The Jefferson-Madison Regional Library system serves Albemarle, Greene, Louisa, and Nelson counties and City of Charlottesville.
[5] The public library service in this area began in 1823.
At the time, it was called the Albemarle Library Society.
Paul Goodloe McIntire donated the resources for a new library in 1919.
The system includes the City of Charlottesville, Albemarle, Greene, Louisa, and Nelson counties.