Best bookstore café in Jacksonville, FL | Happy Medium Books Café

Books and Brews
2026-04-19 11:00 - 13:00 UTC | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Join us at Happy Medium for Jacksonville’s favorite book swap!
Bring 1-3 books you would like to give to a new home.
Choose a book you would like to bring home for your next great read!
Bring a friend or make a new one.

Cook the Books
2026-04-18 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Join us at the Cafe for our inaugural “Cook The Books” Cookbook Club.
Swing by Happy Medium and pick up a copy of ‘What Can I Bring’ by Casey Elsass.
Pick the recipe you would like to make and bring to the meeting and sign up
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Share your dish and discuss your experience cooking with this book.
Have Fun!

Paper Play with Kellirae
2026-04-18 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Happy Spring!
This workshop is for anyone who would like to demystify the art of paper Quilling, also known as paper filigree. Each participant will learn basic shapes and a few techniques to make and take home a greeting card and gift tag of your own. You will also take home illustrated instructions, tools, and quilling paper so you can quill on.
This is a beginner workshop.

Park After Dark
2026-04-16 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | FL

Mahjong After Dark
2026-04-16 18:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Come join us at the cafe for a night of Mahjong!
Must bring your own card and already know how to play.

Learn to Play Mahjong Day 2
2026-04-16 10:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Must have attended Lesrn to Play Mahjong Day 1 on Monday, April 13th.

Happy Little Melodies
2026-04-16 10:00 - 10:30, 2026-04-09 10:00 - 10:30, 2026-04-02 10:00 - 10:30, 2026-03-26 10:00 - 10:30 (America/New_York) | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Join us for music, movement, and memory-making with your little one in this cozy, welcoming space!
Reserve your spot before they’re gone: www.musictherapynow.net/happylittlemelodies

BookTalk with Elizabeth Vartkessian
2026-04-15 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Join us at the cafe in conversation with Elizabeth Vrtkessian, author or The Deserving: What the Lives of the Condemned Reveal About the American Justice System.
Elizabeth Vartkessian is a mitigation specialist who works with prisoners on death row as part of their defense team, interviewing them as well as their families and communities to provide a broader context for their crimes (of which they are most often guilty). Detailing cases from her 20-year career, The Deserving takes us inside Vartkessian’s head as she learns to listen and build trust and empathy with her clients, some of whom have never been treated with either.
Pick up your copy today at Happy Medium Books Café.

Wine Date with a Book
2026-04-15 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Cork Thyme @ All Spiced up Avondale, 3543 St Johns Ave, Jacksonville, FL, 32205
Join us at Cork Thyme at All Spiced Up in Avondale to discuss Till Death Do Us Part by L. E. Flynn.
As always, Book Club Books are 20% off at Happy Medium Books Café.

Happy Medium Book Club
2026-04-15 10:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Join us at the café as we discuss What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad.
As always, books are 20% off at Happy Medium Books Café.

Mystery/Thrilling Book Club
2026-04-14 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Join us at the café to discuss Heartwood by Amity Gaige.
As always, book club books are 20% off at Happy Medium Books Café.

Mahjong Meet Ups
2026-04-13 15:00 - 17:00, 2026-04-06 15:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-30 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
If you KNOW how to play Mahjong and are wanting to meet up and play, this is for you!
Join our group and get our Group Me notifications about upcoming Meet Ups.
Contact the store to get on our list!
All skills welcome.
Game and 2025 cards are provided.

Learn to Play Mahjong
2026-04-13 10:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
This is a 2 day, 2 hour class. Participants will get the 2026 American Mahjong Card.

Second Sunday with Fred Dale
2026-04-12 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Join us at the cafe for Second Sunday with Authors and Poets, featuring Fred Dale.

Yarning
2026-04-09 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Join other Yarners at the cafe with your knitting or crochet project.
Bring a friend or make new ones.
All are welcome!

Silent Book Club of JAX
2026-04-08 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-04-07 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Join other Book Lovers for an hour of silent reading.
7-7:30 grab a drink and chat a bit
7:30-8:30 Silent Reading

Closed for Easter
2026-04-05 | FL

Learn to Play Mahjong Night Class Day 2
2026-04-01 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Must have attended Day 1 class on Monday, March 30th to attend.

A Seat at our Table BookTalk Series
2026-03-31 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
We are excited to announce next month’s book ‘Circe’ by Madeline Miller for our next “A Seat at Our Table’ Book Club.
Circe was chosen because March is Woman’s History Month and Circe is a feminist, mythic retelling of the life of the misunderstood sorceress from Homer’s Odyssey.
Pick up your book today at Happy Medium Books Cafe for 20% off and join us March 31st!

Learn to Play Mahjong Night Classes
2026-03-30 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
This is a 2 day class for Mahjong Beginners.
$75 covers the 2 – 2 hour classes on Monday, March 30th and Wednesday, April 1st
Includes the 2025 National Mahjong Card.

Watercolor on Yupo: Light, Movement & Urban Atmosphere with Teresa Cook
2026-03-29 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Watercolor on Yupo: Light, Movement & Urban Atmosphere
with Teresa Cook
Explore the expressive possibilities of watercolor on Yupo, a synthetic, non-absorbent surface that transforms the way pigment moves, lifts, and layers. In this 2-hour workshop, artist Teresa Cook will guide students through foundational techniques unique to Yupo, including floating washes, controlled lifting, texture creation, and layering for depth.
Participants will begin with guided experimentation to understand how watercolor behaves differently on this surface before developing a finished urban-inspired composition focused on light, value, and atmosphere. Teresa will demonstrate how to use contrast and simplified architectural forms to create dimension and visual impact — emphasizing both control and creative surrender.
This workshop is designed for both beginners and intermediate artists. Beginners will build confidence through shape and value, while more experienced painters can explore perspective, glazing, and atmospheric depth.
Students will leave with:
• A stronger understanding of watercolor on Yupo
• Techniques for correcting and lifting pigment
• A completed painting focused on light and structure
• Greater confidence in expressive mark-making
All supplies provided unless otherwise noted.

JE Sutton, Jr Pop Up Author Event
2026-03-28 11:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States

Yarning
2026-03-26 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Whether you knit or crochet, come out and meet up with fellow ‘Yarners’ at Happy Medium.
All levels welcome!

Mahjong for Newbies
2026-03-26 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
This is open Mahjong play with a teacher present to help answer questions and guide instruction.
Excellent for people who have taken Learn to Play Mahjong Day 1 and 2 or just need a refresher.
Must Bring your 2025 American Mahjong Card
