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We have added a countdown timer to our Rogue Reads page for the upcoming Shelby Van Pelt author talk event. When you're done reading this, we'll be about 10 seconds closer!
#RemarkablyBrightCreatures #ShelbyVanPelt
#RemarkablyBrightCreatures #ShelbyVanPelt
Rogue Reads - Jackson County Library District
Rogue Reads Introducing Opal the Octopus December 1st – February 28th Rogue Reads is a reading program designed to connect the community through books. This year’s books are Remarkably Bright Creature...
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January 28, 2026 at 4:34 PM
We have added a countdown timer to our Rogue Reads page for the upcoming Shelby Van Pelt author talk event. When you're done reading this, we'll be about 10 seconds closer!
#RemarkablyBrightCreatures #ShelbyVanPelt
#RemarkablyBrightCreatures #ShelbyVanPelt
Whales. Pluto. Flannel.
Pokemon.
And more.
It's all here in our latest JCLS Connect Blog installment.
Pokemon.
And more.
It's all here in our latest JCLS Connect Blog installment.
Fun February Festivities - Jackson County Library District
February: it's a whale of a time. A few other things, too.
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January 27, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Whales. Pluto. Flannel.
Pokemon.
And more.
It's all here in our latest JCLS Connect Blog installment.
Pokemon.
And more.
It's all here in our latest JCLS Connect Blog installment.
Who here has read "Remarkably Bright Creatures" by Shelby Van Pelt?
Tag yourself. We're Marcellus.
Also, if you want to come out and *see* Shelby Van Pelt give a talk on her book, check this out: bit.ly/4p2Rqju
🐙🔍
Tag yourself. We're Marcellus.
Also, if you want to come out and *see* Shelby Van Pelt give a talk on her book, check this out: bit.ly/4p2Rqju
🐙🔍
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ALT: a red octopus with a national geographic logo on the bottom right
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January 27, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Who here has read "Remarkably Bright Creatures" by Shelby Van Pelt?
Tag yourself. We're Marcellus.
Also, if you want to come out and *see* Shelby Van Pelt give a talk on her book, check this out: bit.ly/4p2Rqju
🐙🔍
Tag yourself. We're Marcellus.
Also, if you want to come out and *see* Shelby Van Pelt give a talk on her book, check this out: bit.ly/4p2Rqju
🐙🔍
🎉 Jackson County patrons have logged a little over 100,000 MINUTES for the Winter Reading Program, Rogue Reads! We're halfway through this reading challenge, so keep going! You can join our specially made Reading Challenges by downloading the Beanstack app & logging in with your library card. 😍
January 26, 2026 at 6:05 PM
🎉 Jackson County patrons have logged a little over 100,000 MINUTES for the Winter Reading Program, Rogue Reads! We're halfway through this reading challenge, so keep going! You can join our specially made Reading Challenges by downloading the Beanstack app & logging in with your library card. 😍
A mystery that proves Richard Osman can turn sharp wit, big heart, and clever twists into pure comfort reading. 🕵️📚
"The Impossible Fortune" is smart, funny, impossible to put down, and it's our #FridayReads selection!
What are you reading?
"The Impossible Fortune" is smart, funny, impossible to put down, and it's our #FridayReads selection!
What are you reading?
January 23, 2026 at 6:17 PM
A mystery that proves Richard Osman can turn sharp wit, big heart, and clever twists into pure comfort reading. 🕵️📚
"The Impossible Fortune" is smart, funny, impossible to put down, and it's our #FridayReads selection!
What are you reading?
"The Impossible Fortune" is smart, funny, impossible to put down, and it's our #FridayReads selection!
What are you reading?
If you remember Quint's famous speech from "Jaws," then you know of the U.S.S. Indianapolis.
2016's "U.S.S. Indianapolis: Men of Courage" is our @kanopy.com #FlickOfTheWeek.
Stream it here with your library card: bit.ly/3YYz8Ez
2016's "U.S.S. Indianapolis: Men of Courage" is our @kanopy.com #FlickOfTheWeek.
