Garfield County Library District

Garfield County Library District
Garfield County Library District
Location	207 East Ave, Rifle, CO 81650, United States
Type	Public
Established	1938
Branches	6
Access and use
Population served	58,887
Other information
Director	Brett Lear
Website	gcpld.org

The Garfield County Library District is a public library system in western Colorado, United States.

The library district serves the unincorporated areas in Garfield County, Colorado. Additionally, the library district partners with cities and towns to manage their libraries. The district operates 6 libraries.^[1] In 2019, the district had 580,725 visitors and checked out 362,164 books, eBooks, magazines, and media (DVDs, CDs, audiobooks).^[4] The district also hosts many events, mostly for children.^[5]

Branches

The library system contains six branches, all introduced between 1938 and 1980.^[1]^[6]

Carbondale Library (1964), Carbondale
Glenwood Springs Library (1969), Glenwood Springs
New Castle Library (1938), New Castle
Parachute Library (1982), Parachute
Rifle Library (1976), Rifle
Silt Library (1980), Silt

History

The first library in the district was established in 1938 as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project in New Castle, Colorado. This library served the entire county and had about 14,000 books. The Garfield County Commissioners took over funding the library system after the WPA was discontinued.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Branch library locations & hours - Garfield County Libraries". gcpld.org. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
^ "2016 Garfield County Libraries Annual Report" (PDF). gcpld.org. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
^ "Staff Directory - Garfield County Libraries". gcpld.org. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
^ "2019 Garfield County Libraries Annual Report" (PDF). gcpld.org. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
^ "Upcoming Events at the Garfield County Libraries". gcpld.org. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
^ ^a ^b "District History - Garfield County Library District". gcpld.org. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 2020-11-13.

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