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What’s New?
JHLS Board of Trustees Budget Committee Meeting on Tuesday, July 27, 2021
The JHLS Board of Trustees' Budget Committee will meet on Tuesday, July 27th at 2:30 p.m. in the...
2021 Summer Reading Program Prize Winners
Congratulations to the following participants for winning prizes this year! First, we wish to...
CSLP 2021 Teen Video Challenge Ends August 6
From the Mississippi Library Commission: The 2021 Teen Video Challenge, sponsored by the...
Board of Trustees Meeting at Eudora Welty Library Tuesday, August 10th, 2021 at 4:00 PM
The next Board of Trustees Meeting is Tuesday, August 10th, 2021 at 4:00 PM in the computer lab of...
In Memoriam: Bobbie J. Williams-Irving
Bobbie J. Williams-Irving, who was the circulation assistant at the Lois A. Flagg Library of...
From the Hinds County Gazette: Raymond Garden Club Donates Books to Raymond Library
From the Hinds County Gazette: "In honor of National Garden Week, the Raymond Garden Club donated...
What’s New?
JHLS Board of Trustees Budget Committee Meeting on Tuesday, July 27, 2021
The JHLS Board of Trustees' Budget Committee will meet on Tuesday, July 27th at 2:30 p.m. in the...
2021 Summer Reading Program Prize Winners
Congratulations to the following participants for winning prizes this year! First, we wish to...
CSLP 2021 Teen Video Challenge Ends August 6
From the Mississippi Library Commission: The 2021 Teen Video Challenge, sponsored by the...
Board of Trustees Meeting at Eudora Welty Library Tuesday, August 10th, 2021 at 4:00 PM
The next Board of Trustees Meeting is Tuesday, August 10th, 2021 at 4:00 PM in the computer lab of...
In Memoriam: Bobbie J. Williams-Irving
Bobbie J. Williams-Irving, who was the circulation assistant at the Lois A. Flagg Library of...
From the Hinds County Gazette: Raymond Garden Club Donates Books to Raymond Library
From the Hinds County Gazette: "In honor of National Garden Week, the Raymond Garden Club donated...
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NOTE: All in-person programs and meeting room reservations have been suspended due to the coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak. Board meetings are still held in person with social distancing guidelines enforced.
Upcoming Programs
| Date/Time | Event |
|---|---|
| Wednesday, October 28, 2020 - Sunday, October 31, 2021 All Day | 52 Weeks of Black History from The Book Cloud Virtual Program Margaret Walker Alexander Library, Jackson Mississippi |
| Friday, January 1, 2021 - Friday, December 31, 2021 All Day | Sesame Street: The ABC’s of COVID-19 Virtual Program Medgar Evers Library, Jackson Mississippi |
| Saturday, March 6, 2021 - Friday, December 31, 2021 All Day | School & Library Book Talks! Virtual Program Medgar Evers Library, Jackson Mississippi |
| Monday, May 24, 2021 - Saturday, October 30, 2021 All Day | Better Together: Bridge Builders Virtual Program Fannie Lou Hamer Library, Jackson Mississippi |
| Monday, June 7, 2021 - Saturday, July 31, 2021 All Day | Summer Reading Read-Aloud Virtual Program with Trustmark Bank Medgar Evers Library, Jackson Mississippi |
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VIRTUAL PROGRAM THROWBACK: A Day with the Veterinarian Virtual Program (Summer Reading) by Annie T. Jeffers Library of Bolton - June 18, 2021. Watch it at https://t.co/8J518p42al. https://t.co/jx5wX6AZGs
VIRTUAL PROGRAM THROWBACK: Build a Family Crest Virtual Program by Margaret Walker Alexander Library - September 17, 2020. Watch it at https://t.co/G8wmeCRFXx. https://t.co/hwy1IERrx5
VIRTUAL PROGRAM THROWBACK: Let It Shine: African American Spirituals Virtual Program by Willie Morris Library - February 10, 2021. Watch it at https://t.co/lf5KwPxoId. https://t.co/owf6XkSD20
Monday, August 2 is National Coloring Book Day! Stop by the Evelyn Taylor Majure Library of Utica for a free coloring book. The library is also having a coloring book contest through August 21. For ages preschool to tween. Info: (601) 885-8381 or https://t.co/ul4aArmC4f. 🖍️🖍️🖍️ https://t.co/4LoEaIYsj0
VIRTUAL PROGRAM THROWBACK: Black American Women Innovators: Edna Lewis by Evelyn Taylor Majure Library of Utica - October 9, 2020. Watch it and five other episodes at https://t.co/GiPOD6M1h5. https://t.co/kkJH3OIAb4
VIRTUAL PROGRAM THROWBACK: Buckle Bear/Child Passenger Safety Virtual Program by Medgar Evers Library - September 9, 2020. Watch it at https://t.co/hn8XWpkXgS. https://t.co/RBUbqU4vQA
