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JCPL and Coronavirus

Below is a collection of the articles, responses and changes that JCPL has gone through involving the novel Coronavirus Covid-19. This page will persist as a record until archived. For more information about covid, or the library's response, please visit or call your library.

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Reopening Plans - Phase 7 (Final)

July 1, 2021 JCPL will be entering phase 7, the final phase, of our phased reopening.

What to expect:

Normalcy returns

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Reopening Plans - Phase 6

Apr. 1, 2021 - We have begun Phase 6 of our COVID-19 Plan of Action Phased reopening.

Things are still different. Please read our list of changes. We are excited to see and help you, while social distancing of course.

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Reopening Plans - Phase 5

Feb. 4, 2021 - We have resumed Phase 5 of our COVID-19 Plan of Action Phased reopening. 

We are now offering appointments outside of our public hours for high risk and vulnerable individuals. For more information, call your local branch.  DeMotte (219) 987-2221, Rensselaer (219) 866-5881, Wheatfield (219) 956-3774

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For a limited time, special link, library card and PIN required.

Ancestry available from home through end of September

JCPL Patrons can now access Ancestry.com Library Edition from home through September 30, 2021, due to the COVID-19 shutdown.

To access this database you must use the link on this page and have a valid JCPL library card number and PIN.

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Summer Reading @ JCPL - Imagine Your Story is here

In consideration of COVID-19 public health emergency and social distancing, the Jasper County Public Library has restructured its Summer Reading Program.

This year’s program - Imagine Your Story - will be held virtually July 1st-31st, and will feature an online tool to track your reading called Engaged Patrons Online Summer Reading Program.

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Reopening Plans - Phase 4

We are reopening our libraries on Thursday, June 18. Things will look different. Our hours and services are limited. We are excited to see and help you, while social distancing of course.

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Walking Books are Back!

Are you home bound or in a senior living facility and are missing physical items from your library?

Our Walking Books Service is now available again to residents of the Jasper County Public Library service district who are home bound, either on a permanent or temporary basis.

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Tumblebooks Offers Five Free Ebook Options for Library Patrons

TumbleBooks, a world leader in online children’s book databases, has made its family of online libraries available for free to all libraries until at least August 31.

These resources can be shared and accessed by JCPL patrons from the comfort and safety of their homes.

Resources for talking with kids about coronavirus

Listening to the news, or overhearing grown-ups talk may cause children anxiety or fear about the coronavirus. The challenge for us as a parent, teacher or other trusted grown-up is to make sure we understand what we are trying to explain before talking to them.

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Jasper County Public Library and Coronavirus (COVID-19)

July 1, 2021 JCPL will be entering phase 7, the final phase, of our phased reopening.

What to expect: