After being closed for nearly four months, the Jacksonville Main Library will finally reopen next month, Mayor Lenny Curry announced this week. It will reopen to the public Dec. 13 at 9 a.m. The ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Got overdue book fines? Don't sweat it. The Board of Library Trustees unanimously agreed to eliminate overdue library fines at Jacksonville Public Library. Recognizing that access ...

The budget process for the Jacksonville Public Library is "dysfunctional," says Library Board Chairman Jim Selzer. In recent years, it has involved negotiating cuts in the budget, putting off ...

The Jacksonville Public Library has partnered with the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens to promote environmental conservation through poetry. The "Language of Conservation" program is based on a ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — There were several areas damaged after the strong storms rolled through Tuesday afternoon. The main library downtown suffered damage, a driver's his car stopped working after he ...

Back then, structures across the city were made of wood with wood shingled roofs -- So when a spark from a kitchen landed on a local factory it didn’t take long before entire sections of the city were ...

The Jacksonville Public Library board of trustees has selected a new director. Jake Magnuson, who has worked at the Illinois State Library in Springfield for the last seven years, will take over the ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Public Library’s main location downtown will reopen to the public next month, the city announced Tuesday. The library has been closed since it became a site for ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Action News Jax Anchor Tenikka Hughes was selected by Jacksonville Public Library to be featured in its “Passion for Reading” campaign that is currently underway. The campaign ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Mellon Foundation granted the Jacksonville Public Library a historic $1 million Wednesday. It is the largest private grant in the library's history. The donation will go ...

Jacksonville families enjoyed a literacy event at the Cummer Museum with Mayor Donna Deegan, promoting reading among youth.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – On Jacksonville’s Northside, the public library is hosting events attempting to get preschoolers to fall in love with reading. Over 100 children attended the Highlands Regional ...