"Atmosphere" is about space travel; but even more about the emotional gravity between the people brave enough to leave Earth. Check out our Friday Reads selection for some weekend reading here: bit.ly/4s4w6vB What are you reading? #libraries

If you need some "best of" books in your life, we've got you covered with the latest episode of Read This!, where we discuss the top reads of 2025. #libraries

We were at Rogue X earlier today for the Rogue Valley Growers Indoor Winter Market! Thanks to everyone who stopped by! #libraries

This week on the blog, JCLS mascot Opal does an eight-armed takeover to tell you about Beanstack and Rogue Reads! #RogueReads #libraries

New piece in the Rogue Valley Times about #RogueReads!

Bold, tense, and quietly mesmerizing. "Audition" by Katie Kitamura is the kind of novel you feel as much as you read. What are you reading this weekend? #FridayReads

Before "Toy Story," there was "The Christmas Toy," Jim Henson's 1986 Christmas special about friendship and the holiday spirit. It's our @kanopy.com #FlickOfTheWeek! Stream it here with your library card: bit.ly/3KJEu2O

Coming soon from @jclsor.bsky.social: bit.ly/44lvN5z #libraries #librarymarketing

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me Quality films on @kanopy.com Get started with your library card here: www.kanopy.com/en/jcls/

This week on the blog, we're reminded to look for the warmth and glints of light when it's cold and dark out. #RogueReads #libraries

Take a look at some of the awesome Rogue Reads displays our Eagle Point, Central Point, Prospect, and White City branches put together!

Before "Stranger Things," another group of young friends living in a small town faced another threat to humanity — from the stars. "Super 8," 2011's sci-fi film about friendship and letting go is our @kanopy.com #FlickOfTheWeek! Stream it here with your JCLS library card: bit.ly/48C3FMK

A raw, intimate memoir where Arundhati Roy traces her extraordinary, complicated bond with her mother... fierce, brilliant, and impossible to forget and it's our #FridayReads selection! Check it out with your library card for some weekend reading here: bit.ly/4peVUn4

In 2025, you will have the option to sign up for a card (for free) that gives you access to books, movies, music, digital content, and more. It is important that you do this.

Opal, our 2025 Rogue Reads mascot, just wanted to say good morning and happy Friday! 🐙 #libraries

Our Rogue Reads event guides, bookmarks, and sticker offerings — starring JCLS's cephalopod celebrity, Opal — have arrived! Dive in and pick yours up soon! More about Rogue Reads here: jcls.org/roguereads/ #libraries

As Rogue Reads kicks off at JCLS, here's a special reading of one of the program's flagship reads, "The Octopus Escapes" by Maile Meloy and Felicita Sala! #libraries

This week on the blog, we're looking at gift giving, and why so many gifts made by hand are the ones that endure. #libraries bit.ly/4pPABsh

Rogue Reads is a go. 🐙 Today is the launch of our 6th annual Rogue Reads! Get your Zoobean Beanstack app ready, join the Winter Reading Challenge, and register for our special Author Talk in February 2026!

I made a new sticker for @jclsor.bsky.social’s Rogue Reads winter reading program. #libraries

"Poet Warrior" pulls you into Joy Harjo’s world where memory becomes myth, and every poem opens a door to something older than language. It’s a memoir that feels like a quest... and it's our #FridayReads selection. Check it out here: bit.ly/3KglV6o

#Thanksgiving travel is always a mess, but what if we made it even worse? "Planes, Trains, & Automobiles" is our @kanomagic.bsky.social #FlickOfTheWeek! Stream it here with your JCLS library card. bit.ly/4rFmZ4H

FRIENDLY REMINDER: ALL 15 JCLS libraries will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday, Thursday, November 27. We hope you have a fun and safe holiday. See you Friday! 🦃

We just wanted to let you know we're genuinely thankful for you. Thank you for being here.

