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Introducing Library Calendar (plus: meeting rooms are now available!)

Posted on 12 August 2024 in Announcements, Featured

We are pleased to announce that our new events calendar and room reservation system, Library Calendar, is now officially live and available for use!

https://jeffersonville.librarycalendar.com

What’s new

booking meeting rooms a and b

You can now book Clarksville’s Meeting Rooms A & B at the same time!

Book meeting rooms and study rooms from the same place!

mobile view

Enjoy a cleaner user interface that plays nicely with all your devices.

Easily filter for events by age group and program type to find just what you’re looking for.

and much more!

What’s the same

All of our policies regarding room reservations remain the same, including:

  • You must still book meeting rooms at least 3 days in advance
  • You can have a study room for up to 3 hours at a time (and up to 3 times per day)

How do I register for an event?

If you already registered for an event using our old system, we have moved you over. Starting today, you will need to register for any events using the new Library Calendar system — we will disable the Evanced registration systems and put links there to the corresponding programs in Library Calendar to help remind you.

We’re here to help

We really like this new system so far and think it will be a big improvement for everyone. However, we know there will be some bumps in the road as we all learn how everything works. Please reach out to us at 812-285-5630 if you have any questions or need any assistance.

Meeting room bookings on pause starting July 22

Posted on 19 July 2024 in Announcements

Evanced — the software we have used for years to manage our meeting rooms, study rooms, and library events — is shutting down at the end of August. The library has been hard at work configuring our new events calendar and room reservation software called Library Calendar.

In order to transition to Library Calendar, all meeting room reservations are PAUSED beginning Monday, July 22nd. Existing reservations will be honored but no new reservations will be made at this time.

Study rooms will be strictly first-come, first-serve — existing reservations will be honored but new future reservations will not be made.

This pause will allow us to make sure we don’t miss any existing reservations as we move our data to our new system. The exact date that we will resume reservations is still to be determined. We will post here and on our social media once we have more news.

We appreciate your patience as we make this change. We are excited to bring you this new product and we think it will greatly improve your experience at your library!

Can you design our new library cards?

Posted on 16 May 2024 in Announcements

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!

Design Template

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!

Triangle Drive parking lot CLOSED

Posted on 9 January 2024 in Announcements

Due to flooding, the Triangle Drive parking lot at the Clarksville Library is closed. Please use the parking lot on the Eastern Blvd side of the building.

Libby collection now part of Indiana Digital Library

Posted on 12 March 2022 in Announcements

As of Friday, March 11, our Libby/OverDrive collection has merged with a large consortium of libraries called the Indiana Digital Library. We are excited for this change because it gives our patrons access to a much larger collection of ebooks, digital audiobooks, and digital magazines from nearly 200 libraries across the state! The Indiana State Library will be paying the platform hosting fees for the group, which means that we can use 100% of our local library funds to purchase ebooks and audiobooks.

How To Update Your Libby App

  1. Open the Libby app on your mobile device and tap the center Menu button
  2. Under “Your Libraries”, tap the Add Library link
  3. Search for “Indiana Digital Library”
  4. Tap on Sign In With My Card
  5. It will ask “Where do you use your library card?”
    1. If you have previously used Libby with your JTPL library card, you may see Jeffersonville Township Public Library at the top of your list
    2. If not, tap on 198 MORE and scroll down the alphabetical list of libraries until you find Jeffersonville Township Public Library
  6. Enter your JTPL library card number and PIN
    • Your PIN is normally the last 4 digits of your phone number, but you can call us if you aren’t sure and we can reset it for you
  7. That’s it! Enjoy the huge new selection of ebooks, eAudiobooks, and digital magazines!

Click on one of the following images to enlarge it and view screenshots of the app:

6 steps to update your Libby app and join the Indiana Digital Library
Open your Libby app and tap the main menu icon
tap "Add Library"
Search for "Indiana Digital Library" and tap on the search result for it
Tap on "Sign In With My Card"
Tap on the button that says "198 more"
Scroll down the alphabetical list of libraries until you find Jeffersonville Township Public Library and select it
Enter your JTPL library card number and PIN. The PIN is normally the last 4 digits of the phone number you have on your library account, but you can call the library if you need help.
Read and enjoy!

You can always give us a call at 812-285-5630 if you need help!