August 15, 2007
I M M E D I A T E R E L E A S E
contact person
Pat Ryan, Director, Cooperative Services
Jefferson County Library Cooperative
(205)226-3615 W
(205)226-3617 F
SEPTEMBER . . . NATIONAL LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH
BACK-TO-SCHOOL COLLABORATION WITH SCHOOLS COUNTYWIDE
September is National
Library Card Sign-up month! All 39 public libraries in Jefferson County
are encouraging library users to sign up for a library card or trade old
wallet library cards for a new keychain card FREE! We are waiving the
usual $3.00 fee for the month of September only.
All children in child
care centers, kindergarten and 1st grade throughout Jefferson
County will receive letters to parents encouraging them to get "OFF
TO A GREAT START!" by bringing children to the public library to
sign up for "the school supply that lasts a lifetime - a library
card".
Teenagers in 6th
and 9th grades countywide will receive bookmarks reminding
them that the Library is their "24 Hour Online Homework Access" resource
@
www.jclc.org. Getting a library card is as easy as ….1.2.3.
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Go to your local public library …
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Bring your parent, guardian, or a
driver's license …
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Put your NEW library card on your
key chain…. And it's FREE!
Call or visit your local
library today and discover the KEY to quality service. Or go to
www.jclc.org to discover your 24/7 virtual library. Get off to a
GREAT START this school year!
The Jefferson County Library
Cooperative (JCLC) is a non-profit organization composed of the 40
public libraries throughout Jefferson County. These include the 18
municipal libraries, the 21 libraries in the Birmingham Public Library
System, along with the Birmingham Botanical Gardens Library. The mission
behind the JCLC is to link together the member libraries to provide
better, more efficient centralized services for all county residents.
For more information about the JCLC, please visit
www.jclc.org.