The “Lunching & Learning @ your Library with Oak St. Health” program scheduled for 12 noon on Friday, May 24 has been canceled. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Archive | May, 2024
Can you design our new library cards?
Submissions are now closed. Stay tuned to see which design(s) won!
This summer, JTPL is hosting a Library Card Design Contest and we want YOU to participate! We’re inviting all youth ages 6 – 17 to create a new library card design for JTPL that will be used as special limited edition library cards and more. Scroll down to learn all the details and get started on your own design!
Who can enter?
There are 2 groups: youth ages 6-11 and youth ages 12-17.
What are the rules?
- Entries must be accompanied by a complete, official entry form. You can download one here or pick one up from the Jeffersonville or Clarksville library.
- Your design must be completed using the official template.
- All artwork in your design must be original, previously unpublished, and free of copyright restrictions.
- The basic card dimension is 3 1/4 x 2 inches. Both horizontal and vertical designs will be considered. Artwork needs to be two-dimensional for printing purposes.
- The selected design (s) will have the Jeffersonville Township Public Library wording added to it. Please keep this in mind as you create your design.
- Artwork that is found offensive or not appropriate for the contest will not be considered.
- If artwork does not meet the previous guidelines, it will not be considered, no exceptions.
How do I enter?
You can submit your designs in person to the Youth Services Department Desk at Jeffersonville or the Public Services Desk at the Clarksville Library. Electronic submissions will not be accepted.
The deadline for design entries is Monday, July 15th at 7:30 p.m. Late submissions will not be accepted.
Winners will be selected and notified by Wednesday, July 24.
How will these designs be used?
The winning designs will be used as special limited edition library cards and also be used on library card promotional materials, including posters, bags, bookmarks, forms and fliers and the library’s website. All rights to the artwork will belong to the Jeffersonville Township Public Library. Winning artwork may need to be modified to comply with Jeffersonville Township Public Library branding guidelines.
Click here to download a copy of these rules. We can’t wait to see what you create!
Summer Reading Club has begun!
Our 2024 Summer Reading Clubs have officially begun over on Beanstack. You can sign up on the website or through the Beanstack Tracker mobile app.
May 20 – July 31
Adventure Begins at Your Library with our Summer Reading Clubs! Please remember that even if you pre-register today, any books you log before May 20th will not count towards your Summer Reading Club totals.
- Youth Summer Reading Club: youth can log books or minutes to earn 200 points to complete the Club and earn tickets for lots of cool prizes. This year’s Club is broken down into separate age and grade levels:
- Ages 0 – 2
- Ages 3 – 5
- Entering grades K – 5
- Entering grades 6 – 12
- Adult Summer Reading Club: adults ages 18+ can read 4 books to complete the Summer Reading Club and earn their prizes, as well as be entered into the grade prize drawing.
June 1 – August 4
- Cultural Pass: Youth ages 0-21 can pick up their Cultural Pass from the Library and visit more than 50 arts and cultural venues in the Kentuckiana region for FREE! Signup will begin on Beanstack close to June 1, and Passes will be available starting June 1. Passes will not be given out prior to June 1.
Sign up for your free Beanstack account to join in on all the summer reading fun!
Library CLOSED on 5/27 for Memorial Day
Both the Jeffersonville and Clarksville locations of the library will be closed on Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day. Both libraries will reopen at 9:00 AM on Tuesday, May 28.
Announcing our new Seed Library!
We are starting a seed library! Available at both locations, visitors to the library may select one package of vegetable or flower seeds to take home and grow. Available items include everything from asparagus and asters to zinnias and zucchini. Starter garden packets contain multiple varieties appropriate for people in a variety of situations.
Donations of seeds and plant starts are accepted.