The Eudora Welty Children's Library houses an outstanding collection of books for children, an ideal setting for reading, and educational events for kids. This section is dedicated to providing information on upcoming children's activities, suggested reading lists and more.

About Our Children's Collection
The library has thousands of wonderful books that can take children all over the world. All they need is a library card.

It has been statistically proven that children who begin reading at an early age have a higher personal success rate. Exposing children to printed words and their meaning will prepare them for school, ensure their success as a student and instill a lifelong love of books and learning.

The juvenile area of the library contains thousands of books for parents to read to children from birth; picture books and easy readers for preschool and elementary school students. The reference and nonfiction collection contains up-to-date volumes for homework and research projects. The collection also includes the “classic” literature by writers such as Shakespeare, Chaucer, Hemingway and many others. The juvenile fiction and young adult books are a collection of old favorites and recent publications by children’s book writers. The Coretta Scott King Award books are available and all Newberry and Caldecott Medal winners are a part of the collection.

Reading List Books
The library maintains a well-stocked collection of reading list books for the Jackson Public School District based on the partnership between the library system and the school district. These books are checked out as Reserve, Non-Renewable for two weeks to allow them to circulate to more students. Books on other reading lists are available as a normal part of the collection. For information about reading list books, call 601-968-5800 or 968-5820.