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March Storytimes

Screenshot, save, and mark your calendars! We hope to see you this month for storytime!

Spring Break Staycation: Magic School

Unable to go out of town for spring break? No worries! The library is hosting a magical Spring Break Staycation! Bring the kiddos for lots of fun!

Library Game Day

Join us for Library Game Day, an event thats fun for all ages. Everyone is welcome to come play some board games and with every game you play you enter a drawing to take that game home!

Yoga Class

Join us every Monday for a FREE yoga session, starting at 5pm in the Round Room! We hope to see you there!

Knitting Club

Grab your lunch and join us for knitting in the Genealogy Area at noon on Thursdays!

Zumba

Join us in the Round Room every Thursday at 5:00pm for Zumba!

Practice ACT

Scan the QR code to register for a Practice ACT, brought to us by Beacon Tutoring Co.!

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Upcoming Events

Mar 25

Spring Break Staycation: Mystic Tea Party (K-3)

Mar 25, 2026 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Mar 25

Spring Break Maker Meet-Up: Exploration Hour

Mar 25, 2026 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Mar 25

Film Club

Mar 25, 2026 5:00 pm - 5:50 pm

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Hot at the Library

Available at Brookland Public Library, Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, In Transit, Marked Tree Public Library

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Black Phone 2

Available at Caraway Public Library, Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, Lake City Public Library (McAdams)

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Bugonia

Available at Caraway Public Library, Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, In Transit, Kohn Memorial Public Library (Monette)

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The Color of Hope Steel, Danielle

Available at Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, Harrisburg Public Library

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Exit Strategy: A Reacher Novel Child, Lee

Available at Bookmobile, Brookland Public Library, Caraway Public Library, Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, Harrisburg Public Library, Kohn Memorial Public Library (Monette), Lake City Public Library (McAdams), Marked Tree Public Library

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Five Nights at Freddy's

Available at Bookmobile, Caraway Public Library, Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, Kohn Memorial Public Library (Monette), Lake City Public Library (McAdams)

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Five Nights at Freddy's 2

Available at Brookland Public Library, Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, Harrisburg Public Library, In Transit, Lake City Public Library (McAdams)

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Gone Before Goodbye Witherspoon, Reese

Available at Caraway Public Library, Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, Kohn Memorial Public Library (Monette), Lake City Public Library (McAdams)

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Good Fortune

Available at Caraway Public Library, Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, Kohn Memorial Public Library (Monette), Weiner Public Library

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Hamnet

Available at Brookland Public Library, Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, Kohn Memorial Public Library (Monette), Marked Tree Public Library

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The Intruder McFadden, Freida

Available at Caraway Public Library, Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, Harrisburg Public Library, Kohn Memorial Public Library (Monette), Lake City Public Library (McAdams), Marked Tree Public Library, Weiner Public Library

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Jurassic World : Rebirth

Available at Brookland Public Library, Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, Harrisburg Public Library, Marked Tree Public Library

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The King's Ransom Evanovich, Janet

Available at Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, Harrisburg Public Library, Lake City Public Library (McAdams), Marked Tree Public Library

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The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe : A True Crime Thriller Patterson, James

Available at Brookland Public Library, Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, Lake City Public Library (McAdams), Weiner Public Library

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The Long Walk

Available at Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, In Transit

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My Husband's Wife : a novel Feeney, Alice

Available at Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, Harrisburg Public Library, Kohn Memorial Public Library (Monette), Marked Tree Public Library

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Nash Falls Baldacci, David

Available at Bookmobile, Caraway Public Library, Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, Kohn Memorial Public Library (Monette), Marked Tree Public Library

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Now You See Me: Now You Don't

Available at Brookland Public Library, Caraway Public Library, Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, Harrisburg Public Library, In Transit, Marked Tree Public Library, Weiner Public Library

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One Battle After Another

Available at Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, Kohn Memorial Public Library (Monette), Lake City Public Library (McAdams), Marked Tree Public Library

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Predator Badlands

Available at Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, Harrisburg Public Library, Marked Tree Public Library

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The Proving Ground : A Lincoln Lawyer Novel Connelly, Michael

Available at Caraway Public Library, Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, Harrisburg Public Library, In Transit, Kohn Memorial Public Library (Monette), Lake City Public Library (McAdams)

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Regretting You

Available at Brookland Public Library, Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, Kohn Memorial Public Library (Monette), Lake City Public Library (McAdams), Marked Tree Public Library

