Home > Use Your Library > Test Proctoring > Test Proctoring The Weber County Library System offers free Test Proctoring services for the benefit of our patrons. How Much Does It Cost? Services are provided free of charge. How Do I Prepare For My Proctored Test? Call your preferred location and speak with a proctor to set up an appointment. Once you and your proctor have an agreed upon schedule, contact your school and request your exam following their instructions. Remember to bring picture ID with you as most schools require proctors to check ID before issuing the exam. Where Can I Find a Proctor? Proctors are available at our different locations during the Library’s hours of operation . Appointments are required. Main Library 2464 Jefferson Ave Ogden UT 84401 801-337-2632 North Branch 475 E 2600 N Ogden UT 84414 801-337-2650 Ogden Valley Branch 131 S 7400 E Huntsville UT 84317 801-337-2660 Pleasant Valley Branch 5568 Adams Ave Ogden UT 84405 801-337-2691 Southwest Branch 2039 W 4000 S Roy UT 84067 801-337-2671

The Weber County Library’s America Reads program relies mostly on the help of volunteers. For years we have partnered with many members of the community and the Foster Grandparent Program of Northern Utah, and in 2022 a new partnership with RSVP allowed us to expand our services. Home > America Reads > America Reads Volunteer > America Reads - Volunteer What do America Reads volunteers do? Work one-on-one with students in 30 minute in-person sessions. Volunteers required to attend a one-time training. Program dates: June 1-July 23, 2026. Registration deadline: May 2, 2026. Appreciation ceremony: July 31, 2026. The Weber County Library’s America Reads program relies mostly on the help of volunteers. For years we have partnered with many members of the community and the Foster Grandparent Program of Northern Utah , and in 2022 a new partnership with RSVP allowed us to expand our services. America Reads is closed for 2026 registration. Check back later for 2027 information. As an America Reads volunteer, you will: Tutor kids one-on-one for 30-minute, in-person reading sessions. Give feedback on the student’s performance to parents or guardians when needed. Accept all students without reservation or judgment. Create a safe and positive learning environment. Have fun! America Reads volunteers should be: Willing to undergo a background check 18 years or older Fluent in English Able to commit to scheduled times for the duration of the eight-week program Volunteer training dates: Pleasant Valley Branch Tuesday, April 28, 10:00 a.m. North Branch Wednesday, April 29, 10:00 a.m. Southwest Branch Thursday, April 30, 10:00 a.m. Ogden Valley Branch Thursday, April 30, 4:00 p.m. Main Library Saturday, May 2, 10:00 a.m. Interested in Volunteering? Weber County Library is looking for reading tutors to work one-on-one with elementary school children. Volunteers who sign up online will receive an email confirmation within 72 hours. Sorry, but this form is now closed. Full Name* Phone Number* Email Address* Location* Main Library, 2464 Jefferson Ave, Ogden, UT North Branch, 475 E 2600 N, Ogden, UT Ogden Valley Branch, 131 S 7400 E, Harrisville, UT Pleasant Valley Branch, 5568 Adams Ave, Ogden, UT Southwest Branch, 2039 W 4000 S, Roy, UT Submit

Home > Research and Learn > Citizenship This informative course is free and open to everyone interested in preparing for their citizenship test. Need help finding your library location ? Class Schedules Main Library Call 801-337-2646 for information. Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m. Classes will be held August 19 through December 16, 2026. View Upcoming Classes Southwest Branch Call 801-337-2670 for more information. Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. Classes will be held August 20 through December 17, 2026. View Upcoming Classes Recommended Online Resources Test Preparation, Education LearningExpress Library LearningExpress Library is an easy-to-use online test preparation resource that helps people improve their core academic skills, earn a high school equivalency, prepare for college, join the military, obtain occupational certification, find a job, change careers, become a U.S. citizen and much more. Access Language Learning Mango Languages The engaging and interactive step-by-step lesson plans of this language learning tool are an ideal way to learn languages such as Arabic, French, German, Mandarin Chinese, and Spanish, and over 60 others. Access

