Events

The library offers free Zumba Fitness Classes every Monday and Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Round Room. This hour long class is for adults only. Zumba is a latin inspired dance exercise class. Instructor Brooke Poff leads the class in routines that are easy to learn.

This class starts at 6 p.m. every Monday and meets in the library in the non-fiction section. This is for experienced knitters and for beginners. If you're a beginner, don't worry about bringing anything, we'll supply you with needles and yarn to get started with.

Family storytime will be held on Monday nights starting at 7 p.m. in the Children's Library. This storytime is for families with children of different ages and for working families.

PeeWee Storytime is for 2-year-olds and 3-year-olds and their parents or caregivers. This storytime is held every Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. in the Children's Library.

The Novel Lover's Book Discussion Group will meet on Tuesday, February 26th at 10:00 a.m.  The group will meet to discuss the book The Shoemaker's Wife by Adriana Trigiani. 

This storytime is for 4-year-olds and 5-year-olds. Parents are not required to stay, but are welcome to stay. This storytime is held every Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:45 a.m.

This class introduces users to a variety of searching websites.  This class will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 26th in the training lab.

Children's author Kate Klise will visit the library on Tuesday, February 26th at 7:00 p.m.  During her stay, Klise will visit several local schools to meet with children and their teachers. 

Teens will gather in the Civic League Room on Tuesday, February 26th at 4:00 p.m. for anime/manga.  This month teens will make anime cookies!

The library offers free Zumba Fitness Classes every Monday and Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Round Room. This hour long class is for adults only. Zumba is a latin inspired dance exercise class. Instructor Brooke Poff leads the class in routines that are easy to learn.

The Inquiring Minds Book Discussion Group will discuss the book Lincoln by Gore Vidal during  the month of February.  This discussion takes place in the Civic League Room on Tuesday, February 26th at the library.

This latin inspired dance exercise class is offered every Tuesday free of charge at the Poinsett County Library from 6:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. The instructor is Nechia Whitingham. The class is for people of all skill levels.

Children's author Kate Klise will be at the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library on Tuesday, February 26th at 7:00 p.m.  Klise is the author of numerous children's books.  She, along with her sister who illustrates the books, travels around the country when she's not writing speaking to library and school groups about her process.  This event is open to children and adults.

PeeWee Storytime is for 2-year-olds and 3-year-olds and their parents or caregivers. This storytime is held every Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. in the Children's Library.

This class is for those who are interested in learning the basics of how e-mail works.  This class is designed for beginners.  During the class, participants will get a free Gmail account set up for them.  This class will be held on Wednesday, February 27th at 10:00 a.m. in the training lab.

This storytime is for 4-year-olds and 5-year-olds. Parents are not required to stay, but are welcome to stay. This storytime is held every Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:45 a.m.

It's craft time in the Children's Library! Kids can pick up a set of needles and a ball of yarn starting on September 5th and learn how to knit! Ms. Vivi Chase will start off teaching some of the basics of knitting to those who have never knitted and will work with the kids to complete projects. The classes are held every Wednesday from 3:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. in the Children's Library.

This storytime is for babies up to 2-years-old and their parents or caregivers. This storytime features stories, fingerplays, songs and fun with toys! This storytime is held every Thursday and Friday at 10:00 a.m.

This class is open for experienced and beginning knitters and those who would like to crochet. This class meets in the library in the non-fiction section. If you're a beginner, don't worry about bringing anything, we'll supply you with needles and yarn.

The birthday of beloved children's author Dr. Seuss is March 2nd, but his birthday will be celebrated by the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library on March 1st!  Join us at 10:45 a.m. for this event.  We will have special visitors straight out of the books!

The library offers free Zumba Fitness Classes every Monday and Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Round Room. This hour long class is for adults only. Zumba is a latin inspired dance exercise class. Instructor Brooke Poff leads the class in routines that are easy to learn.