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Remain : A Supernatural Love Story Sparks, Nicholas

Available at Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, Harrisburg Public Library, Marked Tree Public Library

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Return of the Spider Patterson, James

Available at Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, Harrisburg Public Library, Marked Tree Public Library

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Robert B. Parker's Showdown Lupica, Mike

Available at Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, Kohn Memorial Public Library (Monette), Lake City Public Library (McAdams), Marked Tree Public Library, Weiner Public Library

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The Running Man

Available at Brookland Public Library, Caraway Public Library, Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, Harrisburg Public Library, Marked Tree Public Library

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The Seven Rings Roberts, Nora

Available at Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, In Transit, Kohn Memorial Public Library (Monette)

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Shelby Oaks

Available at Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, Kohn Memorial Public Library (Monette)

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Tron: Ares

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Wicked : For Good

Available at Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, Harrisburg Public Library, Marked Tree Public Library

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The Widow Grisham, John

Available at Brookland Public Library, Caraway Public Library, Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, Weiner Public Library

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The Widow Grisham, John

Available at Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, In Transit, Kohn Memorial Public Library (Monette), Lake City Public Library (McAdams), Marked Tree Public Library, Weiner Public Library

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Zootopia 2

Available at Caraway Public Library, Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, Harrisburg Public Library, Lake City Public Library (McAdams), Marked Tree Public Library, Weiner Public Library

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Things Don't Break on Their Own : a novel Collins, Sarah Easter

Available at Caraway Public Library, Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, Kohn Memorial Public Library (Monette), Lake City Public Library (McAdams), Marked Tree Public Library, Weiner Public Library

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Dog Man A Graphic Novel Pilkey, Dav

"Bob Parr and his wife Helen used to be among the world's greatest crime fighters, saving lives and battling evil... Available at Brookland Public Library, Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, Harrisburg Public Library, Kohn Memorial Public Library (Monette)

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The Incredibles

Their magic tree house takes Annie and Jack to Pompeii just as Vesuvius is about to erupt, and they must... Available at Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, Lake City Public Library (McAdams)

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Vacation under the volcano Osborne, Mary Pope

Available at Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, Lake City Public Library (McAdams)

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Wings of Fire Legends Graphic Novel Sutherland, Tui T

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Events

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Film Club

Wednesday, March 25th 5:00pm

Adults, heck out our website for the Film of the Month, watch it ahead of time and come have a lively discussion with other movie fans. Discussion meetings will be the last Wednesday of every month.

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Adult Knitting Club

Thursday, March 26th 12:00pm

Join us in the Shakespeare Room for our weekly knitting club!

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Adult Cross-Stitch Club

Thursday, March 26th 5:00pm

Join us in the Shakespeare Room for our weekly cross-stitch club!

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Spring Break Staycation: Mystic Tea Party (K-3)

Wednesday, March 25th 2:00pm

Kids K-3, dress in your magical best and join us for an enchanted tea party!

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Spring Break Staycation: Pre-K Fairytale Building Day

Thursday, March 26th 10:00am

Pre-K kids, join us during our Spring Break Staycation for a building extravaganza with giant blocks and boxes!

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Spring Break Staycation: Cardboard Castles (K-3)

Thursday, March 26th 2:00pm

Kids K-3, join us during our Spring Break Staycation to build castles and more with recycled materials!

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Spring Break Maker Meet-Up: Exploration Hour

Wednesday, March 25th 4:00pm

Teens (7th-12th grade) are invited to a free hour in the Makerspace – sketch, sculpt, stitch and more! Craft something special with us and check out what the TeenHub Makerspace has to offer!

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Teen Tabletop Club

Saturday, March 28th 9:30am

All teens are welcome to join in for some Tabletop RPG fun, in a one-shot campaign led by Charlie Potter – newcomers welcome!

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TeenHub Maker Meet-Up - Perler Beads Unlimited!

Wednesday, April 8th 4:00pm

Teens (7th-12th grade) are invited to design their own perler bead creations! What will you make?

