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Library Resources
What’s New?
The Jackson Hinds Library System’s Eudora Welty Library Recovery Project Funded $3.7 Million Grant
The Jackson Hinds Library System is set to receive a $3.7 million dollar grant for the Eudora Welty Library Recovery Project. In March of 2023, the City of Jackson’s Office of Planning & Development and Library Board prepared a HUD Congressional Directed Spending Grant request at the invitation of the Office of Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith.
Margaret Walker Alexander Library is Closed 1/22/2024
The Margaret Walker Alexander Library will be closed today due to continuing water pressure issues.
M.W. Alexander, Medgar Evers, and Evelyn T. Majure are closed due to low water pressure
The following library branches are closed for the duration of the day due to low water pressure:...
January Board of Trustees Meeting Announcement
The JHLS Board of Trustees meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024 at the Quisenberry...
Medgar Evers Library is closed January 18th
The Medgar Evers branch will be closed today due to plumbing challenges.
Margaret Walker Alexander Library is closed January 18th
The Margaret Walker Alexander branch will be closed today due to plumbing challenges.
Evelyn T. Majure Library in Utica is closed
Evelyn T. Majure Library in Utica is closed for the duration of the day due to frozen pipes and no...
What’s New?
Margaret Walker Alexander Library is Closed 1/22/2024
The Margaret Walker Alexander Library will be closed today due to continuing water pressure issues.
M.W. Alexander, Medgar Evers, and Evelyn T. Majure are closed due to low water pressure
The following library branches are closed for the duration of the day due to low water pressure:...
January Board of Trustees Meeting Announcement
The JHLS Board of Trustees meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024 at the Quisenberry...
Medgar Evers Library is closed January 18th
The Medgar Evers branch will be closed today due to plumbing challenges.
Margaret Walker Alexander Library is closed January 18th
The Margaret Walker Alexander branch will be closed today due to plumbing challenges.
Evelyn T. Majure Library in Utica is closed
Evelyn T. Majure Library in Utica is closed for the duration of the day due to frozen pipes and no...
NOTE: Meeting Rooms and Study Rooms are Open
Upcoming Programs
Date/Time | Event |
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Friday, March 1, 2024 - Saturday, March 30, 2024 All Day | Read Across America Margaret Walker Alexander Library, Jackson Mississippi |
Friday, March 1, 2024 - Saturday, March 30, 2024 All Day | Share the Joy of Reading/Celebrate a Nation of Diverse Readers Fannie Lou Hamer Library, Jackson Mississippi |
Friday, March 29, 2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Fantastic Friday Story Time Medgar Evers Library, Jackson Mississippi |
Friday, March 29, 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Hoppy Easter! Easter Egg Hunt and Movie Matinee Medgar Evers Library, Jackson Mississippi |
Friday, March 29, 2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Raymond's Funtime Reading Hour Raymond Public Library, Raymond Mississippi |