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Regularly Scheduled Events

Babytime

Thursdays, 2 pm

Do You Like to Draw . . .

1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the month, 2pm.

Family Storytime

Saturdays, 11 am

Food For Thought

Click for dates and times.

Homework Help

Mondays-Thursdays, 4-6 pm; Sundays, 1-4pm
Help available in Spanish, subject to availability (Ayuda disponible en español, sujeto a disponibilidad).

Main Library Book Club

3rd Thursday of the month, noon-1pm

Main Library Writing Group

4th Monday of the month, 6 pm
There will be no meeting in December.

Preschool Storytime

Wednesdays, 10:30am

Read To A Dog

Toby, two Sundays a month, 3-4 pm
Hans the Great Dane, two Saturdays a month, 11:45am-12:45pm

Reading Partners

Two Sundays a month, 3-4 pm
Click here for dates

Teen Time

Wednesdays, 3-4 pm

Toddler Storytime

Thursdays, 10 am

Urban Yarns @ the Library

Fridays, noon-1pm

Upcoming Events

Homework Help

Monday, February 8th, 4pm - 6pm

Computer Class - Personalized Computer and Job Help

Monday, February 8th, 2:30pm - 4:30pm

Christ Compassion for the Nation

Tuesday, February 9th, 11am - 3pm

Homework Help

Tuesday, February 9th, 4pm - 6pm

Homework Help

Wednesday, February 10th, 4pm - 6pm

Teen Time

Wednesday, February 10th, 3pm - 4pm

Now Showing at Your Library!

Wednesday, February 10th, 6pm - 7:45pm

Preschool Storytime

Wednesday, February 10th, 10:30am

Contact the Library

101 N. Stone Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85701
520.594.5500
Directions & Parking
Google Map
Printer-friendly map (PDF)
Bus Routes: 1-10, 16, 19, 21-23, 81-83, 102-103, 105-106, 391

Book Drop

Our book drop is located on the northeast corner of the building.

Library Hours

Mon 9am-8pm
Tues 9am-8pm
Wed 9am-8pm
Thu 9am-6pm
Fri 9am-5pm
Sat 10am-5pm
Sun 1pm-5pm

More about the Main Library
Meeting rooms, computers, art, history, and more.

What's Happening @ Joel D. Valdez Main Library?

Libraries Closed for Presidents Day

Libraries Closed for Presidents Day

The Pima County Public Library and Oro Valley Public Library will be closed on Monday, February 15, for President's Day. Book drops at all library locations will be open for you to return items. The library's online services, such as the catalog, My Account and research databases will be available. There will be no in-person homework help available. Homework help is available online.

Celebrate the Year of the Tiger

Celebrate the Year of the Tiger

Join us for fun-filled festivities to celebrate the Chinese New Year at several branch libraries.

Visit the Downtown Friends of the Library Bookstore

Visit the Downtown Friends of the Library Bookstore

Joel D. Valdez Main Library in downtown Tucson now has its very own Friends of the Library Bookstore. The bookstore has something for everyone - fiction, cookbooks, audiobooks, DVDs, travel guides, and a lot more. Stop by the bookstore Mondays-Fridays, 11am-2pm. The bookstore's proceeds go directly to the Friends, who sponsor many of the programs offered by our 27 libraries in Pima County.

Now Showing at Your Library!

Now Showing at Your Library!

Each month, several branch libraries will offer free screenings of PBS films made possible through a partnership with Arizona Public Media.

Planning for Today and Tomorrow

Planning for Today and Tomorrow

Augment your workday with these programs around making choices today to extend and enhance your life in the future.

Win Tickets to Video Games Live!™

Win Tickets to Video Games Live!™

Do you play games in our libraries?

Then start earning your chances now to hear the Tucson Symphony Orchestra perform Video Games Live!™ - an immersive, multi-media concert featuring music from the greatest video games of all time - in March.

Local Music Live at Your Library

Local Music Live at Your Library

Now is your chance to check out some great local music - at your library!