The Glowforge laser cutter and engraver is once again available to be reserved! Please note that you must take the certification training course before you’re eligible to reserve the Glowforge, so if you aren’t yet certified and would like to be, use this online form to request training.
The rest of the Makerspace equipment is also available, so make an appointment and come create something awesome with us!
Greetings to all of our patrons and potential patrons! My name is David Seckman and as of August 31st, I am the Director of the Jeffersonville Township Public Library (JTPL). I have been very impressed with the warm welcome I have received from everyone I have met and I look forward to making Southern Indiana home. Just briefly about my background, I grew up in Central Illinois but had the pleasure of going to IU for my library training. My library career took me to Florida and Washington state but I always hoped I could someday make it back to Indiana. I can truly say that the opportunity to lead JTPL is a dream come true.
I want you to know that we are open for business both in our physical buildings and virtually. You can visit us and do traditional library activities like browse for a book, use a study room, fax, copy, have something notarized, or use a computer. We have also recently opened the amazing Tom and Mary Frances Koetter Makerspace which offers a recording studio, 3D printing, laser-cutting and engraving, photo editing, a sewing machine, serger, and media conversion to name a few.
If you would like to check out a book or DVD but are leery of coming in our buildings, we are still offering curbside service and will continue to do so as an added service. You can put a library item on hold and when you receive notice that it is available, drive to the library, give us a call, and we will bring it to your car for you.
We are also offering many of our services virtually. Currently, we are providing a wide range of programs for all ages that you can access via zoom. Our virtual programming will likely continue into the foreseeable future because it is a great way to reach people who might otherwise not be able to come into the physical library. We also offer many online services including downloadable books, streaming services, language learning, and genealogy resources all free with your library card.
My vision for the library is to be a welcoming space that serves everyone in our community and reflects the needs and interests of the people who live here. I want the library to be known as a place where people receive fantastic service and can find the resources they need easily and conveniently. I see the library as a center for life-long learning and creativity, and a place where the free exchange of ideas can take place with courtesy and respect. Please let me know of anything I can do to make your library experience better than ever!
Beginning Monday, August 3, the Adult Education (or GED / HSE) classes provided by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development have resumed at the Jeffersonville location of the library.
The new class schedule is: Mondays – Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
If you are interested in participating in this free program to earn your High School Equivalency (HSE) diploma, please contact the Adult Education office directly at (812) 981–3777 or region10adulteducation@gmail.com. Note that this is NOT a library program, you cannot sign up through the library!
Beginning Saturday, August 8 the Friends of the Library Book Sale room will reopen for patrons and visitors alike. Come see the new materials that are now available!
The Friends of the Library Book Sale will be held on the second and fourth Fridays and Saturdays of each month from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Governor Holcomb has issued Executive Order 20-37 which requires every Hoosier to wear a face covering while inside a “business, public building, or other indoor place open to the public.” This mandate goes into effect on Monday, July 27. Please refer to the Executive Order 20-37 and the Indiana State Department of Health coronavirus website for information on exceptions to this mandate.
Wearing a mask helps prevent someone who unknowingly has COVID-19 from spreading the virus to others.
Disposable face masks will be available to purchase at the main information desks at each library location for anyone who comes in without a mask.
The Indiana State Department of Health has a guide with great information on why masks are effective, what the differences are between homemade/store-bought cloth masks and medical-grade masks, the do’s and don’t’s of masks, and more.
ISDH213_Mask_SchoolPrint-GeneralThank you for helping us be good neighbors and keep slowing the spread of COVID-19!
