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Jackson/Hinds Library System (JHLS) is the public library system of Jackson and Hinds County in Mississippi.

Branches

Jackson
  • Margaret Walker Alexander
  • Bolden/Moore
  • Medgar Evers
  • Fannie Lou Hamer
  • Willie Morris
  • Eudora Welty - It is the main library and is in a former Sears building, built circa 1938. As of 2018 the second story has a study area and over 50,000 books. By 2018 the building had multiple maintenance and mold problems, with stairwells that, according to The Clarion Ledger, "are too dangerous to navigate", as well as non-functional elevators, meaning that the second floor was not accessible for safety reasons.[1] Additionally there were sewage and water leaks.
  • Richard Wright - It is adjacent to Key Elementary School.[2]
Not in Jackson
  • Ella Bess Austin Library (Terry)
  • Beverly J. Brown Library (Byram)
  • Lois A. Flagg Library (Edwards)
  • Annie T. Jeffers Library (Bolton)
  • Evelyn T. Majure Library (Utica)
  • Quisenberry Library (Clinton)
    • In 2018 the Clinton city government, citing problems with the sanitary condition, closed the library. It stated that it would reopen if the library system revised the terms of the library lease.[3]
  • Raymond Library (Raymond)

Former

  • Charles Tisdale Library (Jackson) - Its namesake was Charles Tisdale, who published a newspaper.Chastain Middle Prior to its closure it was the third busiest library system in terms of book checkouts; in 2016 patrons checked out over 16,700 books. Pupils of Chastain Middle School and McWillie Elementary School, as well as several other schools, used the facility. In 2017 it had experienced flooding and black mold and was closed by the library system.[4] By 2018 over 34,000 books had been destroyed in the library because loss of power and additional flooding caused the mold to intensify.[5] The Jackson city government acquired the branch from the library system in late 2019.[4] By October 2020 unauthorized persons broke into the library and additional flooding had occurred, so the Jackson city government took measures to board up the building.[6] However in 2021 break-ins and flooding occurred again.[4]

References

  1. ^ Vicory, Justin (2018-11-29). "Jackson libraries face an existential crisis that includes black mold. When will the city help?". The Clarion Ledger. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  2. ^ "Wright Library". Jackson/Hinds Library System. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  3. ^ Vicory, Justin (2018-07-13). "Clinton mayor shuts down library for sanitation issues, won't reopen until new lease agreement in place". The Clarion Ledger. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  4. ^ a b c "Tisdale Library again flooded, used as refuge for homeless". WLBT. 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  5. ^ "Library disaster". Northside Sun. 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  6. ^ "City crews cleaning and securing Tisdale building". WLBT. 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
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