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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
Imagine studying horror literature and discovering that the manuscript you're reading is talking about REAL witchcraft. 🧙‍♀️

Silvia Moreno-Garcia's "The Bewitching" is our #FridayRead.

Get it here with your library card: bit.ly/3VYlxvA

What are you reading?
October 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Get started here: bit.ly/4eSOPmF

See our recent blog on the database here: bit.ly/4mudWPS
October 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Jackson County Library Services is really getting into the early October spirit. Great times at the Talent Harvest Festival and the Phoenix branch's Halloween swap! 👻🎃
October 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The ALA has compiled the 10 most challenged books of 2024.

Here's that list to kick off #BannedBooksWeek.

bit.ly/46QDuB1
October 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
You might flinch a little if you pick up our #FridayReads selection, "Never Flinch," by Stephen King.

Get it here with your library card: bit.ly/3IP4OaQ
October 3, 2025 at 8:54 PM
"The greatest danger to our future is apathy." - Jane Goodall

RIP to a titan.
October 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Today we celebrate Random Acts of Poetry Day.

Or, actually...we suppose we should write it:

Today, celebrate
Random acts of poetry
Let art be your voice

📓🖊

#RandomActsOfPoetryDay #Poetry
October 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Our #FridayReads selection is a HOT one. 🔥 King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby follows a family through a treacherous adventure for answers...

Read it with us here: bit.ly/4njcd19
September 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM