Volunteer Orientation

If you're wondering how you can help, here's an opportunity to find out about a wide variety of volunteer opportunities available at the Joel D. Valdez Main Library. Please fill out an this application and bring it with you to the orientation.
Please RSVP to Karen at 791-4010 or Karen.Greene@pima.gov for further information needed for this orientation.

The Wisdom Practice Group

Community meeting. This is not a library-sponsored event and is subject to change without notice.

eBook and Audiobook Drop-in Help

Seeking help with your portable device? Looking for one-on-one help with downloading and transferring a book using your computer? Bring it to the library for demonstrations, questions and hands-on help.

Sunset Riders

Community meeting. This is not a library-sponsored event and is subject to change without notice.

Food Stamp Application Assistance

Let an employee from the Community Food Bank help you apply for SNAP (“food stamps” or the government nutrition assistance program), AHCCCS (health care) and TANF (cash assistance). To find out what documents that you will need, please call the Community Food Bank at 520-622-0525 extension 275.

Quiet Zone / La Zona de Silencio

We are designating a Quiet Zone for those customers who would like an area where they can have a peaceful place for study, contemplation, reflection, productive thinking or to just read, with minimal disturbances.

La Zona de Silencio está reservada para clientes de la Biblioteca quienes están leyendo, estudiando, conduciendo investigaciónes u otras actividades sin ruido.

SCORE Business Counseling

Free one-on-one counseling to small business owners or to anyone contemplating starting a new business, provided by SCORE counselors to America's small business executives. Get information about opening a small business, developing your business plan, financing alternatives, and much more.
Make a one-hour appointment by calling 520-505-3636. Other appointment alternatives are available based on need.

AARP Tax-Aide Tax Preparation

Free volunteer-run tax preparation and assistance serving low- and moderate-income taxpayers, with special attention to those over age 60. Additional tax preparation sites can be found using the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide locator.

Visit our Tax Info Guide for more information.

Asistencia con la preparación de impuestos del AARP

Asistencia gratuita con la preparación de impuestos dirigido por voluntarios, dirigido a personas de bajos ingresos o ingresos moderados y en especial a personas mayores de 60.

Para más información visite nuestra Guía de Información de Impuestos.

Computer Tutoring

Get the answers to your computer questions! Each half hour session is one-on-one with the instructor.

Registration is required. Call 594-5580 to register.

Movies With Alma

Community meeting. This is not a library-sponsored event and is subject to change without notice.

Sit & Knit

Community meeting. This is not a library-sponsored event and is subject to change without notice.

Association for Supportive Child Care

This is not a library-sponsored event; date and time are subject to change without notice.

Murphy-Wilmot Branch Library Book Club

This book discussion group is for men and women to share insights into a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction. Contact 594-5420 for more information.

This month we are reading Newbery Medal winner The Giver, by Lois Lowry.

Introduction to Microsoft Word

In this course you will learn valuable word processing skills like creating, saving and retrieving documents; inserting and deleting text; formatting text; and using cut, copy and paste. Before you take this course, you should have some experience with the computer and the Windows operating system.

Registration for this event is required. Register for this event online or call 594-5335

Personalized Computer and Job Help / Ayuda personalizada de computación y búsqueda de empleo

Our computer instructor is available to answer any questions you might have on a wide variety of computer topics. Topics can include resume writing, online job searching, email accounts, Internet searching and more.

Nuestro instructor de computación está disponible para responder cualquier pregunta que tenga de una variedad de temas de computación. Estos temas pueden incluir escritura de currículo, búsqueda de empleo en la red, cuentas de correo electrónico, búsquedas en la Internet y más.

Bilingual (English/Spanish).