Stream it here with your library card: bit.ly/3YYz8Ez
January 23, 2026 at 5:27 PM
If you remember Quint's famous speech from "Jaws," then you know of the U.S.S. Indianapolis.
2016's "U.S.S. Indianapolis: Men of Courage" is our @kanopy.com #FlickOfTheWeek.
Stream it here with your library card: bit.ly/3YYz8Ez
2016's "U.S.S. Indianapolis: Men of Courage" is our @kanopy.com #FlickOfTheWeek.
Stream it here with your library card: bit.ly/3YYz8Ez
Something old, something new.
With books we borrow, both will do.
Check out our lists of the most popular titles JCLS patrons checked out last year in this week's JCLS Connect Blog!
#libraries
With books we borrow, both will do.
Check out our lists of the most popular titles JCLS patrons checked out last year in this week's JCLS Connect Blog!
#libraries
The Most Borrowed Books of 2025 - Jackson County Library District
What did JCLS patrons borrow the most last year? We break it all down.
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January 21, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Something old, something new.
With books we borrow, both will do.
Check out our lists of the most popular titles JCLS patrons checked out last year in this week's JCLS Connect Blog!
#libraries
With books we borrow, both will do.
Check out our lists of the most popular titles JCLS patrons checked out last year in this week's JCLS Connect Blog!
#libraries
Jackson County Library Services will host a Jan. 26 workshop from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Medford Library teaching the basics of starting a business.
Attendees will learn about testing a business idea, along with skills and tools needed.
More info here: jcls.libcal.com/event/16023029
#libraries
Attendees will learn about testing a business idea, along with skills and tools needed.
More info here: jcls.libcal.com/event/16023029
#libraries
January 21, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Jackson County Library Services will host a Jan. 26 workshop from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Medford Library teaching the basics of starting a business.
Attendees will learn about testing a business idea, along with skills and tools needed.
More info here: jcls.libcal.com/event/16023029
#libraries
Attendees will learn about testing a business idea, along with skills and tools needed.
More info here: jcls.libcal.com/event/16023029
#libraries
"There are days that define your story beyond your life. Like the day they arrived." Denis Villeneuve's 2016 high concept sci-fi "Arrival" is our @kanopy #FlickOfTheWeek. Stream it here with your JCLS library card: bit.ly/4bGNBfI
January 16, 2026 at 7:01 PM
"There are days that define your story beyond your life. Like the day they arrived." Denis Villeneuve's 2016 high concept sci-fi "Arrival" is our @kanopy #FlickOfTheWeek. Stream it here with your JCLS library card: bit.ly/4bGNBfI
A journey downward isn’t just about where you go, but what you’re willing to lose.
Check out out our #FridayReads selection, Katabasis by @rfkuang.bsky.social, for some extended weekend reading.
More here: bit.ly/4jIURdh 📖
What are you reading?
Check out out our #FridayReads selection, Katabasis by @rfkuang.bsky.social, for some extended weekend reading.
More here: bit.ly/4jIURdh 📖
What are you reading?
Katabasis: a novel
Dante's Inferno meets Susanna Clarke's Piranesi in this all-new dark academia fantasy from R. F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface, in which two graduate students...
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January 16, 2026 at 6:19 PM
A journey downward isn’t just about where you go, but what you’re willing to lose.
Check out out our #FridayReads selection, Katabasis by @rfkuang.bsky.social, for some extended weekend reading.
More here: bit.ly/4jIURdh 📖
What are you reading?
Check out out our #FridayReads selection, Katabasis by @rfkuang.bsky.social, for some extended weekend reading.
More here: bit.ly/4jIURdh 📖
What are you reading?
Our latest Windows In Time gives a glimpse into the life of A.W. Lafferty, who, in the early 1900s, represented 18 Oregon counties over the Oregon & California Railroad land fraud scandal, a cause he was involved for the rest of his life.
