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Jonesboro library hosts library card sign-up drive & giveaway

Jonesboro library hosts library card sign-up drive & giveaway

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Jonesboro, AR – (Contributed) – Sept. 2, 2025 – In honor of National Library Card Sign-up Month this September, the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library is hosting a library card sign-up drive.

Patrons who register for a library card between Sept. 2 and Sept. 30 will be entered into a drawing to win a Kindle Paperwhite.  

Signing up for a library card is free. Residents of Craighead and Poinsett Counties are eligible with a valid photo I.D. and proof of mailing address, such as a driver’s license or a piece of mail.

For those unable to visit the library in person, digital library cards may also be created through the library’s website on a desktop computer. Both physical and digital cards will be entered into the prize drawing. 

The library is located at 315 W. Oak Ave. For more information about the library, visit the website, visit the library’s Facebook page, or call 870-935-5133.

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