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Shred-A-Thon | August 17, 9AM – Noon | Bank of Colorado, Lakewood
Stop by today at Bank of Colorado at 275 Union Blvd. in Lakewood for our annual Shred-A-Thon!
We’ll be offering secure shredding from Stericycle (suggested donation of $20 per carload of shredding)! This event raises funds that help us provide direct financial support to children and family literacy programs at your Jefferson County Public Library!
Ridgefest | June 29, 2PM – 8PM | Anderson Park, Wheat Ridge, CO
Stop by and see us at Ridgefest – a community-centered Summer festival, hosted by Localworks, unique to Wheat Ridge! This event features a full day of live music from various local bands, food trucks from your favorite local business, yard games, children’s activities, Makers on the Ridge, business vendors, a cornhole tournament and, of course, a large variety of local beer, cider and wine! Click here for more info.
WHALE OF A USED BOOK SALE | MAY 30- JUNE 2 | JEFFCO FAIRGROUNDS
The Spring Whale of a Used Book Sale is one of our two annual mega sales. The Whale Sales help us raise funds to support early literacy programs at Jefferson County Public Library. Tens of thousands of books, CDs, DVDs, LPs, and rare/collectible items for sale in this much-anticipated community event. Click here for more info.
FRIENDS OF JCPL ANNUAL MEETING | APRIL 19 | Wheat Ridge Rec Center | Open to the Public
Join us for our Friends of Jefferson County Public Library Annual Meeting! Luncheon, author talk and book signing with award-winning author Erika Krouse. Books sale and signing post-event.
About Erika Krouse
Erika Krouse is the author of four books of fiction and nonfiction, most recently the forthcoming collection of short stories, Save Me, Stranger, out with Flatiron Books in January 2025. Erika’s memoir, Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation, is a New York Times Editors’ Choice, winner of the Edgar Award, the Colorado Book Award, and the Housatonic Book Award. Her short fiction has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Esquire.com, and other places. Erika mentors for the Book Project at Lighthouse Writers Workshop, where she won the Beacon Award for Teaching Excellence.
LIBRARY GIVING DAY | APRIL 1-5
Thank you to our generous donors who showed their support for their local Jefferson County Public Library this Library Giving Week!
Schedule your donation today – click here!
Colorado Women’s Day Recognizes Outstanding Colorado Women
JCLF was proud to be a sponsor of the 2024 Colorado Women’s Day Awards on March 8 at Denver West Marriott. Women from across Colorado were nominated for awards in nine categories representing women and girls from middle school through adulthood and in categories including STEM, business, the arts, and the non-profit sectors. Congratulations to all of this year’s winners and nominees!
JCLF Board President Ana Rojas-Artica and family pose with daughter Lisa Muñoz, winner of this year’s Shattered Glass Award.
Happening @ the Library
2024 Library Summer Challenge: First Milestone Reached – Yay! Outdoor Lab!
Thanks to you, JCPL will donate $100 to Outdoor Lab! Keep reading and logging minutes and activities, and we’ll keep donating. Learn more!
2024 Library Summer Challenge: Where Adventure Begins!
Delve into an exciting journey to earn points, win prizes and support your community with JCPL’s Library Summer Challenge! Register now!
Learning to Write: A Conversation with Jacqueline Woodson – April 5, 5:30PM
Best-selling author and MacArthur Fellow Jacqueline Woodson discusses how reading and listening to other’s stories taught her how to write. [Register/Learn More]
Coming Soon: Create Space at Belmar Library
Get ready to explore your creativity in Belmar Library’s new community makerspace. The Create Space will house a variety of new equipment, allowing patrons to try 3D printing, laser cutting and more. [Learn more]
Beware the Ides of March
Build Your Money Smarts
It’s Money Smart Week! Learn more about personal investing, financial dieting and more with our Business & Finance guide. Learn more.
Explore more than 1,000 award-winning art and craft video classes to make custom gifts, table settings, home décor and more!. Learn more.
Are you a friend of Jefferson County Public Library (JCPL)?
For decades, the Friends have been advocates, volunteers, and supporters of JCPL. Our members believe that our Library is the heart of our community and that each Friend “multiplies the good” work of the Library. We raise more than $100,000 annually in support of JCPL through our Whale of a Used Book Sales, and Whale’s Tale/Baby Whale bookstores. Become a Friend today. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @JeffcoFriends