"Awesome!" Golden Library reopens to hundreds of excited patrons

Open house marks the end of a six-week remodeling project

The Golden Library, located at 1019 Tenth St. in Golden, reopened Saturday, June 28, 2008, with 1,400 people stopping by to see how their much-loved library had changed.

Golden staff showed off the library's updated features, including a new self-checkout and holds pick-up area. Many patrons shared that they liked the new features and that they were happy to be able to come to the library.

"We are just as excited as our patrons to be open again," said Golden Library Manager Kim Tobler. "The improvements will make things easier for our patrons and our staff will be better able to serve library users."

While enjoying the new and improved library, patrons were treated to live music, storytimes, face painting and a balloon artist.

The Friends of the Library also hosted the "Goldfish of a Used Book Sale," raising more than $1,000 for Library children and teen reading programs.

About the Jefferson County Public Library

Jefferson County Public Library (JCPL) works to enrich the quality of life for all people in the county by providing resources for information, education and recreation. JCPL is the second largest library in the state of Colorado and in the Rocky Mountain region. A JCPL library card is the key to a network of 10 libraries and a Bookmobile offering books, periodicals, CDs and DVDs, as well as computer and Internet resources. For more information contact your local library or the Jefferson County Public Library's Public Information Office at 303-275-2203 or visit http://jefferson.lib.co.us.