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

Closed on Monday
2024-06-10, 2024-06-03, 2024-05-27, 2024-05-20, 2024-05-13, 2024-05-06, 2024-04-29, 2024-04-22 | FL

Second Sunday with Poets and Authors
2024-06-09 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Join us for our Second Sunday with Poets and Authors hosted by Brooks Decker and Tom Gilmore. This Sunday we are fortunate to have Johnny Masiulewicz and Barbara Colaciello present their work.

Books and Brews
2024-06-06 19:00 - 22:00, 2024-05-02 19:00 - 22:00 UTC | Dart Bar & Games, 1261 King St., Jacksonville, FL, 32204, United States
Join us at the Dart bar for our latest book selection, and deals on both books and brews!

The Silent Book Club of Jax
2024-06-04 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States

New Art Exhibit Installed!
2024-06-03 | FL
Happy Medium Books Café art Exhibit on display June 3rd-August 26th

Sam Cox BookTalk
2024-06-02 14:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Join us for our Sunday Book Talk with Samuel Cox! Samuel Cox is a retired US Army Reserve officer, an educator for four decades, and a lifelong student of the Holocaust. He taught various history courses for many years, including courses on the Holocaust, and served as a K-12 private school headmaster for more than twenty years. He holds the BS from Wake Forest University, BA from Oregon State University, MS from the University of South Carolina, and the MA from The College of William & Mary, along with additional graduate coursework at a number of other universities. From 1994-1999 he taught a Holocaust class at St. Johns Country Day School in Orange Park, Florida, where he came to know the nine friends he writes about in this book, “I Will Give Them an Everlasting Name: Jacksonville’s Stories of the Holocaust.”

Read It Before You See It
2024-05-30 19:00 - 20:00 UTC | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
20% off all Book Club Books at Happy Medium Books Cafe!

Not Your Mother's Book Club
2024-05-28 19:00 - 20:00 UTC | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
20% off all Book Club Books at Happy Medium Books Café!

The Happy Medium Book Club
2024-05-22 10:30 - 12:00 UTC | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Join us for this MORNING Book Club to discuss The Reading List By Sara Nisha Adams.

First Coast Horror Book Club
2024-05-21 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Join us for the 1st First Coast Horror Book Club at Happy Medium Books Café at 7pm. Please RSVP is the following link

I Can Smell You From Here - A Night With Jenn Chase
2024-05-17 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Time flies! Jennifer Chase will be reading from her new memoir, I Can Smell You from Here Thirty Years and Seventeen Letters to My Town about her relationship with Jacksonville during a 30 year artistic journey here. She will also be performing songs from her first album kid jail – her current eponymous 7 song EP, with special guest cellist, Holly DeCardenas.

Cook the Book!
2024-05-16 18:30 - 20:00 UTC | All Spiced Up, 3543 St Johns Ave, JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32205-7608, United States
Don’t miss our first Cook the Book event with All Spiced up in Avondale! This evening features Jeffrey Spears, author of My Life in Gluttony. Tickets include cooking demonstration, food, along with paired wines. Get your tickets while they last below!

Bookish Bingo
2024-05-14 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Reserve your spot for Bookish Bingo at the Café!

Second Sunday with Poets and Authors
2024-05-12 14:00 - 15:30 UTC | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Join us this Second Sunday with Poets, Lynn Skapyak Harlin and Princess Simpson Rashid. Hosted by Brooks Decker and Tim Gilmore

Mother's Day
2024-05-12 | FL

RAP Yarden Tour
2024-05-11 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | FL
The Riverside Avondale Preservation Garden Tour returns on Saturday, May 11, from 10 AM to 4 PM. This special event brings neighbors and businesses together to share the transformative nature of front yards, backyards, gardens, and landscapes that are sure to give inspiration and encourage budding gardening ideas to bloom. Tour admission includes access to several backyards with varying garden styles, some even featuring live music, refreshments, and activities. Flower gardens, vegetable gardens, native yards, and beautiful backyards make this tour a great way to spend a Saturday–perhaps with Mom for Mother’s Day!

National Matcha Day
2024-05-02 | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Join us for $2 Matcha drinks all day in celebration of one of our favorite drinks.

The Thrilling Book Club
2024-04-30 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Join us to discuss In My Dreams I hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead!

Independent Bookstore Day!
2024-04-27 | FL
Join us for a day of fun and surprizes!
10:30 Storytime with Ms Rebecca
Specials at the cafe and bookstore all day!

The Banned Book Club
2024-04-25 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Join us to discuss Beloved by Toni Morrison!

Happy Medium Book Club
2024-04-24 10:30 - 11:30 UTC | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Join us to discuss The Fraud by Zadie Smith!

Silent Book Club of Jax
2024-04-23 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, United States
Join us as we host The Silent Book Club of Jax at Happy Medium Books Café!