This class starts at 6 p.m. every Monday and meets in the library in the non-fiction section. This is for experienced knitters and for beginners. If you're a beginner, don't worry about bringing anything, we'll supply you with needles and yarn to get started with.

Family storytime will be held on Monday nights starting at 7 p.m. in the Children's Library. This storytime is for families with children of different ages and for working families.

PeeWee Storytime is for 2-year-olds and 3-year-olds and their parents or caregivers. This storytime is held every Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. in the Children's Library.

This storytime is for 4-year-olds and 5-year-olds. Parents are not required to stay, but are welcome to stay. This storytime is held every Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:45 a.m.

This class is designed for those unfamiliar with using a computer. This class helps teach you how to use a mouse and other basic functions of a computer.

This "Meet the Mouse" class will be held on Tuesday, March 5th at 2:00 p.m.

The library offers free Zumba Fitness Classes every Monday and Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Round Room. This hour long class is for adults only. Zumba is a latin inspired dance exercise class. Instructor Brooke Poff leads the class in routines that are easy to learn.

PeeWee Storytime is for 2-year-olds and 3-year-olds and their parents or caregivers. This storytime is held every Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. in the Children's Library.

This storytime is for 4-year-olds and 5-year-olds. Parents are not required to stay, but are welcome to stay. This storytime is held every Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:45 a.m.

It's craft time in the Children's Library! Kids can pick up a set of needles and a ball of yarn starting on September 5th and learn how to knit! Ms. Vivi Chase will start off teaching some of the basics of knitting to those who have never knitted and will work with the kids to complete projects. The classes are held every Wednesday from 3:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. in the Children's Library.

This storytime is for babies up to 2-years-old and their parents or caregivers. This storytime features stories, fingerplays, songs and fun with toys! This storytime is held every Thursday and Friday at 10:00 a.m.

This class is for those who are interested in learning the basics of how e-mail works. This class is designed for beginners. During the class, participants will get a free Gmail account set up for them. This class will be held on Wednesday, March 7th at 10:00 a.m. in the training lab.

This class is open for experienced and beginning knitters and those who would like to crochet. This class meets in the library in the non-fiction section. If you're a beginner, don't worry about bringing anything, we'll supply you with needles and yarn.

This storytime is for babies up to 2-years-old and their parents or caregivers. This storytime features stories, fingerplays, songs and fun with toys! This storytime is held every Thursday and Friday at 10:00 a.m.

The library offers free Zumba Fitness Classes every Monday and Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Round Room. This hour long class is for adults only. Zumba is a latin inspired dance exercise class. Instructor Brooke Poff leads the class in routines that are easy to learn.

This class starts at 6 p.m. every Monday and meets in the library in the non-fiction section. This is for experienced knitters and for beginners. If you're a beginner, don't worry about bringing anything, we'll supply you with needles and yarn to get started with.

The Graphic Content book discussion group will meet on Monday, March 11th at 6:30 p.m. in the Civic League Room to discuss the book Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughn and will hand out Skim by Mariko Tomaki.

Family storytime will be held on Monday nights starting at 7 p.m. in the Children's Library. This storytime is for families with children of different ages and for working families.

This free computer class will be held on Tuesday, March 12th at 10:00 a.m. in the training lab. This class will help you learn the basics of using search engines like Google, Bing and others.

PeeWee Storytime is for 2-year-olds and 3-year-olds and their parents or caregivers. This storytime is held every Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. in the Children's Library.

This storytime is for 4-year-olds and 5-year-olds. Parents are not required to stay, but are welcome to stay. This storytime is held every Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:45 a.m.

Our teens will take an outdated method of saving documents and use it to make a craft.  Most teens have probably never used a floppy disk but will get that opporunity when they use one to make a notebook!

 

For teen tech week we're taking something that is old and making it into something new! We are making floppy disk notebooks in the Civic League Room at 4:00 p.m.

The library offers free Zumba Fitness Classes every Monday and Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Round Room. This hour long class is for adults only. Zumba is a latin inspired dance exercise class. Instructor Brooke Poff leads the class in routines that are easy to learn.

