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 Jonesboro Community Calendar NOW LIVE

The Jonesboro Community Calendar is now live for viewing! 

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Knitting Club

Grab your lunch and join us for knitting in the Shakespeare Room at noon on Thursdays!

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360 Library Tour Now Live!

EAST students from the International Students Magnet provided us with an exceptional 360 live tour of our library. The tour features 360 photos and captions of our library. 

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Youth Services

Teen Hub

Welcome to the CCJPL Teen's page! Here you can browse activities, events, blogs, and more!

Sponsors for 2022

An image showing all of CCJPL's 2022 Summer Sponsors

For more information about our sponsors, please visit their web pages:

St. Bernards Medical Group

Andy’s Frozen Custard

Arvest Bank

Junior Auxiliary of Jonesboro

Caps Plus

The Children’s Clinic

NEA Baptist Hospital

First Community Bank

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Upcoming Events
Oct 23
Bubble, Bubble: DIY Bath Fizzes for Teens
Oct 23, 2024 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Oct 26
Teen Tabletop Club
Oct 26, 2024 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm
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Book Lists
A Deathly Compendium of Poisonous Plants Rebecca E. Hirsch view item
Twenty-Four Seconds from Now . . .: A Love Story Jason Reynolds view item
The Glass Girl Kathleen Glasgow view item
The Stolen Heir Holly Black view item
The Magic You Make Jason June view item
The Teen Breakup Survival Guide Lenora M. Ziegler view item
Clock Striker, Volume 2 Issaka Galadima view item
Nothing Like the Movies Lynn Painter view item
Sally's Lament: A Twisted Tale Mari Mancusi view item
Killer House Party Lily Anderson view item
This Dark Paradise Erin Luken view item
The Strange Case of Harleen and Harley Melissa Marr view item

October 2024 Book Recommendations - YA

Thirteenth Child Erin A. Craig view item
Pick the Lock A. S. King view item
Rabbit and Juliet Rebecca Stafford view item
Lies We Conjure Sarah Henning view item
We Are Hunted Tomi Oyemakinde view item
Poems for Tortured Souls Liz Ison view item
Monstrous Kind Lydia Gregovic view item
Fairy Godmother an Enchanters Tale Jen Calonita view item
Songlight Moira Buffini view item
The Champions Kara Thomas view item
Ultimate Driving Book Emma Carlson Berne, Shaw Nielsen view item
Desert Echoes Abdi Nazemian view item

September 2024 Book Recommendations - YA

Jupiter Rising Gary Schmidt view item
The Summer Hikaru Died, Vol. 4 Mokumokuren view item
My Salty Mary Cynthia Hand view item
Wisteria Adalyn Grace view item
Death at Morning House Maureen Johnson view item
Ash's Cabin Jen Wang view item
Medici Heist Caitlin Schneiderhan view item
Fyrebirds Kate Armstrong view item
The Dark We Know Wen-Yi Lee view item
Mysterious Ways Wendy Wunder view item
Return to Sender Lauren Draper view item
Of Her Own Design Birdie Willis view item

August 2024 Book Recommendations - YA

Reckless Lauren Roberts view item
Break to You Neal Shusterman Debra Young Michelle Knowlden view item
Grandest Game Jennifer Lynn Barnes view item
Girls Who Burn M. K. Pagano view item
How to Die Famous Benjamin Dean view item
It's Only a Game Kelsea Yu view item
Sunrise Nights Jeff Zentner view item
Not about a Boy Myah Hollis view item
Bless 2 Yukino Sonoyama view item
Ready or Not Andi Porretta
One Piece, Vol. 106 Eiichiro Oda view item
Mirror of Beasts Alexandra Bracken view item

July 2024 Book Recommendations - YA

Looking for Smoke K. A. Cobell view item
Four Eids and a Funeral Faridah Abike-Ilyimide Adiba Jaigirdar view item
Past Present Future Rachel Lynn Solomon view item
My Hero Academia Kohei Horikoshi view item
Icon and Inferno Marie Lu view item
Sleep Like Death Kalynn Bayron view item
Children of Anguish and Anarchy Tomi Adeyemi view item
Cat + Gamer Volume 5 Wataru Nadatani view item
Blue Lock 13 Muneyuki Kaneshiro Yusuke Nomura view item
Twelfth Knight Alexene Farol Follmuth view item
Heiress Takes All Emily Wibberley Austin Siegemund-Broka view item
Six More Months of June Daisy Garrison view item

June 2024 Book Recommendations - YA

Crane among Wolves June Hur view item
Darker by Four June CL Tan view item
Dear Wendy Ann Zhao view item
Beastly Beauty Jennifer Donnelly view item
This Book Won't Burn Samira Ahmed view item
Ballad of Darcy and Russell Morgan Matson view item
Girl in Question Tess Sharpe view item
Attached at the Hip Christine Riccio view item
Brightwood Code Monica Hesse view item
One-Punch Man, Vol. 28 ONE view item
Maelstrom Lorian Merriman view item
Flawless Girls Anna-Marie McLemore view item