A river, a story, a revival. 🌊 Teens from local tribes just paddled the entire Klamath River, a journey no one has completed in over 100 years, after the removal of four major dams. Our latest blog shares their story along with powerful Indigenous reads. bit.ly/48A4CGw

It's almost time to dive back into Rogue Reads! Our annual Winter Reading Program is coming back, and we can't wait to share all the nautical fun we've been planning with you. (1/3)

Our #FridayReads selection is here! 😍 "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" follows Indigenous teens whose lives intersect at a magical, ever-appearing drive-in where stories of identity, community, healing, humor, and hope unfold: bit.ly/4aauTwe

As Ken Burns' 'American Revolution' series continues on PBS, we revisit their previous production on the 18th century conflict — focused on the weapons. Nova PBS's 'Revolutionary War Weapons' is our @kanopy.com #FlickOfTheWeek! Stream it this weekend with your JCLS library card: bit.ly/3LRO4Ry ⚔️

We hope to see you there.

This week on the JCLS Connect Blog, learn about our #Mango database, which boasts a bunch of teaching tools to help you learn more than 70 languages — including "Pirate." Arrr. #libraries

Yesterday afternoon, the Eagle Point branch hosted the Princess Ball, a gathering of royalty from all over the Rogue Valley Kingdom. #libraries

A dark academia vibe of a day outside. Hope you're all doing well and cozy, wherever you are.

Cabbie picks up fare. Fare turns out to be a contract killer on the clock. Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx star in 2004's "Collateral," our @kanopy.com #FlickOfTheWeek. Stream it here with your JCLS library card: bit.ly/3WUQzF8

All's fair in love and war. Pick up Danica Nava's "Love Is A War Song" with your JCLS library card. bit.ly/49juVSk #FridayReads What are you reading?

The Library of Things: essentially a treasure trove of adult Easy-Bake Ovens. Read all about our incredible stash of hands-on enrichment here. #libraries

Reminder: All JCLS branches will be closed on Tuesday, Nov. 11 for #VeteransDay.

No takebacks. #libraries

If you're wondering what happens if you get caught up with the sandman, main character Marion finds himself involved too late in our #FridayReads selection, "Passing Through a Prairie Country" by Dennis E. Staples. Check it out with your library card this weekend: bit.ly/49GpBII

Welcome to life immediately after high school, complete with all its complicated relationship dynamics, new responsibilities, and unexpected, unwelcome lessons. 2001's "Ghost World" is our @kanopy.com #FlickOfTheWeek. Stream it here with your library card: bit.ly/3WDZJWg

Our latest monthly Windows In Time presentation, produced in partnership with the Southern Oregon Historical Society, is live on our YouTube channel. Meet Harriet Johnston, who has quite a life story you likely haven't heard. #localhistory #libraries

This week's blog looks at local options for those whose SNAP benefits have been delayed — and options for others who want to help. You're not alone.

Happy #NationalCandyDay. Tell us your favorite candy, and we'll give you a book recommendation.

Our latest ambient storytelling video, an eerie reading of Emily Dickinson's "I heard a Fly buzz - when I died," is on our YouTube channel.

We're not trying to bug you, but this story just might. Join us for this special Halloween #FridayReads with Andrew Joseph White's "You Weren't Meant to Be Human." Snag it with your library card here: bit.ly/47ixGBR

Long before he was helming the latest critically acclaimed adaptation of "Frankenstein," Guillermo del Toro directed another story on the dangers of playing God — with giant predatory bugs. "Mimic" is our @kanopy.com #FlickOfTheWeek. Stream it here with your library card: bit.ly/47Cmlvu

Words of wisdom, Lloyd. #libraries

Whether it's audiobooks or e-books, @libbyapp.com has you covered for spooky reads on your devices. Get signed up here: bit.ly/4hBeYsD #libraries

🎶Take a look. It's in a book. It's horrifying.🎶 Check out our latest blog post on spooky season reads here. #libraries #Halloween

Our latest Read This! video goes bump in the night. Check it out here. 😨👻 #Halloween #libraries #booklist

Happy Monday. We think you're great and that you've got this. May your week be filled with cozy nooks, good tea, and memorable, life-changing books.