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All Together Now - Preschool Summer Reading 2023

Summer reading information for preschoolers.

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Adult Summer Reading 2023

Discover the library and all it has to offer! Discover new books, new music, new movies, or new skills and hobbies - all with your library card!

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All Together Now - Gr 6-12 Summer Reading 2022

Summer reading information for teens entering 6th-12th grades.

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All Together Now - Gr K-5 Summer Reading 2023

Summer reading information for kids entering Kindergarten-5th Grade

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National Library Card Sign-up Month

September is Library Card Sign-up Month - a time when the American Library Association and libraries across the country remind parents that a library card is the most important school supply of all.

So, join us as we take this opportunity, observed since 1987, to celebrate your passport to fun and adventure; your library card!

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Banned Books Week

Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read is observed during the last week of September each year. Observed since 1982, this annual American Library Association event reminds Americans not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted.

Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to choose or the freedom to express one’s opinion even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular and stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of those unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints to all who wish to read them.

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TeenTober

This October, Jasper County Public Library is participating in the Young Adult Library Services Association’s (YALSA) annual TeenTober celebration.

Teens in grades 6-12 who check out books, audiobooks or magazines during the month of October will be eligible to put their name in a drawing to win a prize. Prizes differ by location.

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Annual Christmas Tree Walk

Christmas Tree Walk for Food Pantry

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Between Thanksgiving and Christmas

Each holiday season the Rensselaer Library invites area groups to adopt a tree and compete for the best-dressed entry in our annual Christmas Tree Walk.

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Santa Visits

Each December, join us for special visits from Santa and his helpers. Events vary by location. Check our events page for more information or to register.

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National Library Week 2023 - There's more to the story

National Library Week

All three branches of the Jasper County Public Library are celebrating National Library Week, April 23-29, with a variety of programs and prize drawings.

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