The Library has announced two meetings to gather in-put from the Conifer community. The first is an in-person meeting to be held Saturday, May 13 beginning at 10am in the Conifer Library inside the Conifer High School. The second is a virtual meeting held on Monday, May 15th at 7pm. The library will publish the link to the meeting.

Conifer Area Council and the Conifer area community have spent the last two and a half years engaging with the Jefferson County Library administration and its Library board in pursuit of increased library access in Conifer. In early 2021 CAC conducted a community survey on library usage and access. When asked 93% of the 550 + Conifer area respondents said they support a stand–alone library and would be more likely to use it if it were more accessible. CAC took that information to the Library and asked that funding begin.

The Library Board and County Commissioners approved 2.5 million dollars in their 2023 budget for a Conifer Opportunity. The Library began work on the Conifer project by interviewing 16 stakeholders and doing a market analysis of the Conifer area. Next they will hold the two public meetings to get in-put from the community.

Conifer area residents like us have these two important chances to have our voices heard about how this money should be spent on our behalf. May 13 in-person, 10am in the library and virtually May 15 at 7pm.

NOW is the time to raise your voice and have your opinion count. Please attend one of these community meetings, write an email to the library board or submit a comment on the Boards website. jeffcolibrary.org/board-of-trustees/ The best chance for the Conifer community to achieve enhanced library access is right now!

This information and CAC’s library research and survey results can be found on our website.