2 weeks ago
It’s that time of year again when each library branch hosts their own special event to celebrate the beginning of Summer Reading and the opening of Summer Reading Registration From sidewalk chalk, lawn games, llamas, frozen treats, and more, there’s no shortage of fun activities to get you and your family pumped for another great […]
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“In a culture of gratitude, everyone knows that gifts will follow the circle of reciprocity and flow back to you again.”

1 month 2 weeks ago
On April 3, Books on Tap met to discuss Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Kimmerer, an enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, is the director of the Center for Native People and the Environment and distinguished Teaching Professor of Environmental Biology at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Originally published in 2013, […]
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Learn 30 things in 3 hours in a fast-paced library takeover event!

2 months 2 weeks ago
Location: Central Library, 201 E. Market St, Charlottesville, VA The How-To Festival is FREE and open to everyone. Bring the family and tell your friends! There’s something for all ages—drop-in to workshops inside and outside the building on a range of topics from 18th Century textile spinning, navigating AI, cooking demos, book making, woodworking and […]
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National Library Week 2025: Drawn to the Library!

3 months 1 week ago
Millions of people across the country visit their libraries every week. What’s the draw? Everything. From young families stopping in for play and storytime, to students sketching out their next creative project in a makerspace, to seniors seeking tech help and everyone in between, libraries of all kinds help us connect the dots from one part […]
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Brown Baggers Selections June 2025-May 2026

3 months 1 week ago
On Dec. 19th 2024, the Central Library Brown Baggers had their annual holiday potluck and selection meeting.  The group was choosing titles to discuss for June 2025-May 2026. The group has been reading and discussing books since Sept. 2008 so it was important for all, especially newer members, to know the Brown Baggers archive: list […]
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