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Revision as of 10:28, 2 October 2009
The Jefferson County Library Cooperative (JCLC) is a network of public libraries across Jefferson County which provides all residents with access to the collected circulating holdings of several different municipalities with a single library card. The cooperative's offices are located at the Birmingham Central Library. The current director is Pat Ryan.
Currently any resident of the county can receive a free library card from any member library, search a unified catalog database and have materials delivered from any library to the one closest to them. Patrons can also access several on-line resources such as educational and archival databases using their cards.
Although earlier cooperative arrangements between libraries had existed since 1924, the current no-fee system was developed by Birmingham Public Library director George Stewart in 1978. It was reorganized more formally as Birmingham Area Library Services in 1985, at the same time that the unified catalaog database was unveiled. It adopted its current name in 1997.
Funding for the system has come primarily from the Jefferson County Commission, the state of Alabama, and member cities. In the wake of the Jefferson County debt crisis, the Commission is planning to end funding for the cooperative, which would result in the loss of some services.
Member Libraries
- Adamsville Library
- Birmingham Public Library system
- Avondale Library
- Birmingham Central Library
- East Ensley Library
- East Lake Library
- Eastwood Library
- Ensley Library
- Five Points West Library
- Inglenook Library
- North Avondale Library
- North Birmingham Library
- Powderly Library
- Pratt City Library
- Slossfield Library
- Smithfield Library
- Southside Library
- Springville Road Library
- Titusville Library
- West End Library
- Woodlawn Library
- Wylam Library
- Bessemer Public Library
- Clay Public Library
- Emmet O'Neal Library (Mountain Brook)
- Evelyn Thornton-Warrior Public Library (Warrior)
- Fultondale Public Library
- Gardendale–Martha Moore Public Library (Gardendale)
- Graysville Public Library
- Homewood Public Library
- Hoover Public Library
- Hueytown Public Library
- Irondale Public Library
- Leeds Jane Culbreth Library
- Library at Birmingham Botanical Gardens
- Midfield Public Library
- Pleasant Grove Public Library
- Tarrant Public Library
- Trussville Public Library
- Vestavia Hills Public Library
- Walter J. Hanna Public Library (Fairfield)
References
- Bouma, Katherine (September 13, 2009) "Jefferson County Library Cooperative eyes trims, fees to save basic services." Birmingham News