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Book Lists

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Few Blue Skies Carolina Ixta view item

Before We Wake Sophia Glock view item

A Barista's Guide to Love & Larceny Caroline Bonin view item

The Swan's Daughter Roshani Chokshi view item

Beth Is Dead Katie Bernet view item

The Great Disillusionment of Nick and Jay Ryan Douglass view item

Ungodly Chaos Selma Soren view item

Stolen Midnights Katherine Quinn view item

Carnival Fantástico Angela Montoya view item

The Light That Blinds Us Andy Darcy Theo view item

Paradise Coast Suzanne Young view item

The Spiral Key Kelsey Day view item

March 2026 Book Recommendations - YA

Hattie Mae Begins Again Sharon G. Flake view item

Chicka Chicka Peep Peep Julien Chung view item

Mayowa and the Sea of Words Chibundu Onuzo view item

Cat's New Book Nathalie Belhassen view item

A Scar Like a River Lisa Graff view item

The Aftermyth Tracy Wolff view item

It's Spring! Renée Kurill view item

The Princess and the Grain of Rice Tina Cho & Honee Jang view item

Some of Us Are Brave Saadia Faruqi view item

The Adventures of Tubby Nugget Jenine Pastores & Josh Jackson view item

Loops Jashar Awan view item

Duck Delivers Tom Tinn-Disbury view item

March 2026 Book Recommendations - Children's

That's What Friends Are For Wade Rouse view item

You with the Sad Eyes Christina Applegate view item

Southern Roots Anita "Spring" Council & Marcie Cohen Ferris view item

The Blood Countess Shelley Puhak view item

We the Women Norah O'Donnell & Kate Andersen Brower view item

Keeper of Lost Children Sadeqa Johnson view item

Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter Heather Fawcett view item

The Astral Library Kate Quinn view item

More Than Enough Anna Quindlen view item

Lake Effect Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney view item

Wait for Me Amy Jo Burns view item

Kin Tayari Jones view item

March 2026 Book Recommendations - Adults

Lost Lambs Madeline Cash view item

American Canto Olivia Nuzzi view item

The Sea Captain's Wife Tilar J. Mazzeo view item

Every Day I Read Hwang Bo-reum & Shanna Tan view item

Meet the Newmans Jennifer Niven view item

The Storm Rachel Hawkins view item

The Rest of Our Lives Ben Markovits view item

The Time Hop Coffee Shop Phaedra Patrick view item

Snake-Eater T. Kingfisher view item

The Mating Game Lana Ferguson view item

Tailored Realities Brandon Sanderson view item

The Heir Apparent Rebecca Armitage view item

February 2026 Book Recommendations - Adult

The Demon and the Light Axie Oh view item

Last Chance Live! Helena Haywoode Henry view item

The Obsession Natasha Preston view item

A Dark Forgetting Kristen Ciccarelli view item

Never Seen the Stars Kate Korsh view item

Pink & Habanero, Vol. 4 Mika Satonaka, Alethea Nibley, Athena Nibley , & Dietrich Premier view item

Star Wars: Path of the Lightsaber, Vol. 1 Kenny Ruiz view item

Eden of Witches Volume 5 Yumeji & Jessie Aufiery view item

Transformers Vol. 4: Conquer and Control Daniel Warren Johnson, Jorge Corona, Ludo Lullabi, & Mike Spicer view item

Lord of the Flies: The Graphic Novel William Golding & Aimée de Jongh view item

On Starlit Shores: A Graphic Novel Bex Glendining view item

A Quick & Easy Guide to Healthy Relationships Mariah-Rose Marie view item

February 2026 Book Recommendations - YA

For the Fans! (Kpop Demon Hunters): Official Storybook Angela Song & Golden Books view item

A Quick Trip to the Store Sam Wedelich view item

A Hatful of Dreams Bob Graham view item

Penguin Young Readers Licenses I Love My Family by Bluey and Bingo view item

Bored Felicita Sala view item

Besties: Set Sail Kayla Miller, Jeffrey Canino, & Kristina Luu view item

Sweet Valley Twins: Three's a Crowd Nicole Andelfinger, Francine Pascal, & Claudia Aguirre view item

Pizza and Taco: Go Viral! Stephen Shaskan view item

The Taylors Jen Calonita view item

Rapunzel and the Sea Witch Kim Bussing view item

A Sea Monster Conundrum Lisa Yee & Dan Santat view item

The Moon Without Stars Chanel Miller view item

February 2026 Book Recommendations - Children's

A Cookbook for Winter Ryland Peters & Small view item

Warm Your Bones Vanessa Seder view item

The American Revolution Geoffrey C. Ward & Kens Burns view item

Star of the Show Dolly Parton & Tom Roland view item

The Look Michelle Obama view item

The Secret Christmas Library Jenny Colgan view item

Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon Matthew Norman view item

The Best Christmas Choir Elizabeth Hrib view item

The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah Jean Meltzer view item

