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JMRL serves the City of Charlottesville and the Counties of Albemarle, Greene, Louisa, and Nelson. There are eight library locations, the Bookmobile, and a Digital Library that can be accessed from anywhere.

Imagine being 9 years old, leaving the extended family who’ve raised you to travel in the company of strangers from El Salvador, across Guatemala and through Mexico, to the US to join parents you barely remember. Imagine being the grandparents or relatives of a 9-year-old boy and having to hand him into the care of […]
Central Library’s Brown Baggers met June 20th to discuss “Small Mercies” by Dennis Lehane.  “Small Mercies” is historical fiction, set in 1974 South Boston, Massachusetts  amongst the backdrop of the school busing/desegregation crisis. (Lehane is well known for writing mysteries, several of which have been turned into films ( Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone). ) […]
JMRL has implemented Princh, a new printing solution, at all branches. With this new solution it’s now possible to easily and securely print from a mobile phone, tablet, or laptop, both remotely and at the library. How to use the service Printing from your mobile phone or a tablet Printing from your laptop If you […]