We all have a story.
Our story began in the 1924 when the Jefferson County Free Library book mobile began delivering books to readers and book deposit stations throughout the county. In 1978, seventeen libraries brought their stories together to form what would become the Public Libraries in Jefferson County. Today, 40 libraries across 22 municipalities contribute to the story in order to
Honor "one county, one card" so that citizens of Jefferson County need only one library card to access all that the county cooperative has to offer.
- Share materials (books, DVDs, audio-books, and more) with library users all over the county.
- Support a van delivery system and staff that carry those materials to each library every weekday.
- Share IT infrastructure and staff to ensure all libraries can provide high quality computer resources and technologies to the public.
- Share one library catalog so that library users may easily see what is available in our system.
- Provide access to premium online resources like the Libby eBook collection and other databases.
We're asking you to be a part of the story.
Your support helps sustain all of these services.
By choosing to be a part of the story, YOU are making an impact that affects our entire network of communities. Consider becoming a sustaining supporter. Your monthly or annual gifts not only help the cooperative to continue offering this level of service, but also allow us to plan for future innovation.
More of our story
There is more to the story.
A concise history of the cooperation between Jefferson County libraries was gathered in 2018 to celebrate 40 years of the cooperative.