While It Was Snowing Julia London view item

Brimstone Callie Hart view item

Best Offer Wins Marisa Kashino view item

December 2025 Book Recommendations - Adult

Richard Scarry's Lowly Worm Saves Christmas! Richard Scarry view item

The Snowball Fight Beth Ferry & Tom Lichtenheld view item

Dory Fantasmagory Abby Hanlon view item

Snow Is... Laura Gehl & Sonia Sánchez view item

Snow Kid Jessie Sima view item

The Digger and the Christmas Tree Joseph Kuefler view item

Cat's Christmas Alison Murray view item

Bluey's Night Before Christmas Lauren Holowaty, Kiara Hankinson, Jemma Bayley, & Costa Kassab view item

Elmore and the Big Christmas Rescue Dev Petty & Mike Boldt view item

The Boy, the Troll, and the Chalk Anne Booth & David Litchfield view item

Bluey: The Sign: A Graphic Novel Penguin Young Readers Licenses view item

Piggypine Richard T. Morris & Charles Santoso view item

December 2025 Book Recommendations - Children's

Angelica and the Bear Prince Trung Le Nguyen view item

Eden of Witches Volume 5 Yumeji & Jessie Aufiery view item

The Book of Dust Philip Pullman view item

Under a Fire-Red Sky Geraldine McCaughrean view item

Reasons We Break Jesmeen Kaur Deo view item

Sara Raash & Beth Revis The Crimson Throne view item

Always Raining Here Hazel & Bell view item

Star Wars: Path of the Lightsaber, Vol. 1 Kenny Ruiz view item

Not Today, Satan Samantha Joyce view item

A Matter of Murder Tirzah Price view item

The Same Backward as Forward Jennifer Lynn Barnes view item

The Wildest Dreams Bookshop Gracie Page view item

December 2025 Book Recommendations - YA

For No Mortal Creature Keshe Chow view item

Witchlight Susan Dennard view item

Balancing ACTBalancing ACT Paula Chase view item

The Same Backward as Forward Jennifer Lynn Barnes view item

The House Saphir Marissa Meyer view item

We Fell Apart E. Lockhart view item

The Sleepless Jen Williams view item

Every Spiral of Fate Tahereh Mafi view item

And the River Drags Her Down Jihyun Yun view item

The Scammer Tiffany D Jackson view item

Hazelthorn CG Drews view item

Fake Skating Lynn Painter view item

November 2025 Book Recommendations - YA

Sweet & Salty!: King Arthur Baking Company's Cookbook for Young Bakers King Arthur Baking Company view item

Ms. Pennypickle's Puzzle Quest Chris Grabenstein view item

Dragonborn Struan Murray view item

War Games Alan Gratz view item

Dinky the Tinysaur Maggie Edkins Willis view item

Maya the Ember Dragon Maddy Mara view item

Ms. Rachel and Bean and the Bedtime Routine Ms. Rachel, Mr. Aron, & Monique Dong view item

I Survived the Dust Bowl, 1935 Lauren Tarshis view item

The Bakery Dragon and the Fairy Cake Devin Elle Kurtz view item

Partypooper Jeff Kinney view item

The Last Kids on Earth and the Destructor's Lair Max Brallier & Douglas Holgate view item

The Humble Pie Jory John & Pete Oswald view item

November 2025 Book Recommendations - Children's

We Did Ok, Kid Anthony Hopkins view item

Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts Margaret Atwood view item

Otherwise Engaged Susan Mallery view item

Simply More Cynthia Erivo view item

An Academic Affair Jodi McAlister view item

The Forget-Me-Not Library Heather Webber view item

Cursed Daughters Oyinkan Braithwaite view item

The Everlasting Alix E. Harrow view item

Boom Town Nic Stone view item

King Sorrow Joe Hill view item

The Black Wolf Louise Penny view item

Wreck Catherine Newman view item

November 2025 Book Recommendations - Adult

A Steeping of Blood Hafsah Faizal view item

Season of Fear Emily Cooper view item

Lemons and Lies Alexis Castellanos view item

Rules for Fake Girlfriends Raegan Revord view item

How Far I'll Go Keala Kendall view item

When We Were Monsters Jennifer Niven view item

Keep Your Friends Close Cynthia Murphy view item

Sisters in the Wind Angeline Boulley view item

Thorn Season Kiera Azar view item

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man: Old School/New School Christos Gage, Eric Gapstur, & Leonardo Romero view item

