There’s more to the library than just reading. We offer classes, events, internet, movies, and so much more. Here’s a list to get you started!

 

1. Take a look at our Event Calendar to find a program that interests you
2. Visit our Ellisville branch
3. Research your family genealogy
4. Take a picture with our mural located outside our Laurel branch
5. Check out a specialty cake pan in our Library of Things
6. Find our Lego Club display and look at the masterpieces our community built
7. Check out a Chromebook from either LJCL location (Must be over 18 and a resident of Jones County)
8. Visit the Friends of the Laurel Jones County Library’s System’s book sale
9. Come play BINGO on the last Friday night of every month and win cool prizes
10. Leave some seeds you harvested from your garden (and maybe take some seeds someone else harvested) in our Seed Library
11. Learn something new using Magnolia Databases (call us at (601)-428-4313 for our password)
12. Play with the Marble Run game from the STEAM shelf
13. Take a picture in Mark Kelly and Ben Napier’s custom storytime chair featured on Discovery+
14. Take your kids to one of our weekly children’s programs: Baby & Me & Storytime
15. Check Out a Librarian to learn a new skill
16. Sign up with Kroger Community Rewards using the code NQ470 to support the friends of the Jones County Library System
17. Check out our Backpack Kits in our Library of Things collection
18. Use the NoveList database on Magnolia to pick your next read
19. Check out knitting needles and a learn-to-knit book
20. Read a digital comic book on Hoopla
21. Check out our Switch controllers and play a few rounds of Super Smash Bros Ultimate in Laurel’s Teen Area to practice for our seasonal tournament
22. Take a book and leave a book on our swap shelf
23. Take a picture with our rainforest mural located in the children’s section of the Laurel library
24. Help out the community by donating to our Little Free Pantry at our Ellisville Branch
25. Work on our community puzzle in the Reading Area at the Laurel branch
26. Find the Nine-Pointed Star Medallion
27. Check out our newsletter
28. Look at what our display has to find a new book
29. Explore Laurel’s Rainforest Children’s Area and sit on Sid the Snake
30. 3D print something cool at our Makerspace
31. Request a book we don’t have through Interlibrary Loan
32. Charge your device at any tall table
33. Download Hoopla (on  the Apple App Store, GooglePlay, or Amazon AppStore) and enjoy e-books, e-audio book, music, and more with your library card
34. Paint a rock to go in our Ellisville Library Rock Garden
35. Take a break from all the noise in our sensory room
36. Print documents from your cellphone by e-mailing them to us or using our print service.
37. Use one of our public access computers or bring your laptop and enjoy our free Wi-Fi
38. Join our Friends of the Library and checkout 15 items instead of 10
39. Print, copy, scan, or fax at either branch
40. Check out a whole season of a TV show on DVD
41. Join one of our book clubs: Book Worms Book Club or Books & Brew Book Club.
42. Visit our Resources page for lists of official websites for everything from the White House to local school districts
43. Explore our catalog
44. Return those books you forgot you had on Fine Free Thursday to get some of your fines waived
45. Download a free copy of the MS Drivers Handbook and practice the driving test on Driving Tests
46. Get Reader’s Advisory from one of the librarians
47. Snag a copy of this month’s Book Page for book recommendations
48. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube

 

What can you discover?