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The Last Mile : Keep Knowledge Rolling

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Fuel the Next Generation of Library Delivery!

Replace the Library Delivery Vans and Keep Knowledge Rolling

Help keep the stories moving. Our delivery vans serve as the backbone of JCLC services, but now they are aged and unreliable. Upgrade the vans that move the volumes!

Donate online today at https://www.jclc.org/lastmile

After 10 years and 700,000 miles, the engine of resource sharing is riding rough. It is time to replace the delivery vans. Donate today and fuel the next generation of library delivery.

Be the Engine of Change

Various ways giving is impactful for 'The Last Mile'

Your Gift Drives Impact!

How to Support the Van Replacement Campaign

If you would like to donate online, please visit https://www.jclc.org/lastmile.

If you would like to donate by mail, please make your check payable to Jefferson County Library Cooperative, write "VANS" in the memo field, and send it to:

Jefferson County Library Cooperative
2100 Park Place
Birmingham, AL 35203

If you have any questions regarding your donation, please contact Tobin Cataldo, Executive Director, Jefferson County Library Cooperative at tobin.cataldo@jclc.org.

Jefferson County Library Cooperative is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, EIN 63-0894761. Donations are tax deductible.

Jefferson County Library Cooperative is a registered Alabama Charity, number EC-2146.

Our Guiding Principals

  • We exercise fiscally responsible stewardship and create efficiencies through shared platforms. We champion public libraries and public library service.
  • We leverage technology and explore innovation to delivery exceptional experiences to library users. We integrate systems so all libraries have equity in technology.
  • We encourage resource sharing and knowledge exchange. We foster the inter-library exchange of ideas and professional expertise.
  • We provide professional development, training, and networking opportunities. We are learning organizations and promote initiatives that are staff-driven.
  • We support libraries through consulting, professional services, and equitable access to knowledgeable staff.
  • We engage all member libraries and recognize their diversity and autonomy.
  • We recognize the library cooperative is longstanding and on-going diligence and care is required for its future sustainability.