On August 2, 2011 Summit County Libraries went live in the Prospector system. This means that public library patrons from Frisco, Silverthorne and Breckenridge may now borrow materials through the union catalog.

The Summit County Library acquires, organizes and provides access to information/media for the residents and visitors of Summit County to inform, enrich and entertain. The library serves its patrons at three libraries Frisco (Main Library), Silverthorne (North Branch) and Breckenridge (South Branch). The Summit County Libraries are the learning centers of our community where people of all ages and cultures come for discovery of ideas, joy of reading and power of information. The Summit County Libraries embrace their rich heritage and the exciting future of our community by creating opportunities to participate, connect and discover. The Summit County Libraries work together to serve the growing and diverse constituency and respond to the changing nature of library services.

On November 1, 1861 Summit County was named as one of the 17 original Colorado Counties by the First Territorial Legislature. It was named because of the many mountain summits which exist in the region. By 1883 the County obtained its current boundaries.

More information about Summit County Libraries may be found on their Website at http://summitcountylibraries.org/.

More information about Prospector may be obtained from your local library or by visiting the Prospector Website at http://www.coalliance.org/prospector. It was made possible for Summit County to join Prospector as a result of their membership with the Marmot Library Network (http://www.marmot.org/). Prospector is managed and operated by the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries (http://www.coalliance.org) who may be contacted at help@coalliance.org.