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Submit documents to be printed from wherever you are with any Internet-connected device inside or outside of our five library locations. Simply send your files to one of the Library locations listed below using the printing method that best suits your needs. After submission, documents are available for same-day pickup during our regular hours. You can print up to 25 pages. Home > Use Your Library > Print From Anywhere > Print From Anywhere Submit documents to be printed from wherever you are with any Internet-connected device inside or outside of our five library locations. Simply send your files to one of the Library locations listed below using the printing method that best suits your needs. After submission, documents are available for same-day pickup during our regular hours. You can print up to 25 pages. Not sure which print method to use? Please see below for additional information about our various printing methods and instruction for setup and use. Best for printing documents and photos that are saved to your laptop, phone, or tablet. Each Library location has a web app for uploading documents to print. Click the link below for the building you’d like to print to. Select documents to upload, accept terms and conditions, enter your email address, and select done to send print job. When you arrive at the Library, ask a staff member to release your print job during business hours. You can print up to 25 pages. Main Library Access North Branch Access Ogden Valley Branch Access Pleasant Valley Branch Access Southwest Branch Access Web App Email Best for printing email messages or email attachments. To print an email message or attachment, send or forward an email to the printer email address of your choice. You will receive a confirmation email when the print job is ready to be released. When you arrive at the Library, ask a staff member to release your print job during business hours. You can print up to 25 pages. Library Email Addresses for Printers Main Library wclmai-bw@ewprints.com North Branch wclnob-bw@ewprints.com Ogden Valley Branch wclovb-bw@ewprints.com Pleasant Valley Branch wclpvb-bw@ewprints.com Southwest Branch wclswb-bw@ewprints.com

Home > Research and Learn > AI Education > AI Education Summer Reading Children's Summer Reading Summer Reading Children Register Summer Reading Children Resources Teen Summer Reading Summer Reading Teen Register Summer Reading Teen Resources Summer Reading Teen Art Summer Reading Teen Art Winners Summer Reading Teen Writing Summer Reading Teen Writing Winners Adult Summer Reading Summer Reading Adult Resources Summer Reading Adult Activities Education Through Exploration As a public library, we believe it is important for our community to have access to information and resources that help people better understand emerging technologies. This page is designed to provide educational materials, related to AI tools and their growing role in the digital world. Understanding both the capabilities and limitations of these tools can help individuals make informed decisions about when and how to use them. The library does not endorse any specific AI platform, product, or service. Instead, we aim to support digital literacy by helping patrons understand how these tools work, where and how they are used, and questions they raise around accuracy, privacy, bias, and responsible use. Free Tools These are commonly used websites used to create AI images. A free account may be required to use. ChatGPT Google Gemini Bing Image Creator AI Resources Prompt Engineering Strategies Learn strategies for creating a prompt to get the information and images that you desire. Read More 7 Things You Should Know About Generative AI An introductory article that explains what artificial intelligence is, how it works, why it’s important, and other topics. Read More The A to Z of Artificial Intelligence A glossary of commonly used words relating to artificial intelligence. Read More Ethics Generative AI’s Environmental Impact MIT News explains the impact of AI on the environment. Read More The Line of Ethics and Bias in AI Art Michigan Tech's Institute of Computing and Cybersystems explains the ethics of generating AI images for the purpose of creating art. Read More Copyright and Security MIT News explains the issues surrounding copyright, security, and generative AI. Read More Adult Art Contest Entry Form First name Last name Email File upload Upload File Submit Winning Images Winner: Ali Christiansen Week 1 Theme: Art Gallery Comes to Life Prompt: Surreal dreamlike art gallery in transformation, vast hall of shifting walls and melting marble, gilded frames twisting mid-air, paintings bursting into vibrant 3D life, vivid brushstrokes