The Jefferson County Library Cooperative (JCLC) is a 501(c)(3)

tax-exempt Tax exemption is the reduction or removal of a liability to make a compulsory payment that would otherwise be imposed by a ruling power upon persons, property, income, or transactions. Tax-exempt status may provide complete relief from taxes, redu ...

education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty ...

al consortium of public libraries in Jefferson County, Alabama. The JCLC

administrative Administration may refer to: Management of organizations * Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal ** Administrative Assistant, traditionally known as a Secretary, or also known as an administrative officer, administ ...

office is located at the Birmingham Public Central Library. The member libraries within the

cooperative A cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-contro ...

are

autonomous In developmental psychology and moral, political, and bioethical philosophy, autonomy, from , ''autonomos'', from αὐτο- ''auto-'' "self" and νόμος ''nomos'', "law", hence when combined understood to mean "one who gives oneself one's ow ...

, with each one maintaining its own board,

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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.

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

External links

Jefferson County Library CooperativeJefferson County Library Cooperative Catalog
Education in Jefferson County, Alabama Library consortia in Alabama {{library-struct-stub