Join the Friends of the Jefferson County Public Library for what promises to be an unforgettable afternoon with Colorado’s legendary Molly Brown, at the historic Molly Brown Summer House, in Lakewood, on April 15th. You’ll be amazed by the first-person characterization of Molly Brown, given by Janet Kalstrom. You’ll delight over our collection of vintage […]
JCLF is pleased to welcome Don DuBe to its staff. Don will be our new Warehouse Coordinator, a position that oversees our book inventory, ensuring that each book finds its proper place—whether it will be at the Whale Sale, the Friends Gift Shop at Belmar, the Holiday Sale or the Internet. With more than 40 […]
More than 50 guests joined us for breakfast Friday, January 29th, at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center to celebrate the accomplishments of our most valued supporters—the Friends of Jefferson County Public Library. Not only were Friends treated to breakfast, they were also treated to a 2015 Pulitzer Prize Winning author as well! Elizabeth Fenn is […]
The Friends of Jefferson County Library’s Annual Meeting is a chance for the Foundation and Friends to catch up on the activities and accomplishments of the previous year. We will meet at 8 am at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center (4005 Kipling Street) on January 29th and enjoy a catered breakfast as we review 2015 […]
It’s hard to believe that I’ve been a part of the Jefferson County Library Foundation for nearly a year now. What a fantastic organization, and one that proudly serves as a cornerstone of fundraising and support for our Jefferson County Public Library. As we continue on in 2016, I believe you will see some exciting […]
Join us and Friends of JCPL Friday, Jan. 29, 2016, 8 a.m., at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center for a breakfast buffet and an amazing guest speaker–Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Fenn. The Walter and Lucienne Driskill Professor of Western American History at the University of Colorado Boulder, Dr. Fenn’s field of study is the early […]
Read about the Foundation’s first ever Legacy Award and the inspiring letter that inspired it
What is Colorado Gives Day? What does giving to JCLF actually do? What is JCLF? All these burning questions have their answers.
Our Holiday Sale continues at Standley Lake Library, in Arvada.
Get a jump on your holiday shopping with the Golden Library Holiday Sale, December 4th and 5th.
The year is winding down, and our Foundation staff is also winding down from our Rare & Novel event — Read Like the Dickens. What an outstanding event! On November 12, we raised more than $21,000 from this year’s benefit, our silent auction was a sell-out and our ticket sales and sponsorships were through the […]
Could you summarize A Christmas Carol in five minutes? In two? Probably, and you’re not alone. Most of us could easily summarize A Christmas Carol, and yet not recall the last time we read the book or saw the movie. It’s iconic. It celebrates the spirit of generosity and the power of redemption. But how […]
This year’s Rare & Novel Event, Read Like the Dickens, is going to be quite the party. We will not only present an original, audience-interactive performance by the Red Rocks Community College Theatre Arts & Dance Department, but also cocktail hour, which starts at 6 p.m. and kicks off the silent auction, will be serenaded […]
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Join us for a three-day book and gift sale at the Evergreen Library, 5000 Highway 73, Evergreen CO.
The end-of-year holidays are always the very busiest of times. For many of us, the season involves constant shopping, running from one party to another, making lists, writing cards, stamping envelopes, wrapping gifts and decorating the house. It can be extraordinarily fun, and yet incredibly stressful. I don’t want to admit it, but even I—despite […]
Get a jump on your holiday shopping at the Belmar Holiday Sale, November 20-22. Bargain hunters will find brand new DVDs still in shrink wrap for just $2.50, hardback coffee table books for less than $10 and children’s books starting at $1.
What better way to usher in the holidays then celebrating the work of master author Charles Dickens? Join JCLF and JCPL Friends for at Baldoria on the Water, in Lakewood, on Thursday, November 12, 2015, for an evening of merriment benefiting JCLF.