Check out the fascinating presentation here: bit.ly/454jtHi
Check out the fascinating presentation here: bit.ly/454jtHi
January 14, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Our latest Windows In Time gives a glimpse into the life of A.W. Lafferty, who, in the early 1900s, represented 18 Oregon counties over the Oregon & California Railroad land fraud scandal, a cause he was involved for the rest of his life.
Check out the fascinating presentation here: bit.ly/454jtHi
Check out the fascinating presentation here: bit.ly/454jtHi
This week's JCLS Connect Blog takes a look at our Chilton Library database, a very useful resource for car repair and maintenance. (There's also a Calvin & Hobbes reference.) bit.ly/4jDEIpa
#libraries #ChiltonLibrary
#libraries #ChiltonLibrary
Auto Correct - Jackson County Library District
Car repairs can be stressful. The Chilton Library is a free JCLS resource that can offer significant help.
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January 13, 2026 at 6:15 PM
This week's JCLS Connect Blog takes a look at our Chilton Library database, a very useful resource for car repair and maintenance. (There's also a Calvin & Hobbes reference.) bit.ly/4jDEIpa
#libraries #ChiltonLibrary
#libraries #ChiltonLibrary
Cold days call for compelling stories ❄️ "The Academy" by Elin Hilderbrand is where status and secrets collide.
Intrigued?
Check it out for some weekend reading here: bit.ly/45pviIn
Intrigued?
Check it out for some weekend reading here: bit.ly/45pviIn
January 9, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Cold days call for compelling stories ❄️ "The Academy" by Elin Hilderbrand is where status and secrets collide.
Intrigued?
Check it out for some weekend reading here: bit.ly/45pviIn
Intrigued?
Check it out for some weekend reading here: bit.ly/45pviIn
Adapted from the classic series of graphic novels, an animated search for sunken treasure like you've never seen before. "The Adventures of Tintin" is our @kanopy.com #FlickOfTheWeek.
Stream it here for free with your library card: bit.ly/45MU2dt
Stream it here for free with your library card: bit.ly/45MU2dt
January 9, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Adapted from the classic series of graphic novels, an animated search for sunken treasure like you've never seen before. "The Adventures of Tintin" is our @kanopy.com #FlickOfTheWeek.
Stream it here for free with your library card: bit.ly/45MU2dt
Stream it here for free with your library card: bit.ly/45MU2dt
The Medford Library will host a blood drive from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, January 12.
Scheduling an appointment is highly recommended, although drop-ins are welcome.
Donors will automatically be entered for a chance to win a trip for 2 to Super Bowl LX!
#libraries #RedCross
Scheduling an appointment is highly recommended, although drop-ins are welcome.
Donors will automatically be entered for a chance to win a trip for 2 to Super Bowl LX!
#libraries #RedCross
January 8, 2026 at 4:36 PM
The Medford Library will host a blood drive from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, January 12.
Scheduling an appointment is highly recommended, although drop-ins are welcome.
Donors will automatically be entered for a chance to win a trip for 2 to Super Bowl LX!
#libraries #RedCross
Scheduling an appointment is highly recommended, although drop-ins are welcome.
Donors will automatically be entered for a chance to win a trip for 2 to Super Bowl LX!
#libraries #RedCross
Keep that engine running with the Chilton Automotive Library, the definitive source for automobile maintenance and repair.
Learn more here: jcls.org/databases
Learn more here: jcls.org/databases
January 7, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Keep that engine running with the Chilton Automotive Library, the definitive source for automobile maintenance and repair.
Learn more here: jcls.org/databases
Learn more here: jcls.org/databases
Why should we emulate octopi going in 2026? Read about it in this week's JCLS Connect Blog.
#libraries #octopi
#libraries #octopi
New Year, New Me: 2026 The Year of the Octopus - Jackson County Library District
In which Brystan describes how she's going to be like an octopus in 2026.
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January 7, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Why should we emulate octopi going in 2026? Read about it in this week's JCLS Connect Blog.