flowing into the space like liquid color, glass skylight casting kaleidoscopic reflections, floating, gravity-defying sculptures, wide-angle perspective, glowing ambient light, rich jewel tones, otherworldly elegance, impossible architecture, gilded Tool: Bing Image Creator Winner: Miara Healey Week 2 Theme: Summer Vacation in Space Prompt: Generate an image of a dreamy, mid-century retro space vacation resort with a pool, set on top of the back of a cosmic whale swimming past the rings of Saturn. Include a pool, umbrellas, palm trees, and humans hanging out in vibrant swimsuits sipping cosmic cocktails. A UFO hovers nearby, delivering new guests to this floating paradise. Tool: ChatGPT Winner: Amy Han Week 3 Theme: Technology Takeover Prompt: You are a pirate on a space-ship fighting a galactic kraken, wielding your plasma sword and wearing technologically advanced pirate sea clothing. You have only one eye as your parents were mixed aliens and mutants and your skin is purple. You have gorgeous long black hair, a dimple, and are fully tattooed with a blue and white china design. You have jewelry on too. the night is starry like van gogh's starry night and there is a black hole in the far distance. Create an image that satisfies this description Tool: ChatGPT Winner: Diane Week 4 Theme: Hauntings in the City Prompt: Create a spooky, misty watercolor image in the bowels of the sewer system in New York City. An old zombie wearing a straw cowboy hat is slowly drifting towards the person viewing the image in a faded camouflage-colored fishing kayak. He is standing up in the kayak holding his fishing pole with the line dangling in the water. In the other hand he is holding a dead, decaying rat by its tail. He has dark, piercing eyes.The zombie fisherman is wearing a plaid Wrangler cowboy snap shirt with the sleeves rolled up just above his elbows. The background color of the plaid is cobalt blue with white and yellow lines. His shirt-tail is extra long and comes down to the middle of his thighs, and just an inch of his baggy white boxer shorts are peeking out from under the shirt. He’s wearing worn out, brown leather cowboy boots.There is a wooden paddle sticking out of a holder on one side of the kayak. On the other side, in another large holder is an old two-liter bottle of Sprite. A mysterious lime-green mist is wafting out of it. On the front end of the kayak is a dried up bottle of Berkley lime twist PowerBait with the lid off and an open bag of David brand sunflower seeds.The perspective is as if the viewer were paddling toward the zombie fisherman with a flashlight shining on him. All around is dark and spooky looking. The water is dark and full of sewage and trash. Flies are buzzing around the zombie in the light. He has a big, toothy, sinister grin. One of his front teeth is silver and the light is glinting off of it. Tool: ChatGPT Winner: Ashley Frost Week 5 Theme: Kaleidoscope Amusement Park Prompt: Create an image of a 1950s amusement park. Everything is in geometric shapes like a kaleidoscope. Snacks like popcorn and cotton candy fly through the air. A roller coaster is seen around the edge. The image is symmetrical. "digital art" Tool: Bing Image Creator Winner: Sadie Manis Week 6 Theme: Life Under a Microscope Prompt: Cells shaped like galaxies, DNA strands glowing like neon ribbons, tears made of viruses and antibodies, DNA double helix unraveling into hearts and skulls, bright neon colors, have something symbolizing the good and bad going in and out of our DNA Tool: ChatGPT Winner: Victoria Smith Week 7 Theme: Fusion Lab: Convergence of Plants and Animals Prompt: A surreal, high-tech greenhouse laboratory under a moody, overcast sky, with rain dew trailing down the glass ceiling above. In the center sits a large cylindrical tank containing a frog-shaped plant, sculpted entirely from intertwining vines, moss, petals, and leaves. The plant-frog uses every color of the rainbow, but all in dull, muted tones — olive greens, dusty reds, faded blues, soft purples, etc. The frog is in a calm, seated position, holding a small, bark-and-petal-bound book titled “AI”. The book glows faintly with bioluminescent light, casting a soft shimmer onto the frog’s leafy face. Around the tank, shelves hold hybrid plant specimens in glass jars — some with roots writhing gently, others in stasis. The lab is dimly lit with glowing control panels and subtle signs of nature creeping into the tech — moss edging the machines and vines snaking near outlets. The whole scene feels like a quiet, mysterious intersection of botany, biology, and futuristic intellect. Can we have the glow