Jefferson County Library – Northwest Branch

Specialties

The Northwest Branch specializes in local history and genealogy.

Northwest Branch offers passport acceptance service. Available daily 1 hour after opening until 1 hour prior to closing.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Jefferson County Library District is:

To connect people with ideas and information that foster lifelong learning, understanding and enjoyment;

To manage public resources efficiently, economically and to the best advantage of the taxpayers and cardholders of the library district;

To cooperate with other organizations and agencies to promote personal and community growth and development;

To advocate for quality library and information services.

Adopted: November 18, 2008

Jefferson County Library Board of Trustees

History

Established in 1991.

Established in 1991

Jefferson County Library District was established by the Jefferson County Commission in 1983. The library did not begin service however until 1989, when voters in the Northwest and Fox-​Windsor library subdistricts approved a twenty cent tax levy to support library services in those subdistricts.

In June, 1991, two branches, were opened in rented quarters, in a storefront in High Ridge Plaza and in the lower level of the Arnold City Hall. In June, 1998, the newly constructed Windsor Branch (first district-​owned building) opened on Metropolitan Boulevard in Barnhart. During 2003 construction began on a new Arnold Branch Library, and in 2004 an empty commercial building was purchased for renovation as the future location for the Northwest Branch. The new Arnold Branch opened in May 2005 at 1701 Missouri State Road, adjacent to the City of Arnold Recreation Center. The new Northwest Branch opened in October 2005 at 5680 State Road PP at Highway 30 in High Ridge.