Adults

Are you interested in beekeeping?  Not sure how to start?  Join Billy Miller and others for the first of a 3-part program on beginning beekeeping.  These sessions are open to apiarists of any level, with open discussions about best practices on caring for, and nurturing bees.  All skill levels welcome, and questions appreciated.   February 6 at 6:00 p.m.

The Jackson City Library board of trustees will meet in regular session at 4:00 p.m.

The Jackson City Library Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday, January 13 at 4:00 p.m.  This will be an organization meeting.  There will be an election of officers and meeting schedule determined.

The Franklin Valley Quilters will meet Monday, February 2 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  This group works on a community quilt; any level of experience is welcome.  New quilters should bring their current project.

For more information, call Norma White at 740 988-3142.

The Franklin Valley Quilters will meet Monday, January 4 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  This group works on a community quilt; any level of experience is welcome.  New quilters should bring their current project.

For more information, call Norma White at 740 988-3142.

August's book is The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion.  The art of love is never a science: Meet Don Tillman, a brilliant yet socially inept professor of genetics, who’s decided it’s time he found a wife. In the orderly, evidence-based manner with which Don approaches all things, he designs the Wife Project to find his perfect partner: a sixteen-page, scientifically valid survey to filter out the drinkers, the smokers, the late arrivers.

July's book is The Mockingbird Next Door: Life with Harper Lee by Marja Mills.  In 2001, the Lee sisters opened their door to Chicago Tribune journalist Marja Mills. It was the beginning of a long conversation—and a great friendship.

The Jackson Book Club meets the 4th Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m.  All are welcome, even if you have not read the book.

June's book is The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin.  A. J. Fikry’s life is not at all what he expected it to be. He lives alone, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history, and now his prized possession, a rare collection of Poe poems, has been stolen. But when a mysterious package appears at the bookstore, its unexpected arrival gives Fikry the chance to make his life over--and see everything anew.

The Jackson Book Club meets the 4th Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m.  All are welcome, even if you haven't read the book.

May's book is River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darket Journey by Candice Millard.  At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, The River of Doubt is the true story of Theodore Roosevelt’s harrowing exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth.

The Jackson Book Club meets the 4th Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m.  All are welcome, even if you have not read the book.

April's book is The Hundred Year House by Rebecca Makkei.  The acclaimed author of The Borrower returns with a dazzlingly original, mordantly witty novel about the secrets of an old-money family and their turn-of-the-century estate, Laurelfield.

The Jackson Book Club meets the 4th Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m.  All are welcome, even if you have not read the book.