We’re working on our new Long Range Plan and need community input to help us determine what types of programs, services, technologies, and spaces on which to focus. Join us at either of our 2 online community forums this week:
Help us build a library that reflects our community!
We’re excited to announce that the Jeffersonville Township Public Library, which includes the Jeffersonville and Clarksville branch libraries, reopened to the public on Monday, March 1st. With the safety of our patrons and staff being a top priority, all COVID-19 safety guidelines are in place. Social distancing is required at all times while using the library; face masks are requested.
The library resumed normal operating hours beginning March 1:
| Mondays – Thursdays | 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. |
| Fridays – Saturdays | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Sundays | CLOSED |
Our computer labs will be available their normal hours, but we continue to have limited availability to comply with social distancing.
We will continue to offer Curbside Pickup services while we are open, on this new schedule:
| Mondays – Thursdays | 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. |
| Fridays – Saturdays | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. |
| Sundays | CLOSED |
The Youth Services department will be open but the play areas at both locations will remain closed.
Our Indiana Room will be open during the Genealogy and Local History Librarian’s normal hours:
| Mondays – Wednesdays | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Thursdays | 12 noon – 8 p.m. |
| 1st, 3rd, and 5th Fridays | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| 2nd and 4th Saturdays | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Sundays | CLOSED |
However, we recommend contacting the Genealogy and Local History Librarian ahead of time if you require research assistance.
Our library Makerspace will be open its normal hours:
| Mondays | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Tuesdays | 12:30 – 7 p.m. |
| Wednesdays | CLOSED |
| Thursdays | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Fridays | 12:30 – 4:30 p.m. |
| Saturdays | 12:30 – 4:30 p.m. |
| Sundays | CLOSED |
The Friends of the Library will open the bookstore on the second and fourth Friday and Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. The Friends are also accepting donations.
Although our meeting rooms will not yet be open, virtual programming will continue. We offer a variety of fun and interactive programs for youth, teens, and adults. If you have not tried our virtual programs, they are a great opportunity to participate in library programs from the comfort of your own home.
February is African-American History Month and we invite you to celebrate it with us.
We are pleased to announce that the Jeffersonville Township Public Library has been awarded a Library of America Lift Every Voice grant to implement public programming that explore African American poetry and the Black experience in history and memory. The programming period corresponds with the release of Library of America’s new African American poetry collection, also titled Lift Every Voice. The collection is available for checkout at Jeffersonville Township Public Library.
The two-part program will take place via Zoom:
Click on a book title to view it in our catalog and place it on hold for curbside pickup!
JTPL is pleased to announce the launch of Brainfuse HelpNow™: on demand, anytime, anywhere eLearning for all ages and levels. Brainfuse HelpNow™ provides differentiated learning solutions for users of diverse needs and background. Students communicate with live tutors using an interactive whiteboard to chat, write, draw, copy/paste text or images and graph homework problems.
HelpNow includes online tutoring and resources for all levels of learners from children through adults, including:
