Jeff Davis County Library

10/14/2026

Wildfire & Emergency Preparedness Workshop this Saturday. • Families are encouraged to come meet their local first responders. • And while the risk of a wildfire might seem low right now (as we are getting a lot of rain), rain = more plant growth = more fuel for a potential fire.

10/08/2026

Wildfire & Emergency Preparedness Workshop next weekend at the library on Saturday, October 17th.

09/28/2026

Trivia Night this Thursday! Not sure what a trivia night is?
A trivia night / pub quiz is a social event where teams compete against each other by answering trivia questions read by a host.
TEAMS: Players form groups, usually ranging from 3 to 6 people. You can bring your own friends or join a team of strangers.
ROUNDS: The quizmaster reads out questions divided into several rounds.
SCORING: Teams write their answers on a provided sheet of paper. To prevent cheating, smartphones are strictly forbidden.
PRIZES: The winning team will take home a prize. See less

09/11/2026

A People of Canyons and River | Archaeology talk Saturday, September 26th at 3pm.
Big Bend Ranch State Park Archaeologist Tim Gibbs will talk about how recent archaeological evidence from Big Bend Ranch State Park speaks to what was a long-term, interconnected community within the canyons and bolsons of the Rio Grande. And how those people might have been named by the Spanish when they first encountered them in the New World.

09/10/2026

Trivia Night Oct 1st! Not sure what a trivia night is?
A trivia night / pub quiz is a social event where teams compete against each other by answering trivia questions read by a host.
TEAMS: Players form groups, usually ranging from 3 to 6 people. You can bring your own friends or join a team of strangers.
ROUNDS: The quizmaster reads out questions divided into several rounds.
SCORING: Teams write their answers on a provided sheet of paper. To prevent cheating, smartphones are strictly forbidden.
PRIZES: The winning team will take home a prize.

09/09/2026

A reminder that tomorrow (Thursday) we will be having a Homeschool Families meetup at the library at 10 am. The plan is to have it monthly. We will be sharing some resources you can use (e.g. databases) and there will be some time for networking.

09/03/2026

We will be having a Homeschool Families meetup at the library on Thursday, Sept 10th (next week) at 10 am. The plan is to have it monthly. We will be sharing some resources you can use (e.g. databases) and there will be some time for networking.

08/25/2026

A reminder that tomorrow (Wed) Amistad will be here at the library from 2-5. They are a not for profit agency serving elderly, persons with disabilities and persons-at-risk.

08/24/2026

This Wednesday not for profit Amistad Social Services will be at the Jeff Davis County Library from 2-5 pm. They can provide help in many areas: Medicaid and Snap applications, services for Veterans, resources for Alzheimer's caregivers, and much more.

Amistad annually offers several opportunities to give back directly to the community through our Amistad Giving Back Program. Through this program we create donation events that target the communities most needy individuals directly, with the hope that these direct giving events will not only offer....

08/10/2026

Whether you enjoy the natural world or the technological one, we have books for you.