May 2024 Book Recommendations - YA

Black Girl Survives in This One Desiree S. Evans Saraciea J. Fennell Tananarive Due view item
Song of the Six Realms Judy I. Lin view item
Dragonfruit Makiia Lucier view item
Off with Their Heads Zoe Hana Mikuta view item
Blue Lock 12 Muneyuki Kaneshiro Yusuke Nomura view item
Boruto Ukyo Kodachi Mikio Ikemoto Masashi Kishimoto view item
She-Hulk by Rainbow Rowell Vol. 4 Rainbow Rowell Jessica GAO Andres Genolet Marvel Various Jen Bartel view item
This Is Me Trying Racquel Marie view item
Bless 1 Yukino Sonoyama view item
Just Another Story Ernesto Saade view item
49 Days Agnes Lee view item
Poisons We Drink Bethany Baptiste view item

April 2024 Book Recommendations - Teens

Tempest of Tea Hafsah Faizal view item
Fox Maidens Robin Ha view item
Black Girl You Are Atlas Renée Watson Ekua Holmes view item
Call Me Iggy Jorge Aguirre Rafael Rosado view item
Out of Body Nia Davenport view item
I hope this doesn't find you Ann Liang view item
ASAP Axie Oh view item
Jean Grey Flames of Fear Louise Simonson Bernard Chang Derrick Chew view item
Ellie Haycock Is Totally Normal Gretchen Schreiber view item
Votes of Confidence Jeff Fleischer view item
Down to Business Fenley Scurlock Jason Liaw view item
The Encanto's Daughter Melissa de la Cruz view item

March 2024 Book Recommendations - YA

So Let Them Burn Kamilah Cole view item
Escaping Mr. Rochester L. L. McKinney view item
Beasts of War Ayana Gray view item
Poemhood : Our Black Revival : History, Folklore and the Black Experience Amber McBride Erica Martin Taylor Byas L. L. C. Ashwin Writing view item
A Drop of Venom Sajni Patel view item
Lunar New Year love story Gene Luen Yang view item
Ghost Roast Shawnee Gibbs view item
Static Lamar Giles Paris Alleyne view item
One-Punch Man. Volume 27 One, Yusuke Murata view item
Summer Queen Rochelle Hassan view item
Out of Our League Dahlia Adler Jennifer Iacopelli view item
Invocations Krystal Sutherland view item

February 2024 Book Recommendations - YA

Kween Vichet Chum view item
Beholder Ryan La Sala view item
Clementine Book Two Tillie Walden view item
Space Between Here and Now Sarah Suk view item
People to Follow Olivia Worley view item
Britannica's Encyclopedia Infographica: 1,000s of Facts & Figures--About Earth, Space, Animals, the Body, Technology & More--Revealed in Pictures Valentina D'Efilippo view item
Official Five Nights at Freddy's Cookbook Scott Cawthon Rob Morris view item
Thin Air Kellie M. Parker view item
Flower and Thorn Rati Mehrotra view item
Night Hunt Alexandra Christo view item
What the River Knows Isabel Ibanez view item
Heroes' Feast Flavors of the Multiverse Kyle Newman Jon Peterson Michael Witwer Sam Witwer Official Dungeons & Dragons Licensed view item

December 2023 Book Recommendations - YA

Rosewood Hunt MacKenzie Reed view item
What the River Knows Isabel Ibanez view item
A Curse for True Love Stephanie Garber view item
All That Consumes Us Erica Waters view item
Run and Hide Don Brown view item
Blood Years Elana K. Arnold view item
Wrath Becomes Her Aden Polydoros view item
Songs of Irie Asha Bromfield view item
Forest Demands Its Due Kosoko Jackson view item
Blackwoods Brandy Colbert view item
Night of the Witch Sara Raasch Beth Revis view item
Scarlet Alchemist Kylie Lee Baker view item

November 2023 Book Recommendations - YA

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Blog Posts

Homeschool Resources at Your Library

Amanda Stogsdill

A detailed look at homeschool resources offered at our library

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It’s Time to Vote for the 2024 Arkansas Teen Book Awards!

Michaela Huss

Let your voice be heard!

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New School Year, Great Library Resources

Rylie Yawson

Read about what resources are available to all students!

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Are You Up for a Challenge?

Michaela Huss

Learn how Teens can participate in our Summer Reading Challenge and earn prizes!

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Adventure Awaits! - Teens and Tweens Summer Programming 2024

Michaela Huss

Explore what events are in store for Teens and Tweens this Summer!

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Getting the Most out of Your Reading

Rylie Yawson

Rylie Yawson discuss ways to get the most out of your reading experience and how important it truly is.

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The Red Carpet Dance

Michaela Huss

Here’s what V.I.P.s need to know about CCJPL’s 2024 Teen Dance!

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Introducing Myself

Rylie Yawson

Rylie Yawson introduces herself as the new Marketing & PR Manager

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Get Creative in the TeenHub Makerspace!

Michaela Huss

It’s official, our TeenHub Makerspace is OPEN!

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Manga 101

Michaela Huss

Get to know TeenHub’s impressive collection of manga!

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New Year? Game On!

Michaela Huss

Join us at TeenHub for Board Games, Card Games, Tabletop RPGs, and more!

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Volunteer Opportunities for Teens

Michaela Huss

Want to get involved at the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library? Need volunteer hours for school or clubs?

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An Author Visit with Raquel Vasquez Gilliland - October 2023

Michaela Huss

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Back-to-School Fun for Teens and Tweens: August 2023

Michaela Huss

Here's the August line-up of programs for teens and tweens at CCJPL!

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New Additions for Teens

Michaela Huss

Michaela Huss keeps us up to date on new additions to the Teen Hub!

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