The mission of the Park County Public Libraries is to serve the community by providing lifelong learning, information, entertainment, and recreational opportunities.

The four libraries of Park County are staffed by ten part-time employees and the library director, who is a full-time employee with a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Services.

Board of Trustees

By Colorado Library Law, public libraries are required to have a Library Board of Trustees.  Park County has seven members on this board with representation for each established library in the county.  The board’s purpose is to work with the library director in establishing library policy, advising the library director on matters of library direction and service to the communities.  The library board works with the Board of County Commissioners in making recommendations for the library budget and in personnel issues, such as employment of a library director and annual personnel reviews.

The Board of County Commissioners is directly responsible for the Park County Public Libraries and supervision of the Library Director.

Board Meetings 

Board Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of every month at 9:30 a.m. and are open to the public.  The location changes every month using each library in turn.  Minutes and library locations are posted in each of the libraries.

Date                                           Library Meeting
January 15, 2008                        Fairplay
February 19, 2008                      Fairplay
March 18, 2008                           Fairplay
April 15, 2008                             Guffey
May 20, 2008                              Lake George
June 17, 2008                             Bailey
July 15, 2008                              Guffey
August 19, 2008                         Lake George
September 16, 2008                   Bailey
October 21, 2008                        Guffey
November 18, 2008                     Fairplay
December                                    No meeting

In the event of inclement weather, an announcement pertaining to meeting cancellation will be made on this website.

Friends Support

Each library has an active Friends support group to assist in providing special and unusual items that cannot be purchased from the library budget provided by the county.  Each Friends group has its own page within the individual library's folder on this website.