Jefferson County Library Cooperative

The Jefferson County Library Cooperative (JCLC) is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt educational consortium of public libraries in Jefferson County, Alabama. The JCLC administrative office is located at the Birmingham Public Central Library. The member libraries within the cooperative are autonomous, with each one maintaining its own board, director and budget.

History

Jefferson County has had a countywide public library service since 1924, however, no-fee service for Jefferson County citizens began in 1978. In 1985, it was reorganized as Birmingham Area Library Services under the framework issued by the Alabama Public Library Service. In 1997, it was renamed the Jefferson County Library Cooperative and continues to operate as a not-for-profit educational organization.^[1]

Member libraries

Adamsville Library
Avondale Regional Branch Library
Bessemer Library
Birmingham Botanical Gardens Library
Central Library
East Ensley Branch Library
East Lake Branch Library
Eastwood Branch Library
Emmet O'Neal Library
Ensley Branch Library
Five Points West Regional Library
Fultondale Library
Gardendale-Martha Moore Library
Graysville Public Library
Homewood Library
Hoover Public Library
Hueytown Public Library
Inglenook Branch Library
Irondale Public Library
Leeds-Jane Culbreth Public Library
Midfield Public Library
North Avondale Branch Library
North Birmingham Regional Branch Library
Pleasant Grove Public Library
Powderly Branch Library
Pratt City Branch Library
Slossfield Branch Library
Smithfield Branch Library
Southside Branch Library
Springville Road Regional Branch Library
Tarrant Public Library
Titusville Branch Library
Trussville Public Library
Vestavia Hills Public Library
Walter J. Hanna Library
Warrior-Evelyn Thornton Public Library
West End Branch Library
Woodlawn Branch Library
Wylam Branch Library

References

↑ "JCLC History and Purpose". Jefferson County Library Cooperative. May 1999. Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2007-09-07.

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