Every day is Talk Like a Pirate Day for Captain Arlo! See the cutest pirate fanatic's swashbuckling adventures at the Jacksonville Public Library, and be sure to check out our Books & Buccaneers event this Saturday.☠️ | Jacksonville Public Library

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The Jacksonville Public Library houses the Lewis Ansbacher Map Collection, a donation of historical maps and prints incorporating the state of Florida. James Brasfield in the Main Library's Special Collections department provides free map tours of the collection by request. To book a tour, contact Special Collections at (904) 255-6195. For more information about the collection or to browse the digital version of it, go here: https://jaxpubliclibrary.org/research/collections/ansbacher-map-collect

The most interesting creatures on land and sea Are hidden in maps at the Library Opossum with muscles and fish with wings These are a few of my favorite things Explore centuries of Florida’s exciting history Discover archives, digitization and cartography Reserve your seat now and make it fast Join Special Collections for Mapping Our Past Mapping Our Past will take place in the Ansbacher Map Room on the fourth floor of the Main Library on January 17th, from 10am to 12:30pm. Visit bit.ly/MappingO

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If you know Joseph Gaskin from Mr. Joe's Story Time, you would not be surprised to hear that he was awarded the 2020 American Library Association (ALA) Spectrum Scholarship. Joe's a Library Associate at Willow Branch Library and a student in the Master of Science in Information program at Florida State University. We interviewed him to talk about his passion for the library, how he got here, and what his vision for the future looks like. Read more: https://jaxpubliclibrary.org/blog/jacksonville-