Good times are coming to Jefferson County Public Library (JCPL)! Beginning April 4, JCPL will expand service hours at all 10 libraries. JCPL’s larger libraries (Arvada, Belmar, Columbine, Evergreen, Golden, Lakewood and Standley Lake) will be open 65 hours a week (up from 51), and the smaller libraries (Conifer, Edgewater and Wheat Ridge) will be open from 40.5 to 48 hours per week.
“We’ve been preparing for this expansion for weeks,” said Pam Nissler, executive director, JCPL. “We’ve been recruiting, interviewing, hiring and training new employees, adjusting work schedules and spaces, and planning mini expanded-hours celebrations at all 10 libraries.”
The expanded schedule will begin on Monday, April 4:
| SUN | MON | TUES | WED | THURS | FRI | SAT | |
| Arvada | 12 – 5 | 9 – 8 | 9 – 8 | 9 – 8 | 9 – 8 | 9 – 5 | 9 – 5 |
| Belmar | 12 – 5 | 9 – 8 | 9 – 8 | 9 – 8 | 9 – 8 | 9 – 5 | 9 – 5 |
| Columbine | 12 – 5 | 9 – 8 | 9 – 8 | 9 – 8 | 9 – 8 | 9 – 5 | 9 – 5 |
| Conifer | 12 – 5 | 2:30 – 8 | 2:30 – 8 | 2:30 – 8 | 2:30 – 8 | 2:30 – 8 | 9 – 5 |
| Edgewater | Closed | 10 – 6 | 10 – 8 | 10 – 6 | 10 – 8 | 10 – 5 | 12 – 5 |
| Evergreen | 12 – 5 | 9 – 8 | 9 – 8 | 9 – 8 | 9 – 8 | 9 – 5 | 9 – 5 |
| Golden | 12 – 5 | 9 – 8 | 9 – 8 | 9 – 8 | 9 – 8 | 9 – 5 | 9 – 5 |
| Lakewood | 12 – 5 | 9 – 8 | 9 – 8 | 9 – 8 | 9 – 8 | 9 – 5 | 9 – 5 |
| Standley Lake | 12 – 5 | 9 – 8 | 9 – 8 | 9 – 8 | 9 – 8 | 9 – 5 | 9 – 5 |
| Wheat Ridge | 12 – 5 | 10 – 8 | 10 – 6 | 10 – 8 | 10 – 6 | Closed | 10 – 5 |