My Fair Monster Adrienne Rivera view item

Dream by the Shadows Logan Karlie view item

September 2025 Book Recommendations - YA

Aggie and the Ghost Matthew Forsythe view item

Schooled Jamie Sumner view item

The Pumpkin Princess and the Buried Castle Steven Banbury view item

An Anthology of Remarkable Bugs Jess French view item

Ilustra: Daybreaker: Book 1 Tori Tadiar view item

An Anthology of Fossils Dean Lomax view item

Get Ready for School! Ms. Rachel & Random House view item

Pete the Cat's Cool New Ride James Dean & Kimberly Dean view item

Pocket Bear Katherine Applegate view item

The Pigeon Won't Count to 10! Mo Willems view item

Big Nate: No Harm Done Lincoln Peirce view item

Tuck Me In! Nathan W. Pyle view item

September 2025 Book Recommendations - Children's

The Secret Book Society Madeline Martin view item

Life, and Death, and Giants Ron Rindo view item

History Matters David McCullough, Dorie McCullough Lawson, & Michael Hill view item

We the People Jill Lepore view item

All the Way to the River Elizabeth Gilbert view item

The Book of Lost Hours Hayley Gelfuso view item

Katabasis R. F. Kuang view item

Buckeye Patrick Ryan view item

To the Moon and Back Eliana Ramage view item

Play Nice Rachel Harrison view item

Murder on the Marlow Belle Robert Thorogood view item

Amity Nathan Harris view item

September 2025 Book Recommendations - Adult

One-Punch Man, Vol. 31 ONE view item

One Piece, Vol. 109 Eiichiro Oda view item

Costumes for Time Travelers A.R. Capetta view item

Daybreak, Vol. 1 Moosoop view item

Clementine: Book Three Tillie Walden view item

Family Force V: Book One Matt Braly and Ainsworth Lin view item

Bound by Stars E.L. Starlings view item

The Good Vampire's Guide to Blood & Boyfriends Jamie D’Amato view item

The Executioners Three Susan Dennard view item

Woven from Clay Jenny Birch view item

Girls of Dark Divine E.V. Woods view item

A Beautiful and Terrible Murder Claire Andrews view item

August 2025 Book Recommendations - YA

A Place for Us James Ransome view item

Forts Katie Vanit and Kenard Pak view item

I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011 Lauren Tarshis and Scott Dawson view item

Bluey: Bad Mood Penguin Young Readers Licences view item

Fish Don't Go to School Deb Pilutti view item

Tiny T. Rex and the First-Day Oopsies Jonathan Stutzman and Jay Fleck view item

A Hero's Guide to Summer Vacation Pablo Cartaya view item

Encounter at Owl Rock Rucker Moses view item

The Incorruptibles Lauren Magaziner view item

The Tower at the End of Time Amy Sparkes view item

Tyger SF Said and Dave McKean view item

The Boy, the Mountain, and the Serpent Who Ate the Moon Caris Avendano Cruz view item

August 2025 Book Recommendations - Children's

Tonight in Jungleland Peter Ames Carlin view item

Disney Adults AJ Wolfe view item

Under the Stars Beatriz Williams view item

She Didn't See It Coming Shari Lapena view item

Songs for Other People's Weddings David Levithan view item

Too Old for This Samantha Downing view item

People Like Us Jason Mott view item

The Magician of Tiger Castle Louis Sachar view item

My Other Heart Emma Nanami Strenner view item

Automatic Noodle Annalee Newitz view item

The Locked Ward Sarah Pekkanen view item

The Enchanted Greenhouse Sarah Beth Durst view item

August 2025 Book Recommendations - Adult

I, Rock Katie Slivensky & Steph Stilwell view item

Snoop Grodon Korman view item

Another Paul Tremblay view item

Toes, Teeth, and Tentacles Steve Jenkins & Robin Page view item

The Day the Books Disappeared Joanna Ho, Caroline Kusin Pritchard, & Dan Santat view item

