ReDesigning the Arvada Library – The Future is in your hands

As presented to the club in early August, Jo Schantz, Executive Director of the Jeffco Library Foundation, explained that the renovation of the Arvada Library is an investment in a community hub that has grown well beyond the needs it was designed to meet when it opened in 2006. The redesigned library will expand access, improve safety, and create more welcoming spaces for learning, connection, technology, children’s activities, teen engagement, and community collaboration. The annual impact is significant: the Arvada Library welcomes approximately 196,000 visits each year, offers 761 programs, serves 18,000 program attendees, and engages 14,000 storytime participants. The renewed Arvada Library will help meet that growing demand and ensure the library continues to serve as one of Arvada’s most essential public spaces for years to come. Jo invited members to visit the warehouse office for a tour of the foundation and see volunteers in action as they sort, scan, and box materials for distribution to the bookstores where they are sold. These sales support the library foundation and the important programming for the community.  Learn more at www.jeffclf.org.