In honor of the upcoming holidays, this month’s Civic Lab focuses on food insecurity in our community. Get informed, join the discussion, and participate in activities. For each activity you submit, you’ll be entered to win a $75 gift certificate to Amazon.com. Find out more on our Civic Lab webpage. This Thanksgiving, the Jessamine County…
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A Family Affair
Books & Bites Podcast, Episode 22
Each month, JCPL librarians bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them. In honor of the upcoming holidays, it's a family affair on this episode.
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5 Ways to Research the Candidates
With the midterm election just around the corner, we decided to extend the deadline for submitting activities to the October Civic Lab to November 6. For each activity you submit, you'll be entered to win a $75 gift certificate to Amazon.com.
One of the activities is to find out one thing that you didn't already know about a candidate. Here are five easy ways to learn about the candidates and issues at stake.
1. Local Newspapers
Find out about local candidates in The Jessamine Journal or the Lexington Herald-Leader. Both are available at the library in print or online through the NewsBank database, which you can access at https://www.jesspublib.org/databases-by-subject. If you are using the database from home, enter your library card number as your password.
Not Your Typical History Book
Books & Bites Podcast, Episode 21
Each month, JCPL librarians bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them. On this episode, we discuss learning about history through cookbooks, poetry, graphic novels, and unconventional biographies.
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5 Things Kentucky Voters Should Know Before Heading to the Polls
With the midterm election coming up on November 6, October's Civic Lab explores the topic of voting. Get informed, join the discussion, and participate in activities. For each activity you submit, you'll be entered to win a $75 Amazon gift card. Visit our Civic Lab page to find out more.
1. The deadline to register is Oct. 9.
You can register or update your registration online at https://vrsws.sos.ky.gov/ovrweb/govoteky. Review your registration at https://vrsws.sos.ky.gov/VIC.
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Someone Is Watching You
Books & Bites Podcast, Episode 20
Each month, JCPL librarians bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them. On this episode, we discuss spies, lies, online surveillance, and more.
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Get Mythic with Circe
Books & Bites Podcast, Episode 19
Each month, JCPL librarians bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them. On this episode, we discuss Madeline Miller's novel Circe, other adaptations of Greek myths, and more.
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Listen Up with Books and Bites
Books & Bites Podcast, Episode 18
Each month, JCPL librarians bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them. On this episode, we discuss audiobooks and the road trip snacks to go with them.
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Get Creative with Books and Bites
Books & Bites Podcast, Episode 17
Each month, JCPL librarians bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them. On this episode, we talk about creativity, creative types, and creative books.
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5 Ways to Win Big This Summer
Here’s a roundup of some of the many different ways you can win at your library this summer! 5. Weekly Giveaways on Instagram In honor of this year’s Get Creative summer learning theme, we hope to spark some creativity in our Instagram feed. Answer our questions about creativity, and you could win $25 gift cards…