of the book shine from the inside so it lights up his face? We make a different name to the book he’s reading, I want him to be reading an autobiography but make it AI themed since that’s where he’s came from Tool: ChatGPT Winner: Uriah Flores Week 8 Theme: Aliens Among Us Prompt: : Create an image in an Art Nouveau style: flowing lines, organic shapes, floral motifs, and soft, decorative elegance. Have a very beautiful sage green skinned alien wearing lily of the valley flowers on her head. She will also be wearing a flowy, beige empire dress with a ruffled off-shoulder strap. She will be sitting on the grass, below the a cherry blossom tree laughing with her human friend. Her human friend is also very beautiful, wearing a dark red velvet empire dress. The human will have long dark brown hair, tan skin, and amber eyes. In her hair, she will have red, orange, and yellow flowers on head. The human will be fidgeting with a light orange chrysanthemum while smiling at a joke her alien friend is laughing at. They both have the expression of happiness and endearment. Have the alien and human be surround by a field of flowers and numerous green plants. Tool: ChatGPT

Home > Events > Summer Reading > Teen Summer Reading > Summer Reading Teen Art > Summer reading Teen Art Confirmation > Summer Reading Teen Art Confirmation Summer Reading Children's Summer Reading Summer Reading Children Register Summer Reading Children Resources Teen Summer Reading Summer Reading Teen Register Summer Reading Teen Resources Summer Reading Teen Art Summer Reading Teen Art Winners Summer Reading Teen Writing Summer Reading Teen Writing Winners Adult Summer Reading Summer Reading Adult Resources Summer Reading Adult Activities Thank you for entering the summer reading teen art contest. Here are your next steps: Bring your art submission to any Weber County Library locations. Submissions will be displayed at the Main Library starting August 5th. The public will vote on their favorites through the month of August. Winners of the art contest will be notified in early September. Be sure to check out the Teen Writing Contest for even more ways to get creative this summer. Teen Writing Contest The Teen Summer Writing Contest is an amazing opportunity for young writers to showcase their talents in fiction, nonfiction, or poetry. Learn More

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Home > America Reads > America Reads Student Registration > America Reads Student Enrollment What is America Reads? Students attend 30 minute read-aloud sessions with a tutor. Students earn prizes. Student registration begins: May 4, 2026. Registration deadline: May 31, 2026. Program dates: June 1-July 23, 2026. Literacy celebrations: July 27-July 30, 2026. Keep your child reading this summer with the America Reads literacy program at the Weber County Library. This FREE 8-week tutoring program is designed to assist students in the Weber County area who have acquired basic reading skills, but need additional practice to improve fluency and reading comprehension. Beginning June 1, your child will be paired with a trained tutor for a weekly 30-minute reading session. Children will earn rewards for their participation in the program. Space is limited and registration is required. Please submit registration by Friday, May 22. Sorry, but this form is now closed. America Reads Student Enrollment Student First Name(Required) Student Last Name(Required) Location(Required) Main Library - 2464 Jefferson Ave, Ogden, UT 84401 Pleasant Valley Branch - 5568 Adams Ave, Washington Terrace, UT 84405 North Branch - 475 E 2600 N, North Ogden, UT 84414 Southwest Branch - 209 W 4000 S, Roy, UT 84067 Ogden Valley Branch - 131 S 7400 E, Huntsville, UT 84317 Preferred Session Day(Required) Preferred Session Time(Required) Alternative Session Day(Required) Alternative Session Time(Required) Parent Name(Required) Parent Email(Required) Visit https://www.weberpl.lib.ut.us/privacy-notice to view the Weber County Library’s Privacy Notice. Submit America Reads Benefits Gives children a solid foundation in literacy. Assists students in becoming proficient readers. Enhances the reading proficiency and self-esteem of kids. Gives kids the one-on-one attention they require to excel in school. Promotes a positive outlook on learning and reading. Literacy Celebration Dates: Main Library: Tuesday, July 28, 6:30 p.m. North Branch: Monday, July 27, 10:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Ogden Valley Branch: Thursday, July 30, 10:30 a.m. Pleasant Valley Branch: Wednesday, July 29, 10:30 a.m. Southwest Branch: Tuesday, July 28, 10:30 a.m.

