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Jefferson County, Alabama, United States

The Jefferson County Public Library Association (JCPLA) was founded in 1974 for the improvement of librarianship and for the advancement of public libraries in Jefferson County. The public libraries of Jefferson County form our cooperative system, the Jefferson County Library Cooperative (JCLC). Membership in JCPLA provides an organizational structure for staff training countywide.

The Reader's Advisory Roundtable is open to all library workers in the JCLC Community. If you love reader's advisory, need help honing your skills, or are looking for new tools/ideas, please consider joining us. JCPLA and the Roundtables are a great way to share resources, connect with other libraries in the county, network with your colleagues, or just take a break from the daily grind and get some fresh perspective!

Questions? Send an email to jclcraroundtable [at] gmail [dot] com

Join JCPLA!

JCPLA is the local professional organization for libraries in Jefferson County, AL. Membership is $5 and is only open to those employed by a public library in Jefferson County. JCPLA manages the local Round Tables for professional connection and development in different areas of librarianship, and organizes workshops and professional development conferences annually. Click here for a membership application!

Thursday, December 19, 2024

JCPLA RART in 2025

Howdy, JCLC!

This is Melanie L at the Hoover Public Library, and I am the new moderator for the Reader's Advisory Round Table in 2025. I am very much looking forward to working with y'all over the next year, sharing ideas and meeting new people across the county. 

I also want to thank Holley for her many years of service in this role, as well as for her mentorship and kindness as she prepared me to take on this responsibility.  I know she means a lot to the JCLC community, and I have a lot to live up to! I'll do my best as we enter a new chapter and make my own mark as moderator.

Our next meeting will be on February 5th at 9:30AM at the Hoover Public Library in the Friends Meeting Room on the Plaza. This meeting will be hybrid, but I hope you will join us in person if you are able. We will have snacks and take a short tour of the library for those who haven't been in recently. :)
We will discuss the results of the survey I emailed out, set topics for future meetings, and share our favorite books from 2024 / most anticipated books of 2025. Bring your ideas, your questions, and your enthusiasm! 

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