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“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened. On August 1, Books on Tap met to discuss West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge, a fictional account of the actual trans-continental trip of two giraffes at the end of the Depression. After surviving a hurricane while crossing the Atlantic, they embark […]

Welcoming Week takes place every year in September with the goal of bringing together immigrants, refugees, and native born U.S. residents. To celebrate Welcoming Week JMRL has put together a list of both fiction and non-fiction books for you to explore.  If you enjoy these and want more to read head to jmrl.org to search […]

Parktake in celebrating the diversity of Charlottesville as JMRL celebrates Welcoming Week! Welcoming Week takes place September 13-22 and you can attend a variety of events hosted by various organizations in the Charlottesville area with the hope of bringing together immigrants, refugees, and those born in Charlottesville. Central and Northside libraries will be hosting the […]

Calling all adventurers and book lovers! The library is thrilled to invite you to a unique and enchanting experience: a Scavenger Hunt for mini works of art in the form of book covers, hidden within the beautiful Botanical Garden of the Piedmont (BGP). This special event is hosted in honor of the BGP’s upcoming Botanical […]

The Central Brown Baggers read and discussed “The Plot Against America” by Philip Roth on Thursday, July 18th.  Primarily set in the time period (1940s) and place (NJ) of Roth’s boyhood, this semi biographical alternative history provided for a great discussion. It was also a timely read as “The Plot Against America” was recently included […]

JMRL has implemented Princh, a new printing solution, at all branches. With this new solution it’s now possible to easily and securely print from a mobile phone, tablet, or laptop, both remotely and at the library. How to use the service Printing from your mobile phone or a tablet Printing from your laptop If you […]

Central Library’s Brown Baggers met June 20th to discuss “Small Mercies” by Dennis Lehane.  “Small Mercies” is historical fiction, set in 1974 South Boston, Massachusetts  amongst the backdrop of the school busing/desegregation crisis. (Lehane is well known for writing mysteries, several of which have been turned into films ( Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone). ) […]

Imagine being 9 years old, leaving the extended family who’ve raised you to travel in the company of strangers from El Salvador, across Guatemala and through Mexico, to the US to join parents you barely remember. Imagine being the grandparents or relatives of a 9-year-old boy and having to hand him into the care of […]

Central Library’s Brown Baggers book group discussed Willa Cather’s final novel Sapphira and the Slave Girl (1940) in May. Set on a smaller Virginia farm and mill west of the Blue Ridge in 1856, the title character Sapphira is a wheelchair bound middle aged woman of a slave-owning family who marries “down” to Henry, a […]

“The only thing that you absolutely have to know is the location of the library.” – Albert Einstein In the Town of Scottsville, VA, the library isn’t hard to find. Just two blocks north of Main Street, the Scottsville branch of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library sits in the heart of town. Families routinely walk to […]

Books on Tap discussed All the Pretty Horses, the first book in Cormac McCarthy’s Border Trilogy on May 2nd.  For some of our members it was their first time reading a book by McCarthy, but we also had at least two well-read McCarthy fans who greatly enhanced our discussion.  McCarthy’s books are apparently known for […]

Your adventure starts here! The adventure begins at your library’s Summer Kickoff Party! Join the fun—with activities, games, performances, special treats, and more—at your local JMRL branch:Nelson Memorial Library Thursday, May 30, 2 – 4pmGreene County Library Monday, June 3, 6 – 7:30pmLouisa County Library Tuesday, June 4, 2-4pmCentral Library Saturday, June 8, 10am – […]