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"Poet Warrior" pulls you into Joy Harjo’s world where memory becomes myth, and every poem opens a door to something older than language. It’s a memoir that feels like a quest... and it's our #FridayReads selection. Check it out here: bit.ly/3KglV6o
November 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
#Thanksgiving travel is always a mess, but what if we made it even worse? "Planes, Trains, & Automobiles" is our @kanomagic.bsky.social #FlickOfTheWeek! Stream it here with your JCLS library card. bit.ly/4rFmZ4H
November 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Download the Beanstack app here: jcls.beanstack.org (3/3)
November 22, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Make sure you have the Beanstack app downloaded so you're ready for the reading challenge starting on December 1!

We would also like to introduce Opal the Octopus, our newest mascot! More information on Rogue Reads, events, swag, and a special author talk to come very soon!!! 🐙 (2/3)
November 22, 2025 at 12:28 AM
It's almost time to dive back into Rogue Reads! Our annual Winter Reading Program is coming back, and we can't wait to share all the nautical fun we've been planning with you. (1/3)
November 22, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Our #FridayReads selection is here! 😍 "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" follows Indigenous teens whose lives intersect at a magical, ever-appearing drive-in where stories of identity, community, healing, humor, and hope unfold:

bit.ly/4aauTwe
November 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
As Ken Burns' 'American Revolution' series continues on PBS, we revisit their previous production on the 18th century conflict — focused on the weapons. Nova PBS's 'Revolutionary War Weapons' is our @kanopy.com #FlickOfTheWeek! Stream it this weekend with your JCLS library card: bit.ly/3LRO4Ry ⚔️
November 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Yesterday afternoon, the Eagle Point branch hosted the Princess Ball, a gathering of royalty from all over the Rogue Valley Kingdom.

#libraries
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Cabbie picks up fare. Fare turns out to be a contract killer on the clock. Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx star in 2004's "Collateral," our @kanopy.com #FlickOfTheWeek.

Stream it here with your JCLS library card: bit.ly/3WUQzF8
November 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
All's fair in love and war.

Pick up Danica Nava's "Love Is A War Song" with your JCLS library card. bit.ly/49juVSk

#FridayReads

What are you reading?
November 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
No takebacks. #libraries
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
If you're wondering what happens if you get caught up with the sandman, main character Marion finds himself involved too late in our #FridayReads selection, "Passing Through a Prairie Country" by Dennis E. Staples.

Check it out with your library card this weekend: bit.ly/49GpBII
November 7, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Welcome to life immediately after high school, complete with all its complicated relationship dynamics, new responsibilities, and unexpected, unwelcome lessons.

2001's "Ghost World" is our @kanopy.com #FlickOfTheWeek. Stream it here with your library card: bit.ly/3WDZJWg
November 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
We're not trying to bug you, but this story just might.

Join us for this special Halloween #FridayReads with Andrew Joseph White's "You Weren't Meant to Be Human."

Snag it with your library card here: bit.ly/47ixGBR
October 31, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Long before he was helming the latest critically acclaimed adaptation of "Frankenstein," Guillermo del Toro directed another story on the dangers of playing God — with giant predatory bugs. "Mimic" is our @kanopy.com
#FlickOfTheWeek. Stream it here with your library card: bit.ly/47Cmlvu
October 31, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Words of wisdom, Lloyd.

#libraries
October 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Whether it's audiobooks or e-books, @libbyapp.com has you covered for spooky reads on your devices.

Get signed up here: bit.ly/4hBeYsD

#libraries
October 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
An island getaway filled with debauchery & partying turns sinister in our Friday Reads selection, "How Bad Things Can Get" by Darcy Coates.

Check it out (literally) & read with us this weekend: bit.ly/3L8YlIE 💀
October 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
POV: You're a ghost haunting a family, and you've got a secret or two. Steven Soderbergh's 2024 eerie slow burn "Presence" is our @kanopy.com #FlickOfTheWeek!

Stream it here with your library card: bit.ly/4o8Vqyr
October 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
On Oct. 22, Jackson County Library Services hosted New York Times bestselling novelist Jess Walter, author of "So Far Gone," "Beautiful Ruins," and many more.

The event featured a talk, some brief readings, a Q&A, and a signing to wrap it all up. Thanks for coming, Jess.

#libraries #JessWalter
October 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
HAPPENING TONIGHT! Are you planning on coming and hearing from NYT bestselling author, Jess Walter? If so, we will see you there!
October 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Spooky season is here, and we're pretty excited.

We want to share that excitement with you in the form of new stickers and pins depicting JCLS mascot Leapy in his haunted swamp era, available soon at all our branches. Supplies are extremely limited, so get yours quick! 🐸👻
October 20, 2025 at 11:45 PM
A movie that feels like multiple "Twilight Zone" episodes stitched together directed by a fever dream, 2001's "Donnie Darko" is our @kanopy.com #FlickOfTheWeek!

Stream it with us here this weekend: bit.ly/3WN3wjW 🍿
October 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Jess Walter, author of "So Far Gone," "Beautiful Ruins," and others, will be at the Medford Library next week for back-to-back events!

Note: Registration for the Oct. 21 writers' workshop is currently full, but a waiting list is available.

#JessWalter #JCLS
October 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
When was the last time a horror film made you feel frightened and lonely?

In 2015's The Blackcoat's Daughter, the loneliness somehow makes the scares more potent, and it's our Spooky Season Flick of the Week on @kanopy.com!

Stream here with your library card: bit.ly/3IGcWuu 🔪
October 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM