Keep Dreaming!
JCLC Campaign 2010
Support all 39 public libraries in Jefferson County, Alabama

November 15, 2010

Dear Library User:

Like you, I am a product of my local hometown library. I rode my bike to the library weekly, loaded my basket with books, and read as much as possible in between chores and homework. I floated down the Mississippi with Tom and Huck, traveled around the world, and dreamed.

The small library of my youth has been replaced by a dynamic, vibrant library that offers downloadable ebooks and audio books, computer training, youth programs, traditional books and much more.

Due to funding cuts, we are asking for your continued help to keep our “One County – One Card” system operational. Your neighborhood library is part of the 39 libraries that make up the Jefferson County Library Cooperative. The Cooperative works behind-the-scenes to coordinate the services that link you to all Jefferson County libraries with “One Card.”

The core services we make available to all county residents are:

One Delivery Service

• The items you want where you want to pick them up!
• Books-By-Mail for homebound citizens

• Nearly 2 million items in 39 libraries countywide are available to you
• 24/7 catalog, downloadable audio & ebooks, information databases
• In person, or online holds on items at any library in the county
• Internet access

We need your continued support. Please make a tax-deductible donation. Every gift counts! Join us in continuing to keep your public library system vibrant. I invite you to visit our website at www.jclc.org.

Please be generous…give so we can help Jefferson County citizens continue to dream. Thank you for your support of the public libraries of Jefferson County.

Sincerely,

Patricia F. Ryan
Executive Director
Jefferson County Library Cooperative

2010 A Report to the Community (.pdf)