Jefferson-Madison Regional Library

Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
Country	US
Established	1823
Branches	8
Access and use
Population served	212,841
Website	Jefferson-Madison Regional Library

Jefferson-Madison Regional Library system serves Albemarle, Greene, Louisa, and Nelson counties and City of Charlottesville.[1] The library system is within Region 6 of Virginia Library Association (VLA) regions.[2]

Service area

According to the FY 2014 Institute of Museum and Library Services Data Catalog, the Library System has a service area population of 212,841 with 1 central library and 7 branch libraries.[3]

History

The public library service in this area began in 1823. At the time, it was called the Albemarle Library Society. The Albemarle Library remained open until 1834. Paul Goodloe McIntire donated the resources for a new library in 1919. The first public municipal library opened in 1921. The Colored Branch at Jefferson School, the library's first branch library was open in 1934. A few years later, the libraries were integrated in 1948.

The library system formed in 1972 after the Virginia General Assembly started the regional public library systems. The system includes the City of Charlottesville, Albemarle, Greene, Louisa, and Nelson counties.

Branches

Central Library (Charlottesville)
Crozet Library (Crozet) established in 1964
Gordon Avenue (Charlottesville) established in 1966
Greene County Library (Stanardsville) established in 2003.
Louisa County Library (Mineral) established in 1999.
Nelson Memorial Library (Lovingston) established in 1988.
Northside Library (Charlottesville) established in 1991
Scottsville Library (Scottsville) established in 1960.
Abermarle-Charlottesville Historical Collection

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References

"JMRL - About JMRL". www.jmrl.org. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
"VLA Regions". Library Development and Networking. 2015-01-27. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
"FY 2014 Public Libraries Survey". Institute of Museum and Library Services. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.

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[1] "JMRL - About JMRL". www.jmrl.org. Retrieved 2016-10-08.

[2] "VLA Regions". Library Development and Networking. 2015-01-27. Retrieved 2016-10-08.

[3] "FY 2014 Public Libraries Survey". Institute of Museum and Library Services. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.