Home > About > History of the Library > History of The Library Weber County Libraries: Palaces for the People Excellence is the goal of everything we do at the Weber County Library, where every day our greatest resource, our people, dedicate themselves to providing the highest level of service to our community. We take seriously our responsibility as a community gathering place and repository of knowledge, offering access to all. During the course of our 150-year history, library people–board members, friends, employees, and community members–have earned national recognition for our willingness to take risks and power through adversity to help build a world-class library system. Early History The Weber County Library System has its roots in the 1864 incorporation of Ogden’s first Library Association; the first, but certainly not the last, attempt to establish collective public access to reading materials. Times were rough and tough in “Junction City” and those groups advocating for collective access to learning materials typically didn’t last long. Over time, however, several associations did succeed in setting up reading rooms that found short-term accommodation in locations as diverse as private homes, local businesses, public buildings, and even an abandoned stable. Not everyone was welcome. Reading rooms did not pretend to be public libraries and sometimes charged a fee to “rent” books. Nonetheless, they whetted the appetite for more egalitarian access to the printed word. During the decades that followed, the Ogden Carnegie Free Library served the people as a public library and stayed open until eleven o’clock in the evening to serve as an academic library in support of Weber Academy, which later evolved through several name changes (Weber Normal College, Weber College, Weber State College) to become Weber State University. In 1954, when Weber College outgrew its original home on Jefferson Avenue and moved to its current location on the east bench, it was time for the public library to have a new home as well. Now more than fifty years old, the Ogden Carnegie Free Library building was completely worn out and lacked adequate space for both patron service and housing the public’s impressive collections. Shelving was moved so close together that an article in the local newspaper reported, “Only a person of lean persuasion was able to make his way between them.” The floors sagged so dramatically under the weight of the books and bound periodicals that, on more than one occasion, readers were quickly summoned to physically brace the shelves while librarians unloaded the stacks so additional shims could be placed on the sagging side to keep them from toppling. Ogden Carnegie Free Library Utah cities were not authorized to levy a tax in support of the operation and maintenance of a library until 1896, when the first Utah State Legislature met and passed an enabling law. By this time, lack of funding had already hampered public availability of learning materials for more than thirty years. Once the Utah State Legislature took action, a group of community-minded people convinced Ogden City officials to levy a tax sufficient to operate and maintain a public library on the condition that Andrew Carnegie would provide funding for bricks and mortar. A letter was written, Carnegie agreed, and in 1903, thirty-nine years after the first reading room was established, teams of horses pulling carriages, buckboards, and farm wagons lumbered down Washington Boulevard, bringing materials to stock the shelves of the Ogden Carnegie Free Library as it prepared to open its doors. Ogden’s library had the distinction of being the first building in Utah dedicated entirely to public library service. The Main Library Main Library Architectural Rendering John L. Piers was challenged to design and Hogan Tingey to construct a building so formidable that collections could span the one-hundred-foot-wide building without the need of a single support column. It was to be a building designed in the NEW FORMALISM architectural style that paid homage to classic Greek temples, a building so beautiful that it was destined to become a Northern Utah icon. An adage states that “Nothing worth having comes easy,” and it was certainly true of the first Weber County Library building. Political squabbling, a high water table, and the dismissal of a principled library director delayed construction. Nonetheless, the newly constructed library opened in March 1968, with an official celebration and dedication scheduled on April 4. Expectations ran high for the long-awaited event. As people were dressing for the occasion, a gunshot rang out in Memphis, Tennessee. An hour later, authorities announced Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had been assassinated. News didn’t travel as fast in those days as it does now; there were no cell phones or internet. Nonetheless, by the time the crowd assembled to hear the speeches and prayers that were to dedicate their new temple of learning, the news of Dr. King’s death began to make its way through the gathering. There is no indication that this tragedy changed the course of the planned public events that evening, but his violent passing certainly changed the future course of this institution. A County