I Got You Derrick Barnes & Shamar Knight-Justice view item

Evelyn Witch Gets a Pet Beth Ferry & Charles Santoso view item

Ablaze Jessica Lawson & Sarah Gonzales view item

Millie Fleur Saves the Night Christy Mandin view item

Norman and the Smell of Adventure Ryan T. Higgins view item

The League of Littles Casey Lyall & Sara Faber view item

National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of African Animals Catherine D. Hughes view item

July 2025 Book Recommendations - Children's

The Nightblood Prince Molly X. Chang view item

Spider-Society: Enter...the Spider-Versers Alex Segura, Steve Godleski, Ruairi Coleman, Salvador Larroca, & Pete Woods view item

Den of Liars Jessica S. Olson view item

Tenderly, I Am Devoured Lyndall Clipstone view item

Fateless Julie Kagawa view item

Masks: A Graphic Novel Margaret Rae, Brian Nathanson, & Beck Kubrick view item

A Mastery of Monsters Liselle Sambury view item

Immortal Consequences I.V. Marie view item

The Raven Boys: The Graphic Novel Maggie Stiefvater, Stephanie Williams, & Sas Milledge view item

We Won't All Survive Kate Alice Marshall view item

The Last Tiger Julia Riew & Brad Riew view item

A Theory of Dreaming Ava Reid view item

July 2025 Book Recommendations - YA

The Jailhouse Lawyer James Patterson & Nancy Allen view item

The CIA Book Club Charlie English view item

Dinner with King Tut Sam Kean view item

Finding Grace Loretta Rothschild view item

Culpability Bruce Holsinger view item

Spectacular Things Beck Dorey-Stein view item

The Satisfaction Café Kathy Wang view item

You Belong Here Megan Mirdanda view item

Party of Liars Kelsey Cox view item

A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping Sangu Mandanna view item

The Compound Aisling Rawle view item

The Woman in Suite 11 Ruth Ware view item

July 2025 Book Recommendations - Adult

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Amelia, If Only Becky Albertalli view item

The Ground That Devours Us Kalla Harris view item

Lady or the Tiger Heather M. Herrman view item

If We Survive This Racquel Marie view item

We Can Never Leave H.E. Edgmon view item

My Hero Academia, Vol. 41 Kohei Horikoshi view item

A Forgery of Fate Elizabeth Lim view item

Never Thought I'd End Up Here Ann Liang view item

Heir of Storms Lauryn Hamilton Murray view item

Best of All Worlds Kenneth Oppel view item

Among Ghosts Racehl Hartman view item

Lovesick Falls Julia Drake view item

June 2025 Book Recommendations - YA

Wish in a Tree Lynda Mullaly Hunt & Nancy Carpenter view item

Pete the Cat's Mars Mission James Dean & Kimberly Dean view item

Becoming Boba Joanna Ho & Amber Ren view item

Karen's Ghost DK Yingst & Ann M. Martin view item

Chef's Secret Kelly Yang view item

When You Go To Dragon School Chelsea M. Campbell & Charlene Chua view item

This Book Is Dangerous! Ben Clanton view item

First Day Around the World Ibi Zoboi & Juanita Londoño view item

The Day the Crayons Made Friends Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers view item

We Are American, Too Kristen Mei Chase & Jieting Chen view item

Angel Draws A Dinosaur Pavonis Giron view item

The Wild Robot on the Island Peter Brown view item

June 2025 Book Recommendations - Children's

Murderland Caroline Fraser view item

The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück Lynne Olson view item

Don't Let Him In Lisa Jewell view item

El Dorado Drive Megan Abbott view item

Sounds Like Love Ashley Poston view item

King of Ashes S.A. Cosby view item

With a Vengeance Riley Sager view item

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil V.E. Schwab view item

Atmosphere Taylor Jenkins Reid view item

The Phoenix Pencil Company Allison King view item

The Listeners Maggie Stiefvater view item

The Ghostwriter Julie Clark view item

June 2025 Book Recommendations - Adult

Cranky, Crabby Crow Corey R. Tabor view item

One Crazy Summer: The Graphic Novel Rita Williams-Garcia and Sharee Miller view item

