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For more than 100 years, we have been here for people just like you. Today, in our libraries, online, or out in the community, our dedicated staff and volunteers are always looking ahead to help you find what you’re looking for. Every day we’re making our mission a reality by educating and connecting people and inspiring ideas.

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Facts & Figures

Director: Amber Mathewson
Administration Contact:
101 N. Stone Ave., Tucson, Ariz. 85701
520-594-5600
First Library: See Library History
Total Staff: 466
Population Served: 1,072,298
Library Cardholders: 300,649
Collection: 1,041,747 items

Fiscal Year 2022-2023

  • Visitors: 2,517,437
  • Physical Checkouts: 2,297,292
  • Digital Downloads and Streaming: 2,431,811 eBooks, audiobooks, music, and magazines
  • Website Visits: 4,664,496

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Suppressing ideas today will help suppress ideas tomorrow

"Why does anyone want to censor books? They are education, they are an escape... yet censorship has always been a part of human history."

Spreading library love from Ajo

"I arrived in Tucson the year I turned 19—one of the first things we did was go to Kirk-Bear Canyon library to get our library cards."

Healing Through the Practice of Information

"We practice both professional and personal information and may not always get things right the first time."

Knowledge is power

"The power of knowledge is not a dusty thing of the past but is still vibrantly alive and well today."

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Awards

  • 2023: Best Storytime, Best of Tucson / Tucson Weekly
  • 2023: Excellence in Masonry Architecture Award, Arizona Masonry Council, Line & Space LLC., Sahuarita Library
  • 2023: Metal Architecture Design Award in the Sustainable Design category, Line & Space LLC., Sahuarita Library
  • 2021: Cultural Best Project Award from Engineering News Record, Sahuarita Library
  • 2021: American Institute of Architects Western Mountain Regional Design Award for Distinguished Architecture, Flowing Wells Library
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