Friends of Jay County Public Library

03/16/2026

Just a reminder that we will be having our monthly meeting tomorrow at 6pm! We will be having our first meeting of the year with a lot to cover. Hope to see you tomorrow evening! 💜

02/11/2026

Due to the recent loss of our treasurer Peter Shawver and our library liaison Hannah Bradshaw still recovering from her car accident, the February meeting next week has been canceled. We appreciate your thoughts during this hard time and we will resume our meetings next month on Tuesday, March 17 @ 6pm in the Community Room. See you then!

01/31/2026

The Friends have lost a special member. Peter served as Treasurer for many years. He will be greatly missed by all of us. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Shawver family.

View Peter M. Shawver's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

01/01/2026

12/08/2025

We just found out one of our Friends is celebrating his 80th birthday!! Happy birthday Bill!!

12/02/2025

Make sure to go vote for the Friends tree at the Festival of Lights at the Jay County Public Library!!

12/01/2025

Come out to the library!!

𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭!!

The Jay County Public Library invites our community to the Festival of Trees presented by the Jay County Chamber of Commerce! The Festival of Trees is a joyful and free display of Christmas trees decorated by Jay County nonprofits, service organizations, clubs, and municipalities for the public to enjoy.

A special kick-off celebration will be held on December 1 from 5-7 p.m. for the community! Everyone is welcome to come stroll through the library and enjoy viewing the beautifully decorated trees in the main areas. A Christmas story walk will coincide with the Christmas tree viewing where families can enjoy reading a story while walking through a magical winter wonderland. Families can also meet Santa and Mrs. Claus while enjoying live music throughout the evening. Free miniature artificial trees and stockings will be given away, while supplies last.

An interactive and educational Christmas tree farm experience will be provided in the Community Room. Families will have an opportunity to enjoy various fun activities such as tree identification, making a pine tree sensory bottle, decorating a Rice Krispie Christmas tree, making a nature ornament, and learning about famous Christmas trees and history. Begin the magic of the Christmas season with a visit to the library, and support our local community Christmas tree display. No sign up is required for this event.

If you can’t make it on December 1, the trees will be available for viewing from December 1 – 30. Come to JCPL during normal service hours and see a magical winter wonderland during Winterfest and throughout the holidays. The space will sparkle with beautifully decorated trees, each one representing the heart and spirit of our community. Stroll through and admire the displays and enjoy the holiday cheer and vote for your favorites. Tree voting will be held from December 1 – 6!

11/29/2025

The Friend’s tree is up for the Festival of Trees!

11/07/2025

Let’s make this month count!! We really want to be able to help our local teachers!!

𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡!
During the month of November, the Friends of the Jay County Public Library will be working on the final month of their service project to collect school supplies to create Christmas donation packages for teachers to restock their classrooms in December before Christmas break, to help them start off the New Year with fresh supplies! The Friends are accepting the following school supplies: Kleenex/tissue, notebook paper and notebooks, Clorox wipes, folders, crayons, markers, pencils, etc. Donations may be dropped off at the Jay County Public Library during normal business hours and the last day will be on Saturday, November 29. Thank you for helping us gift our teachers for the upcoming holiday season!

11/03/2025

Friends, could you help me share this please? 😊

10/30/2025

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10/30/2025

The Friends are looking for a nice Christmas Tree to use at the library for the Festival of Trees. Anyone have one we could use or have?