The High Plains Library District formerly named Weld Library District was established in 1986 to improve library services to local residents by sharing materials, staff and tax revenue. The district which spans 4,000 square miles includes all of Weld County except for areas covered by the Windsor-Severance Library District and the City of Dacono. . High Plains serves over 245,000 residents in Weld and surrounding counties and is comprised of seven branch libraries, a book mobile and six autonomous member libraries each with their own board of trustees. The District’s revenue is derived from a mill levy applied to assessed property values in Weld and parts of Boulder County.
The district circulates over 2.7 million items on an annual basis and has a collection of diverse materials from streaming music and movies to traditional books as well as eComics, eMagazines, ebooks and eAudiobooks. They also offer a wide variety of programs aimed at all ages from a composer’s workshop for children to crafts for teens and computer instruction for adults. The High Plains Library District will be a wonderful asset to Prospector.