#libraries #octopi
#libraries #octopi
"Atmosphere" is about space travel; but even more about the emotional gravity between the people brave enough to leave Earth.
Check out our Friday Reads selection for some weekend reading here: bit.ly/4s4w6vB
What are you reading?
#libraries
Check out our Friday Reads selection for some weekend reading here: bit.ly/4s4w6vB
What are you reading?
#libraries
December 19, 2025 at 10:57 PM
"Atmosphere" is about space travel; but even more about the emotional gravity between the people brave enough to leave Earth.
Check out our Friday Reads selection for some weekend reading here: bit.ly/4s4w6vB
What are you reading?
#libraries
Check out our Friday Reads selection for some weekend reading here: bit.ly/4s4w6vB
What are you reading?
#libraries
If you need some "best of" books in your life, we've got you covered with the latest episode of Read This!, where we discuss the top reads of 2025.
#libraries
#libraries
Best Books of 2025 - Read This!
We dive into the best books of the year, with a brief look at our Rogue Reads winter reading program. Booklist: https://catalog.jcls.org/MyAccount/MyList/23763 Follow us: Facebook: http://bit.ly/jclsfb Instagram: http://bit.ly/jclsinsta Threads: https://bit.ly/jclsthreads Bluesky: https://bit.ly/jclsbluesky
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December 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
If you need some "best of" books in your life, we've got you covered with the latest episode of Read This!, where we discuss the top reads of 2025.
#libraries
#libraries
We were at Rogue X earlier today for the Rogue Valley Growers Indoor Winter Market!
Thanks to everyone who stopped by!
#libraries
Thanks to everyone who stopped by!
#libraries
December 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
We were at Rogue X earlier today for the Rogue Valley Growers Indoor Winter Market!
Thanks to everyone who stopped by!
#libraries
Thanks to everyone who stopped by!
#libraries
This week on the blog, JCLS mascot Opal does an eight-armed takeover to tell you about Beanstack and Rogue Reads!
#RogueReads #libraries
#RogueReads #libraries
Armed and Ready - Jackson County Library District
Opal would like to introduce herself. And shake your hand eight times.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
This week on the blog, JCLS mascot Opal does an eight-armed takeover to tell you about Beanstack and Rogue Reads!
#RogueReads #libraries
#RogueReads #libraries
New piece in the Rogue Valley Times about #RogueReads!
JCLS' 6th annual Rogue Reads program returns through February | Rogue Valley Times
Jackson County Library Services’ system-wide winter reading program, Rogue Reads, is back in action with aquatic-themed programs and multiple events centered on connecting with the community.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
New piece in the Rogue Valley Times about #RogueReads!
Bold, tense, and quietly mesmerizing.
"Audition" by Katie Kitamura is the kind of novel you feel as much as you read.
What are you reading this weekend?
#FridayReads
"Audition" by Katie Kitamura is the kind of novel you feel as much as you read.
What are you reading this weekend?
#FridayReads
December 12, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Bold, tense, and quietly mesmerizing.
"Audition" by Katie Kitamura is the kind of novel you feel as much as you read.
What are you reading this weekend?
#FridayReads
"Audition" by Katie Kitamura is the kind of novel you feel as much as you read.
What are you reading this weekend?
#FridayReads
Before "Toy Story," there was "The Christmas Toy," Jim Henson's 1986 Christmas special about friendship and the holiday spirit.
It's our @kanopy.com #FlickOfTheWeek!
Stream it here with your library card: bit.ly/3KJEu2O
It's our @kanopy.com #FlickOfTheWeek!
Stream it here with your library card: bit.ly/3KJEu2O
December 12, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Before "Toy Story," there was "The Christmas Toy," Jim Henson's 1986 Christmas special about friendship and the holiday spirit.
It's our @kanopy.com #FlickOfTheWeek!
Stream it here with your library card: bit.ly/3KJEu2O
It's our @kanopy.com #FlickOfTheWeek!
Stream it here with your library card: bit.ly/3KJEu2O
Reposted by JCLS
December 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM