Events

1000 Books Before Kindergarten

1000 Books Before Kindergarten is an early literacy program offered by the Jefferson County Public Library to promote reading to newborns, infants and toddlers. Designed for children from birth to age five, this program helps children develop the tools they need to become proficient readers and encourages parent and child bonding through the activity of reading together. The goal is to read 1000 books with your child before the child reaches kindergarten age. With the support of this program, we hope that you and your child will develop a love of reading, an appreciation for the library and discover the joy in reading together.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth until they begin school, no matter their family’s income. Each month, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library mails a high quality, age appropriate book to all registered children, addressed to them, at no cost to the child’s family.

Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award

The Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award is an initiative of the Indiana Center for the Book. This state award is administered by the Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Committee made up of professionals in Indiana including teachers, librarians, caregivers, and project coordinators; all of whom are involved in early childhood development. Picture books serve an important role in the first years of the life of a child. The purpose of this award is to encourage parents, caregivers, and very young children to interact together with exceptional picture books. Each year, Children ages 0-5 are encouraged to vote for one of five nominated titles.

AtoZ Maps Online

AtoZ Maps Online is the world’s most comprehensive collection of royalty-free downloadable maps. Use more than 100,000 maps in school reports, school lesson plans, personal research projects, and business reports. No other reference contains so many maps, map resources, visual glossaries, video dictionaries, geography learning games, and teacher resources as AtoZ Maps Online.

AtoZ The World

Curious about the world? AtoZ the World has you covered. With AtoZ the World, information about world history, cultures, languages, foods, religions, and much more is just a click away. With 174 Country Culture Guides covering more than 60 topics each, AtoZ the World offers a breadth and depth of content that is unmatched by any other single resource. What will you learn today?

AtoZ World Food

If you think that spice is the variety of life and love international cuisine, AtoZ World Food is the resource for you. AtoZ World Food is the only food database that contains traditional recipes for 174 countries of the world in all course categories: appetizers, soups, salads, breads, main courses, side dishes, desserts, snacks, and beverages. AtoZ World Food is also the only database that covers food culture for 174 countries of the world in six categories: National Cuisine, Regional Cuisine, Daily Meals, Dining Etiquette, Special Occasion Foods, and Food Trivia.

Accelerated Reader (AR) Bookfinder

The Accelerated Reader (AR) Bookfinder allows you to search for book titles based on authors, topics, or titles of books. You can also search by interest level, book level, Lexile measure, fiction, and nonfiction.

OverDrive Kids & Teens Collection

Browse this collection of educational and entertaining ebooks, audiobooks, and read-alongs for kids and teens on OverDrive, which is accessible with a Jefferson County Public Library card.

What’s Next? Books in Series

The What's Next? Books in Series database helps you search series fiction and find what book comes next in the series. A series is two or more books linked by character(s), settings, or other common traits (e.g., Sue Grafton's "A is for Alibi", "B is for..." etc. or the "Star Wars" series).

World Book Online

World Book Online is an engaging, verified, and trustworthy digital resource for grades pre-K through high school. It is a suite of online research tools that includes encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, educational games, pictures, audio, and video, complemented by current periodicals and related Web sites.