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In May 2007, libraries in Josephine County were closed due to lack of funding and they remain closed to this day.
In September 2007, committed community members formed Josephine Community Libraries, Inc., a nongovernmental nonprofit organization dedicated to reopening and operating the libraries in Josephine County.
Become a Member
Use your PayPal account or major debit or credit card to make a secure online membership contribution.
Learn about other ways to help reopen the libraries in Josephine County.
The mission of Josephine Community Libraries, Inc. is to facilitate the opening and to ensure long-term operations of a public library system serving Josephine County, while adhering to its core values of integrity, credibility, and accountability.
Download the Josephine Community Libraries brochure (pdf, 132kb)
Download frequently asked questions about Josephine Community Libraries (pdf, 38kb).
Zonta Club of Grants Pass has made Josephine Community Libraries its primary local beneficiary of its annual Xtreme Dream raffle fundraiser. Tickets are currently on sale, and the drawing will take place at the Back to the Fifties Concert in the Park on July 22. There will be four spectacular Xtreme Dream prizes from which the winner will choose.
The proceeds of this fundraiser will go toward the purchase of ten public access computers when the libraries reopen. For more information about the Zonta Xtreme Dream Raffle or how to purchase tickets, contact Nancy Smith at fraudawg@msn.com, 471-9446.
Web site hosted by RogueLink.net of Grants Pass.
Next board meeting to be held Tuesday June 24
The next two board meetings will be 7 pm on June 24 and July 8.
Starting with the July 8 meeting, board meetings will be held at 7 pm every Tuesday at the library office at Parkway Village, 1539 NE F Street, Grants Pass. Parkway Village is at the corner of Grants Pass Parkway and F Street. The library office is in the courtyard behind the Gooseberries grocery store.
Any persons interested in reopening the Josephine Community Libraries are very welcome to attend. For more information, please send e-mail to info@josephinelibrary.org.
Every household and business in Josephine County received a yellow envelope from Josephine Community Libraries in early to mid-June. This was everyone's official invitation to become a founding member of the new library.
Annual membership levels are as follows: Sustaining Member $1 to $200, Bronze Member $201 to $500, Silver Member $501 to $1000, Gold Member $1001 to $5000, and Platinum Member at $5001 and up. All membership contributions are tax-deductible. Whether or not a person is a member, everyone in the county will be able to use the services of the library.
If you have not yet made your membership contribution, please make your check out to Josephine Community Libraries, and mail it to Josephine Community Libraries, P.O. Box 1684, Grants Pass, OR 97528. You can also click the Donate button on this Web page to make a secure contribution online using your debit card, credit card, or PayPal account.
Big thanks go to the generous sponsors of our membership campaign: Evergreen Federal Bank, Hart Insurance, Grants Pass Clinic, and Grants Pass Friends of the Library.
Summer children's reading program
Josephine Community Libraries is sponsoring a free summer children's reading program, book exchange, and "Buddy Read-in" for students of all ages.
The program will take place every Thursday from 10 am to 12 noon from July 3 through August 7. The location is 1519 NE F Street in the courtyard of the Parkway Village shopping center (behind Gooseberries).
For more information, contact Sharon McBerty, lv2gp@msn.com, 476-2477. Special thanks go to Ginny Stegemiller of Parkway Village, who has donated the space for the program.
Vision workshop held June 21
This vision workshop was an opportunity for us to imagine the Josephine County libraries of the future. While this event was not directly about the current library situation, defining the long-term vision will inspire and guide our current efforts to reopen and operate our libraries.
Results of the vision workshop will be compiled by JCLI board member and workshop coordinator Bill Peterson.