Jeffersonville Township Public Library is a public library system in Jeffersonville, Indiana

Jeffersonville, Indiana

Jeffersonville is a city in Clark County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. Locally, the city is often referred to by the abbreviated name Jeff. It is directly across the Ohio River to the north of Louisville, Kentucky along I-65. The population was 44,953 at the 2010 census...

, USA. The Jeffersonville Township Public Library manages two libraries. One in Jeffersonville and the other in Clarksville, Indiana

Clarksville, Indiana

Clarksville is a town in Clark County, Indiana, United States, along the Ohio River as a part of the Louisville Metropolitan area. The population was 21,724 at the 2010 census. The town, once a home site to George Rogers Clark, was founded in 1783 and is the oldest American town in the Northwest...

. The rest of Clark County, Indiana

Clark County, Indiana

Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana, located directly across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. At the 2010 Census, the population was 110,232. The county seat is Jeffersonville. Clarksville is also a major city in the county...

 public libraries is provided by Charlestown-Clark County Library.

History

In December 1900 the Jeffersonville Township Public Library was created and three years later opened a Carnegie Library

Carnegie Library

Carnegie Library, Carnegie Public Library, Carnegie Free Library, Carnegie Free Public Library, Andrew Carnegie Library, Andrew Carnegie Free Library or Carnegie Library Building may refer to any of the following Carnegie libraries:- California :*Carnegie Library , listed on the National Register...

 at Warder Park

Warder Park

Warder Park is located in Jeffersonville, Indiana on Court Avenue. This park has been a part of the community since the mid-19th century, when it had a bakery to produce hardtack to Union soldiers during the American Civil War. The park wasn't established officially until the year 1881 and is named...

 in Jeffersonville. This Library served the community until its current location was built and opened to the public in 1970. The Jeffersonville Township Public Library Clarksville Branch Library was opened in 1993, originally in an annex building for Green Tree Mall

Green Tree Mall

Green Tree Mall is a shopping mall located in Clarksville, Indiana, a suburb of Louisville, Kentucky. The mall is located off of I-65 about four miles north of downtown Louisville. It has a total area of . It was named for a large boundary tree of considerable age that once stood at the location...

 before attaining its own building, which is known for its parking lot flooding. The Jeffersonville location just recently completed a remodel and reopened in early 2007. During the remodel the main branch operated out of an extra building at the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...

 in Jeffersonville.
All children's books, young adult novels, young adult talking books, as well as children and teen magazines are in the upstairs area of the library called Youth Services. DVDs are located only in the downstairs of the library. DVDs may only be checked out downstairs.
Nonfiction books are shelved by the Dewey Decimal System rather than the Library of Congress system.

See also

• Untitled
  Untitled (Jeffersonville)
  Untitled, is a public artwork by American artist Barney Bright, located at the Jeffersonville Township Public Library in Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States. Untitled was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian's Save Outdoor Sculpture! survey in 1993...
  
  , an artwork by Barney Bright
  Barney Bright
  Jeptha Barnard Bright, Jr , better known as Barney Bright, born in Shelby County, Kentucky and was a sculptor from Louisville, Kentucky is best known for his work on the Louisville Clock.-Biography:...
  
  located at the library.