- No events scheduled for October 31, 2021.
Week of Events
34th Annual Jackson Storyfest
34th Annual Jackson Storyfest
The Jackson District Library’s 34th Annual Storyfest returns November 1-6, 2021. This year’s theme – Storytelling Through the Arts – captures the many fun and creative forms of storytelling, from spoken word to song and dance. We are excited to partner with local organizations and professional storytellers to bring a unique storytelling experience to the Jackson Community. For a full list of Storyfest events, […]
NaNoWriMo Short Story Contest
NaNoWriMo Short Story Contest
We are excited to announce the winners of our NaNoWriMo Short Story Contest in partnership with Concatenation Convention! 1st Place: Brad Hartke “Hubert, The Bee, The Corpse, and The Kiss” 2nd Place: Haley Lemon “The Lonely Ones” 3rd Place: Edward Burkhead “The Ritual” Congratulations to our winners and everyone who submitted an entry to […]
Henrietta Branch Winter Silent Auction
Henrietta Branch Winter Silent Auction
The Henrietta Friends of the Library are hosting their annual Winter Silent Auction November 2-30. Stop by during open hours to bid on a wide variety of items just in time for the holiday season. We'll have crafts, gift cards, and more! Bidding will close at 6 PM on Tuesday, November 30. The Friends […]
34th Annual Jackson Storyfest
34th Annual Jackson Storyfest
The Jackson District Library’s 34th Annual Storyfest returns November 1-6, 2021. This year’s theme – Storytelling Through the Arts – captures the many fun and creative forms of storytelling, from spoken word to song and dance. We are excited to partner with local organizations and professional storytellers to bring a unique storytelling experience to the Jackson Community. For a full list of Storyfest events, […]
NaNoWriMo Short Story Contest
NaNoWriMo Short Story Contest
We are excited to announce the winners of our NaNoWriMo Short Story Contest in partnership with Concatenation Convention! 1st Place: Brad Hartke “Hubert, The Bee, The Corpse, and The Kiss” 2nd Place: Haley Lemon “The Lonely Ones” 3rd Place: Edward Burkhead “The Ritual” Congratulations to our winners and everyone who submitted an entry to […]
Henrietta Branch Winter Silent Auction
Henrietta Branch Winter Silent Auction
The Henrietta Friends of the Library are hosting their annual Winter Silent Auction November 2-30. Stop by during open hours to bid on a wide variety of items just in time for the holiday season. We'll have crafts, gift cards, and more! Bidding will close at 6 PM on Tuesday, November 30. The Friends […]
34th Annual Jackson Storyfest
34th Annual Jackson Storyfest
The Jackson District Library’s 34th Annual Storyfest returns November 1-6, 2021. This year’s theme – Storytelling Through the Arts – captures the many fun and creative forms of storytelling, from spoken word to song and dance. We are excited to partner with local organizations and professional storytellers to bring a unique storytelling experience to the Jackson Community. For a full list of Storyfest events, […]
NaNoWriMo Short Story Contest
NaNoWriMo Short Story Contest
We are excited to announce the winners of our NaNoWriMo Short Story Contest in partnership with Concatenation Convention! 1st Place: Brad Hartke “Hubert, The Bee, The Corpse, and The Kiss” 2nd Place: Haley Lemon “The Lonely Ones” 3rd Place: Edward Burkhead “The Ritual” Congratulations to our winners and everyone who submitted an entry to […]
Henrietta Branch Winter Silent Auction
Henrietta Branch Winter Silent Auction
The Henrietta Friends of the Library are hosting their annual Winter Silent Auction November 2-30. Stop by during open hours to bid on a wide variety of items just in time for the holiday season. We'll have crafts, gift cards, and more! Bidding will close at 6 PM on Tuesday, November 30. The Friends […]
34th Annual Jackson Storyfest
34th Annual Jackson Storyfest
The Jackson District Library’s 34th Annual Storyfest returns November 1-6, 2021. This year’s theme – Storytelling Through the Arts – captures the many fun and creative forms of storytelling, from spoken word to song and dance. We are excited to partner with local organizations and professional storytellers to bring a unique storytelling experience to the Jackson Community. For a full list of Storyfest events, […]
NaNoWriMo Short Story Contest
NaNoWriMo Short Story Contest
We are excited to announce the winners of our NaNoWriMo Short Story Contest in partnership with Concatenation Convention! 1st Place: Brad Hartke “Hubert, The Bee, The Corpse, and The Kiss” 2nd Place: Haley Lemon “The Lonely Ones” 3rd Place: Edward Burkhead “The Ritual” Congratulations to our winners and everyone who submitted an entry to […]
Henrietta Branch Winter Silent Auction
Henrietta Branch Winter Silent Auction
The Henrietta Friends of the Library are hosting their annual Winter Silent Auction November 2-30. Stop by during open hours to bid on a wide variety of items just in time for the holiday season. We'll have crafts, gift cards, and more! Bidding will close at 6 PM on Tuesday, November 30. The Friends […]
34th Annual Jackson Storyfest
34th Annual Jackson Storyfest
The Jackson District Library’s 34th Annual Storyfest returns November 1-6, 2021. This year’s theme – Storytelling Through the Arts – captures the many fun and creative forms of storytelling, from spoken word to song and dance. We are excited to partner with local organizations and professional storytellers to bring a unique storytelling experience to the Jackson Community. For a full list of Storyfest events, […]