Library System is Established During the late 1950s and early 1960s, the intellectual daughters and sons of those who established those first reading rooms began to envision a new building, a second-generation central library, that would function as the hub of a system with branches having the capacity to serve people throughout the entire county. Their vision for this future was fraught with challenges: political, social, legal, and financial. Nevertheless, they persevered. As the lions poised on the steps at the entrance to the New York City Public Library attest, Patience and Fortitude pay dividends. Every hurdle was cleared, save the very last: an opportunity for the people to have the final say. Weighing in by way of a public vote, people from throughout the county gave a thumbs up to establish a countywide library system; that is to authorize the sale of general obligation bonds to build a new Main Library–with branches to follow–and to levy a tax for operation and maintenance. On February 28, 1966, after sixty-five years serving patrons as one of the most beloved and respected institutions in the community, the Ogden Carnegie Free Library Board of Directors voted the library out of existence and a newly established Weber County Library Board took the reins. Construction soon began on a new central library. This time, the community would build a fortress. Palaces for the People Library employees, board members, Friends of the Library, and community members vowed the dedication of the new Weber County Main Library was more than perfunctory speeches and prayers. There was a need for action, for a public commitment to take responsibility for providing all the people with equitable access to a principled public institution; a library, dedicated to a system of ethics that recognizes every person is worthy of respect and that each individual has a right to an irreducible minimum of society’s resources necessary for “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” Over the decades that followed, a bookmobile, four branch libraries–SOUTHWEST BRANCH , NORTH BRANCH , OGDEN VALLEY BRANCH , and PLEASANT VALLEY BRANCH –and the County Law Library were added to the Weber County Library’s administrative umbrella, extending access to print, non-print, and electronic resources to people living throughout Weber County. Like the Carnegie Library before it, the Weber County Library System endeared itself to generations of people, evolving, innovating, and extending services that resulted in earning dozens of LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL AWARDS . For example, during 1984, the Utah Library Association awarded the Library Development Fund their “Community Service Award,” recognizing this group as the only not-for-profit corporation in Utah dedicated to enhancing public library service. The Utah Heritage Foundation recognized library board members with its 2004 “Building Stewardship Award” for their dedication to the outstanding care and maintenance of the Main Library. Almost Fifty Years and Twenty-One Million Visits Later On December 1, 2011, a near tragedy awoke a sleeping giant in the library community when an electrical transformer housed in the Main Library’s boiler room malfunctioned. Ogden City emergency responders and utility workers averted a fire and possible explosion only by disconnecting the building’s electrical feed at the utility pole. News of this narrowly averted catastrophe, combined with additional occurrences of electrical fires, floods, and OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE FAILURES focused public attention on the need to take action. More than 21,000,000 visits over the course of almost fifty years had taken its toll. The building now presented infrastructure life-safety issues that had to be addressed. During 2012, the library board commissioned a feasibility study to be conducted by a team of highly qualified architects and engineers. The team’s charge was to evaluate the Main Library, recommend whether it should be replaced or renovated, and determine the relative cost of each course of action. After six months of exploration and study, the team produced and presented its report to the public. Recommendations included: Construct a new headquarters library on the county’s west side to support continued growth and development in this area. The feasibility study team noted that constructing a much needed new library on the west side of the county would afford the opportunity to expand services at both the Main Library and North Branch without incurring the considerable expense of building an addition to either of the existing facilities. Relocate the library’s Technical and Support Services divisions housed on the lower level of the Main Library to the new headquarters building, freeing space needed for public programs and services and allowing the downtown Ogden library building to continue to function as the central library for the county-wide system. Relocate the library’s in-house print shop and items stored in the lower level of the North Branch to the new Headquarters Library, freeing approximately 12,000 square feet of space necessary for public programs and services. Renovate the Main Library to create a safer, more flexible, and