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Drop Your Drawers

All Day 11/1 - 12/30
All Ages
Library Branch: Jessamine County Public Library
Room: Customer Service Desk
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Ongoing
Event Details:

From November 1 through December 30, donate packages of new, unopened underwear for boys and girls (sizes 4-16) to help replenish Jessamine County Schools emergency supplies.
6 am

Voting Precinct

6:00am - 6:00pm
Library Branch: Jessamine County Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1/2/3/4/5/6
Event Details:

JCPL is open as a voting site for Jessamine County. The polls are open from 6 am to 6 pm. The library's services are available between 9:30 am to 8:30 pm.
7 am
8 am
9 am

Books & Bites Podcast

9:30am - 10:00am
Teens, Adults
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors

JCPL librarians bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them. 
 

This audio program will be available to download from the Books & Bites podcast page and on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other podcast players.
10 am

Preschool Storytime

10:30am - 11:15am
Children
Library Branch: Jessamine County Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 3/4
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytimes

Preschool Storytime is designed for families with children 3–5 years old. This program includes a 25–30-minute group time with outstanding stories, poetry, fingerplays, singing, and dancing. After that, you and your child will interact with a story one-on-one. Finally, enjoy an additional 10–15 minutes of an age-appropriate art project, physical activity, or dramatic play.

No registration is required.

Quilting/Sewing Pillows/Purses

10:00am - 1:00pm
Adults
Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Jessamine County Public Library
Room: Creative Space
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Computers & Creative Space
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Quilt a pillow or purse using the Q'nique 21 long-arm machine and Janome sewing machines. Participants must have some experience and familiarity with sewing machines. 

Jump & Jive

10:30am - 11:00am
Babies and Toddlers, Children
Library Branch: Jessamine County Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5/6
Age Group: Babies and Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Storytimes

Join us as we sing and dance to your favorite storytime songs and rhymes! This high-energy program is geared toward kids 0–5 years of age. You and your child can have fun together as you enjoy age-appropriate songs, rhymes, and fingerplays. This is a great time for your whole family to learn your child's favorite storytime rhymes and songs. 

No registration is required.
11 am
12 pm
1 pm

Kentucky Career Center

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Jessamine County Public Library
Room: Davis Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lifelong Learning
Event Details:

Meet one-on-one with a representative from the Kentucky Career Center for career counseling and job search assistance. 

No registration is required.

CS Small-Group: Laser Cutters

1:15pm - 2:30pm
Teens, Adults
Open
Required
Library Branch: Jessamine County Public Library
Room: Creative Space
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Computers & Creative Space
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Learn the basic functions of engraving metal on the fiber laser cutter and engraving/cutting wood and other materials on the C02 laser cutter.

Intro to Vinyl Printing/Cutting

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Teens, Adults
Open
Required
Library Branch: Jessamine County Public Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Computers & Creative Space
Required
Seats Remaining: 11

Learn the basic functions of creating contour cut lines and exporting PDFs to print on the vinyl printer/cutter.  The Roland Vinyl Printer/Cutter can print vinyl stickers, heat press transfer, photo paper, and banners.

Registration is required. 
2 pm

CS Small-Group: CNC Routers

2:15pm - 3:15pm
Teens, Adults
Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Jessamine County Public Library
Room: Creative Space
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Computers & Creative Space
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Learn the basic functions of Easel software and carving on the CNC machines: X-Carve & Carvey.

Crafternoon: Mini Basket Weaving

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Jessamine County Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 3/4
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join us for a relaxing afternoon crafting with friends! This month, we will be learning about some Native American weaving traditions and weaving a mini yarn basket in honor of their artistry.
3 pm

Book Talk: The Electoral College

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Jessamine County Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 3/4
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
Event Details:

Have you ever wondered how the electoral college works or why we have it? Join local author Carolyn Dupont for a discussion on her latest book Distorting Democracy: The Forgotten History of the Electoral College and Why It Matters Today.

The March Continues: Camp Nelson's Civil War Veterans

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Jessamine County Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1/2/5/6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lifelong Learning
Event Details:

Steve T. Phan, Chief of Interpretation at Camp Nelson National Monument, will deliver a presentation to commemorate Veterans Day. He'll trace the post-war journeys of soldiers and their families who experienced Camp Nelson during the Civil War.
4 pm
5 pm
6 pm

CS Small-Group: Laser Cutters

6:15pm - 7:15pm
Teens, Adults
Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Jessamine County Public Library
Room: Creative Space
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Computers & Creative Space
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Learn the basic functions of engraving metal on the fiber laser cutter and engraving/cutting wood and other materials on the C02 laser cutter.

CS Small-Group: CNC Routers

6:15pm - 7:15pm
Teens, Adults
Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Jessamine County Public Library
Room: Creative Space
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Computers & Creative Space
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Learn the basic functions of Easel software and carving on the CNC machines: X-Carve & Carvey.

LEGO Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children
Closed
Required
Library Branch: Jessamine County Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1/2/5/6
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Games & Activities, Lifelong Learning
Required
Seats Remaining: 0

Take on a building challenge or build from your imagination; the choice is yours! This program is for children in kindergarten through 5th grade and their parents/caregivers. All supplies are provided; LEGO bricks are for use during the program only.

Registration is required.

inbe-TWEEN: Painting Nutcrackers

6:00pm - 7:15pm
Tweens, Teens
Open
Required
Library Branch: Jessamine County Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 3/4
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Calling all 5th through 7th graders! in-beTWEEN is a program where you get to hang out with friends, make cool projects, and enjoy time set aside just for you. 
7 pm

Pound

7:00pm - 7:45pm
Adults
Library Branch: Jessamine County Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1/2/5/6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Exercise
Event Details:

POUND is a cardio jam-session designed to release the rockstar within us all while promoting total-body fitness.