This free computer class is an introduction to Microsoft Word. This class will teach you the basics of the program. This class will be held on Wednesday, March 13th at 10:00 a.m. in the training lab.

PeeWee Storytime is for 2-year-olds and 3-year-olds and their parents or caregivers. This storytime is held every Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. in the Children's Library.

This storytime is for 4-year-olds and 5-year-olds. Parents are not required to stay, but are welcome to stay. This storytime is held every Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:45 a.m.

It's craft time in the Children's Library! Kids can pick up a set of needles and a ball of yarn starting on September 5th and learn how to knit! Ms. Vivi Chase will start off teaching some of the basics of knitting to those who have never knitted and will work with the kids to complete projects. The classes are held every Wednesday from 3:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. in the Children's Library.

This storytime is for babies up to 2-years-old and their parents or caregivers. This storytime features stories, fingerplays, songs and fun with toys! This storytime is held every Thursday and Friday at 10:00 a.m.

This class is for those who are interested in learning more about making slide shows and presentations. Introduction to PowerPoint will be held on Thursday, March 14th at 10:00 a.m. in the training lab.

This class is open for experienced and beginning knitters and those who would like to crochet. This class meets in the library in the non-fiction section. If you're a beginner, don't worry about bringing anything, we'll supply you with needles and yarn.

We'll have Gaming Day as part of Teen Tech Week on Thursday, March 14th in the Round Room.  This event will start at 4:00 p.m.

This storytime is for babies up to 2-years-old and their parents or caregivers. This storytime features stories, fingerplays, songs and fun with toys! This storytime is held every Thursday and Friday at 10:00 a.m.

Teens will gather in the Round Room on Saturday, March 16th for the monthly book discussion.  This month teens will discuss the novel The Lovely Bones.

During this drop-in event, children are invited to come to the Children's Library to participate in fingernail day!  Our children's library staffers will be set up with different nail colors and nail art to make everyone look fabulous!

The library offers free Zumba Fitness Classes every Monday and Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Round Room. This hour long class is for adults only. Zumba is a latin inspired dance exercise class. Instructor Brooke Poff leads the class in routines that are easy to learn.

This class starts at 6 p.m. every Monday and meets in the library in the non-fiction section. This is for experienced knitters and for beginners. If you're a beginner, don't worry about bringing anything, we'll supply you with needles and yarn to get started with.

Family storytime will be held on Monday nights starting at 7 p.m. in the Children's Library. This storytime is for families with children of different ages and for working families.

PeeWee Storytime is for 2-year-olds and 3-year-olds and their parents or caregivers. This storytime is held every Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. in the Children's Library.

This storytime is for 4-year-olds and 5-year-olds. Parents are not required to stay, but are welcome to stay. This storytime is held every Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:45 a.m.

We will show the movie "Wreck it Ralph" on Tuesday, March 19th at 2:00 p.m. in the Round Room.  This movie is open for all ages. 

This class is for those who are interested in learning the basics of how e-mail works. This class is designed for beginners. During the class, participants will get a free Gmail account set up for them. This class will be held on Wednesday, February 27th at 10:00 a.m. in the training lab.

The library offers free Zumba Fitness Classes every Monday and Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Round Room. This hour long class is for adults only. Zumba is a latin inspired dance exercise class. Instructor Brooke Poff leads the class in routines that are easy to learn.

PeeWee Storytime is for 2-year-olds and 3-year-olds and their parents or caregivers. This storytime is held every Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. in the Children's Library.

This storytime is for 4-year-olds and 5-year-olds. Parents are not required to stay, but are welcome to stay. This storytime is held every Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:45 a.m.

The Children's Library will host a day of "life-sized" gaming on Wednesday, March 20th from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. in the Round Room.  This event will feature a big Jenga game!

