Jacksonville Public Library

Jacksonville Public Library is a printing service in Jacksonville, Alabama, located at 200 Pelham Rd S. It holds a rating of 4.40 based on customer reviews. The library offers mobile printing among its services, along with meeting rooms and a range of historical resources.

The library's History Room holds books by Alabama authors, works about Jacksonville and the surrounding areas and their residents, and books about Alabama. It also keeps local clubs' yearly scrapbooks, Jacksonville State University annuals, and a vertical file of local families and history. The Jacksonville News is available on microfilm from November 1936 onward. A staff member may be required for assistance in the History Room, and visitors who wish to view the Pelham files or need help with research must be accompanied by a staff member. Appointments can be made at least one day in advance by calling the library. For those unable to travel to Jacksonville, a History Room request form can be submitted online or printed and mailed to the library.

The library began in 1957 as part of the Calhoun County Library, when the Town and Realty Company provided an 8 foot by 17 foot space for a collection of books. A high school student served as librarian, paid by the Jacksonville Book Club. In 1958 more clubs joined a building fund and the library moved into city hall, and in 1959 it moved into the recreation center. In 1963 Mrs. A. C. Shelton was appointed librarian to keep the library open 20 hours per week instead of nine. In 1983-1984 the library doubled its floor space by moving into the old post office building, constructed of white Alabama marble in 1940. By 1984 circulation reached 39,112 under librarian Kathryn Childress. In 2011 an annex was added, including an elevator, and the library began offering more classes and programs for all ages.

The library sits on Pelham Road South, about a tenth of a mile from the Jacksonville Fire Department and roughly two tenths of a mile from the MAJ Dwayne Williams Memorial, Ten Oaks, the John Pelham Monument, and Public Square East.

Its positive rating reflects the customers who have reviewed it, and the library has served Jacksonville since 1957.