NaNoWriMo Short Story Contest
NaNoWriMo Short Story Contest
We are excited to announce the winners of our NaNoWriMo Short Story Contest in partnership with Concatenation Convention! 1st Place: Brad Hartke “Hubert, The Bee, The Corpse, and The Kiss” 2nd Place: Haley Lemon “The Lonely Ones” 3rd Place: Edward Burkhead “The Ritual” Congratulations to our winners and everyone who submitted an entry to […]
Henrietta Branch Winter Silent Auction
Henrietta Branch Winter Silent Auction
The Henrietta Friends of the Library are hosting their annual Winter Silent Auction November 2-30. Stop by during open hours to bid on a wide variety of items just in time for the holiday season. We'll have crafts, gift cards, and more! Bidding will close at 6 PM on Tuesday, November 30. The Friends […]
34th Annual Jackson Storyfest
34th Annual Jackson Storyfest
The Jackson District Library’s 34th Annual Storyfest returns November 1-6, 2021. This year’s theme – Storytelling Through the Arts – captures the many fun and creative forms of storytelling, from spoken word to song and dance. We are excited to partner with local organizations and professional storytellers to bring a unique storytelling experience to the Jackson Community. For a full list of Storyfest events, […]
NaNoWriMo Short Story Contest
NaNoWriMo Short Story Contest
We are excited to announce the winners of our NaNoWriMo Short Story Contest in partnership with Concatenation Convention! 1st Place: Brad Hartke “Hubert, The Bee, The Corpse, and The Kiss” 2nd Place: Haley Lemon “The Lonely Ones” 3rd Place: Edward Burkhead “The Ritual” Congratulations to our winners and everyone who submitted an entry to […]
Storytime at Henrietta
Storytime at Henrietta
It’s never too early to start exploring and learning with your child! JDL storytimes offer age appropriate books, music, and activities for babies, toddlers, families, and young children. Most importantly, they help develop everyone’s imaginations! Storytime at the Henrietta Branch will run weekly on Tuesdays for the months of October and November.
Storytime at Meijer
Storytime at Meijer
It’s never too early to start exploring and learning with your child! JDL storytimes offer age appropriate books, music, and activities for babies, toddlers, families, and young children. Most importantly, they help develop everyone’s imaginations! Storytime at the Meijer Branch will run weekly on Wednesdays for the months of October and November.
Silver Tales
Silver Tales
Join us for a masterful performance by renowned harpist Cynthia Shelhart. Cynthia is an international authority on double-strung harp performance and pedagogy, and she literally wrote the book used by double harp students around the world. A winner of the US National Scottish Harp Championship, Cynthia is in international demand as a festival clinician, speaker, and performing artist. This […]
Storytime at Carnegie
Storytime at Carnegie
It’s never too early to start exploring and learning with your child! JDL storytimes offer age appropriate books, music, and activities for babies, toddlers, families, and young children. Most importantly, they help develop everyone’s imaginations! Storytime at the Carnegie Library will run weekly on Thursdays for the months of October and November.
Storytime at Brooklyn
Storytime at Brooklyn
It’s never too early to start exploring and learning with your child! JDL storytimes offer age appropriate books, music, and activities for babies, toddlers, families, and young children. Most importantly, they help develop everyone’s imaginations! Storytime at the Brooklyn Branch will run weekly on Thursdays for the months of October and November.
Storyfest Showcase
Storyfest Showcase
The Jackson Storyfest 2021 showcase features storytelling in all its forms, with performances by Jackson School of the Arts dance troupe, poetry and music duo Lonnie & Clyde, Center Stage Jackson, as well as storytellers Satori Shakoor and Tre Howl. This event will be held at Weatherwax Hall in the Jackson Symphony Orchestra building and […]
Stories of the First Peoples of Michigan
Stories of the First Peoples of Michigan
During the week of Storyfest, and in honor of Native American History Month, we’re excited to present a collection of traditional tales, music and songs of the First Nation people who have called the Great Lakes Region their home, performed by storyteller Genot Picor. You can enjoy this collection of stories until November 20: […]
Larry Martin presents “WWII in Their Own Words”
Larry Martin presents “WWII in Their Own Words”
Join us at the Carnegie Library for Larry Martin's "WWII in Their Own Words." Larry has interviewed over 100 participants of WWII including German soldiers, US prisoners of war, and civilians from both Asia and Europe. September 11, 10 AM: GySgt. Thurman Miller was a Marine Rifleman who fought the entire battle of Guadalcanal as […]
The Art of Storytelling: Life Into Words
The Art of Storytelling: Life Into Words
This highly interactive virtual workshop focuses on the relevance of the spoken word and the oral tradition in an educational setting. Teachers can learn how to take a story off the page and bring it to life and how it can be used to support the curriculum. Storyteller and teaching artist Noa Baum, engages participants […]