Between the Lines

News about our libraries and our communities.

Moby Dick is one of those books you might have been required to read in high school or college, and afterward you scrape yourself off the deck, count yourself lucky to have survived, and like its narrator, Ishmael, you attempt to move on.

Posted: Thursday, October 18, 2012 - 10:36am

Never a typical week

This week the library owes a great deal of thanks to a group of volunteers who count for us in very special ways.

Every year the library selects a week to conduct a count of our usage, using this "typical week" as a sort of survey for what our average usage is all year long.

Posted: Monday, October 8, 2012 - 5:30pm

Library aromatherapy: just another public service

Those of us who love books know the money that can be made from developing the perfect perfume: the one that smells like our first book, our favorite book, or just old books in general.

Posted: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 7:00pm

The smartest card in your wallet

September is National Library Card Sign Up Month, and in honor of this special occasion, all three branches of the Jasper County Public Library will be celebrating throughout the month by offering a small prize to everyone signing up for their first library card with JCPL.

Posted: Tuesday, September 4, 2012 - 1:50pm

Get involved with the story at your library

All year long the library has programs for book lovers of all ages, from infants to seniors. These programs are so ever-present that we just take them for granted. When do you have story time? Oh, there will be a new one any time now.

Posted: Monday, August 27, 2012 - 4:03pm

You know it means trouble if you have to spray paint the lawn

Maybe it's yesterday's rain that's giving us a mental breather, but amid the increasingly bad news about our drought, I couldn't help laughing at a photo of a man in Indianapolis spray painting grass in front of stores to make the lawns look more attractive.

Posted: Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 11:00am