It's craft time in the Children's Library! Kids can pick up a set of needles and a ball of yarn starting on September 5th and learn how to knit! Ms. Vivi Chase will start off teaching some of the basics of knitting to those who have never knitted and will work with the kids to complete projects. The classes are held every Wednesday from 3:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. in the Children's Library.

This storytime is for babies up to 2-years-old and their parents or caregivers. This storytime features stories, fingerplays, songs and fun with toys! This storytime is held every Thursday and Friday at 10:00 a.m.

Learn how to get started using the spreadsheet program Microsoft Excel. This class will be held at 10:00 a.m. in the Training lab on Thursday, March 21st.

This class is open for experienced and beginning knitters and those who would like to crochet. This class meets in the library in the non-fiction section. If you're a beginner, don't worry about bringing anything, we'll supply you with needles and yarn.

The Tweens and Teens will get to help bake and decorate cookies on Thursday, March 21st.  We will have a bake off followed by a decorating contest from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.

This storytime is for babies up to 2-years-old and their parents or caregivers. This storytime features stories, fingerplays, songs and fun with toys! This storytime is held every Thursday and Friday at 10:00 a.m.

We will have a gaming day on Friday, March 22nd.  This event is for kids, tweensand teens and will take place throughout the day.  We will be "open for gaming business" from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.

The library will host a day of electronic gaming on Friday, March 22nd.  We will host this event from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.

Teens are invited to join us for a movie night on Friday, March 22nd at 6:00 p.m. in the round room!  This event is free but open ONLY to our teens.  We will watch the movie, play games and enjoy tasty snacks!

The library offers free Zumba Fitness Classes every Monday and Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Round Room. This hour long class is for adults only. Zumba is a latin inspired dance exercise class. Instructor Brooke Poff leads the class in routines that are easy to learn.

This class starts at 6 p.m. every Monday and meets in the library in the non-fiction section. This is for experienced knitters and for beginners. If you're a beginner, don't worry about bringing anything, we'll supply you with needles and yarn to get started with.

Family storytime will be held on Monday nights starting at 7 p.m. in the Children's Library. This storytime is for families with children of different ages and for working families.

The "Novel Lover's" book discussion group will meet on Tuesday, March 19th at 10:00 a.m.
The book the group will be discussing for the month of March is The Midwife of Hope River by Patricia Harmon.

This class gives you an overview of buying and selling using the classifieds website Craigslist. This class will be held on Tuesday, March 26th at 10:00 a.m.

PeeWee Storytime is for 2-year-olds and 3-year-olds and their parents or caregivers. This storytime is held every Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. in the Children's Library.

This storytime is for 4-year-olds and 5-year-olds. Parents are not required to stay, but are welcome to stay. This storytime is held every Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:45 a.m.

The anime manga club will meet in the round room on Tuesday, March 26th at 4:00 p.m.  At this event participants will get the opporunity to make eggrolls.

The library offers free Zumba Fitness Classes every Monday and Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Round Room. This hour long class is for adults only. Zumba is a latin inspired dance exercise class. Instructor Brooke Poff leads the class in routines that are easy to learn.

The "Inquiring Minds" book dicussion group will meet on Tuesday, March 26th in the Civic League Room at 6:30 p.m.  In March the group will meet to discuss "Quiet" by Susan Cain.

PeeWee Storytime is for 2-year-olds and 3-year-olds and their parents or caregivers. This storytime is held every Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. in the Children's Library.

This storytime is for 4-year-olds and 5-year-olds. Parents are not required to stay, but are welcome to stay. This storytime is held every Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:45 a.m.

This free computer class is an introduction to Microsoft Word. This class will teach you the basics of the program. This class will be held on Wednesday, March 27th at 2:00 p.m. in the training lab.

It's craft time in the Children's Library! Kids can pick up a set of needles and a ball of yarn starting on September 5th and learn how to knit! Ms. Vivi Chase will start off teaching some of the basics of knitting to those who have never knitted and will work with the kids to complete projects. The classes are held every Wednesday from 3:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. in the Children's Library.