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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
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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.
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Member libraries
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- 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
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