Take a Breath, Big Red Monster! Ed Emberley view item

Pokémon Life Size DK view item

National Geographic Kids Almanac 2026 National Geographic Kids view item

Entirely Emmie Terri Libenson view item

Bear Feels Sad Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman view item

Everything's Wrong! Jory John and Erin Kraan view item

Cousins!: A Big Family Story Laura Lavoie and Luisa Leal view item

The Queen Bees of Tybee County Kyle Casey Chu view item

Little Bird Laila Kelly Yang and Xindi Yan view item

Return to Sender Vera Brosgol view item

May 2025 Book Recommendations - Children's

The Graveyard Club: Fresh Blood R.L. Stine and Carola Borelli view item

Wake the Wild Creatures Nova Ren Suma view item

Lovely Dark and Deep Elisa A. Bonnin view item

Parable of the Talents Octavia E. Butler view item

Ours to Tell: Reclaiming Indigenous Stories Eldon Yellowhorn and Kathy Lowinger view item

The Whisperwood Legacy Jo Schulte view item

When We Go Missing April Henry view item

Out of Air Rachel Reiss view item

The Glittering Edge Alyssa Villaire view item

Graphic Novel Builder Edward Ross and Aysha Tengiz view item

Up in Smoke Nick Brooks view item

The Survivor Wants to Die at the End Adam Silvera view item

May 2025 Book Recommendations - YA

Steve Martin Writes the Written Word Steve Martin view item

Baking Across America B. Dylan Hollis view item

The Original Daughter Jemimah Wel view item

The Love Haters Katherine Center view item

Can't Get Enough Kennedy Ryan view item

The Man Made of Smoke Alex North view item

Marble Hall Murders Anthony Horowitz view item

I Will Blossom Anyway Disha Bose view item

The Names Florence Knapp view item

The Missing Half Ashley Flowerrs view item

Julie Chan Is Dead Liann Zhang view item

My Friends Fredrick Backman view item

May 2025 Book Recommendations - Adults

On Again, Awkward Again Erin Entrada Kelly view item

The Floating World Axie Oh view item

Wish Upon a K-Star Kat Cho view item

My Cat Is Such a Weirdo Vol. 6 Tamako Tamagoyama view item

Boys with Sharp Teeth Jenni Howell view item

Love in 280 Characters or Less Ravynn K. Stringfield view item

All the Stars Align Gretchen Schreiber view item

Where Shadows Meet Patrice Caldwell view item

Holy Terrors Margaret Owen view item

The Notorious Virtues Alwyn Hamilton view item

Watch Me Tahereh Mafi view item

Fearless Lauren Roberts view item

April 2025 Book Recommendations - YA

Odder Katherine Applegate view item

Band Nerd Sarah Clawson Willis view item

Warm and Fuzzy Scott Rothman view item

The Great Dinosaur Sleepover Linda Bailey view item

Don't Trust Fish Neil Sharpson view item

Ancient Egypt DK view item

Ollie in Between Jess Callans view item

The Littlest Drop Sascha Alper view item

A Day at the Beach Gary D. Schmidt, Ron Koertge view item

Karen's Prize Shauna J. Grant, Ann M. Martin view item

YAY! Jessica Kulekjian view item

The Cartoonists Club Raina Telgemeier view item

April 2025 Book Recommendations - Children's

The Cat Who Saved the Library Sosuke Natsukawa view item

Secrets of Adulthood Gretchen Rubin view item

No More Tears Gardiner Harris view item

The Next Day Melinda French Gates view item

The Staircase in the Woods Chuck Wendig view item

Great Big Beautiful Life Emily Henry view item

The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits Jennifer Weiner view item

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Voting is Open for the 2026 Arkansas Teen Book Awards!

March 9, 2026 Michaela Huss

Meet the Candidates and Prepare to Cast Your Vote!

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March 2026 Secondary Circulation Display

February 26, 2026 CCJPL Displays

The Circulation Department will be displaying items for St. Patrick's Day!

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Timeline: Digitization Project

This is a community project designed to digitally preserve photographs from Craighead County and Jonesboro. Check out photographs from late 1800's and onwards or add your own photographs to the collection!

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See what the Friends of the Library are all about!

With the upcoming expansion to our Friends of the Library Book Shop, now is a great time to learn more about what they do, the price of their materials, and how become a Friend!

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We meet the evolving information needs of our community through opportunities to learn and explore.

Library Vision Statement

Expanding imaginations, creating opportunities, connecting communities