energy-efficient facility capable of supporting a new generation of life-long learning applications. The feasibility study team estimated approximately $1,000,000 could be saved by renovating the Main Library rather than tearing it down and starting over. Renovate and expand public services into unfinished space at the North Branch Library to create a safer, more flexible, and energy-efficient facility capable of supporting a new generation of life-long learning applications. A second study found it would cost approximately $5,000,000 less to renovate the North Branch than to build a totally new facility of the same size. Add parking and storm sewer infrastructure at the Ogden Valley Branch to leverage the public’s investment and ability to safely serve a growing population. The feasibility study team cautioned that time was short. Catastrophic failure of the Main Library infrastructure was imminent. Onward and Upward A five-year capital plan was developed to facilitate recommendations included in the feasibility study, and on June 23, 2013, the people again weighed in on the future of the Weber County Library System. Rallying under the banner, “Libraries Change Lives,” the public voted their approval of the projects outlined in a new capital plan. The vote of approval to sell general obligation bonds to fund the capital plan came after an AWARD-WINNING PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGN sponsored by Friends of the Library. The campaign was based around Weber County’s award-winning PLEASANT VALLEY BRANCH that opened during 2009. The Pleasant Valley Branch allowed people to see first-hand how libraries had evolved from their traditional role of housing print materials into modern community platforms for lifelong learning. As it turned out, residents wanted a library like the Pleasant Valley Branch in their community and voted to make it so. United for Libraries, a division of the American Library Association, recognized the leadership of the Friends of the Library in informing the public about the changing role of libraries, by presenting them with their 2014 “Special Project Award.” A New Generation of Community Learning Platforms “On time and under budget,” was the mantra during the ensuing five years, as additional parking and storm drain systems were added at the Ogden Valley Branch; a new Southwest Branch/ Headquarters Library was constructed; and the Main Library was completely renovated and expanded. On June 23, 2018, five years to the day the public approved sale of the general obligation bonds, the fourth and final capital plan project, a renovated and expanded North Branch, opened its doors to the public. All four projects were completed on time and under budget. Paying homage to those stewards who had come before during the opening of each new facility, the library board and staff challenged those who will follow to remember that excellence is never achieved by accident. It is always the result of a shared vision, integrity, planning, and hard work. Looking Ahead As you visit Weber County’s libraries, envisioned by a new generation of community builders and fueled by a vote of the people, you will find individuals of every description, hailing from every station in life, joining together to attend classes, participate in programs, and enjoy access to educational resources of every description. You will find a diverse, highly educated and skilled staff that comes from throughout the North American continent and beyond. You will see community gathering spaces where everyone is welcome to engage in teaching as well as learning. You will also find prominently displayed a symbol of this Library System’s commitment to all the people. This symbol, a silhouette of a powerful fist clenching a flower, is our way of signifying that this institution is committed to Radical Civility. Radical Civility is a public service philosophy that is not based upon a narrow set of prescribed values, but rather on universal ethical principles that demand all people be treated fairly, with dignity and respect. In these community spaces, your public libraries, we will make good on the commitment that people will be judged by “the content of their heart, not by the color of their skin,” or by any other distinguishable characteristic. Radical Civility is what you may expect to see us model, and it is what we expect to see from others. Thriving on Chaos: The Butterfly Effect Chaos theory, the science of how, over time, incremental changes in nature result in monumental effects, recognizes that a flap of a butterfly’s wings in Ogden, Utah can change the weather half way around the world. For more than 150 years, the Weber County library community has again and again demonstrated the validity of this theory. Transforming a public reading room housed in an abandoned stable into the nationally recognized community educational platform for life-long learning took more than money, hard work, and time. It took people from every station in our community working together, one small step at a time, in support of a shared vision: Libraries Change Lives. Thank you for making it so. Now, let’s imagine what we can accomplish together during the next fifty years, and beyond.

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