March is National Nutrition Month. This campaign focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. "Bite into a Healthy Lifestyle" encourages everyone to adopt eating and physical activity plans that are focused on consuming fewer calories, making informed food choices and getting daily exercise in…
Valencia Library History
The Valencia Library, which opened on October 15, 1969, was designed by architect John L. Mascarella. While the original facility was 7,800 square feet to serve a community of 27,000 people, the expansion completed in 1975 nearly doubled the building size to 15,500 square feet. The library is the site of two beautiful murals. In 1993…
Antibalas and Zap Mama: A Match Made in (Groove) Heaven
To think I almost did not go to last night's concert because it was at The Fox Theater and I was concerned that dancing would be strictly prohibited. My fears were momentarily justified, as myself and several other dancers were initially reprimanded for being in the aisle. Then, with one especially funky Antibalas tune (download their…
The Sandcastle Girls
While it was written with great love and beauty; the haunting narrative, knowing it’s truth, made it hard for me to get through.
Quincie Douglas Library History
The Quincie Douglas Library opened in 2005 near the Quincie Douglas Neighborhood Center. The 10,000 square foot library was a culmination of a neighborhood and city planning process to enhance services in the community. The $3.5 million facility, which was funded by voter-approved bonds from the 2000 election, includes a computer lab, study rooms, and…
Sam Lena-South Tucson Library History
In 1977, a South Tucson book trailer established a permanent location to serve the community’s library needs. Nearly 10 years later, in 1986, the permanent Sam Lena-South Tucson library opened. The library was expanded in 1991, adding 1,500 square feet and creating a 4,777 square-foot library. The expansion was completed with funding from interest earned…
Martha Cooper Library History
The Martha Cooper Library opened in November 2006. Construction for the Martha Cooper Library started on February 25, 2005, and the library opened its doors in November 2006. The branch’s original collection was 20,000 items. The 7,700 square foot library is named in honor of Martha Cooper (1928-2002), the former president and founder of the…
Miller-Golf Links Library History
The Miller-Golf Links Library opened in March 1999 as part of the southeast municipal center funded with 1994 voter-approved bond funds. The library was part of the Golf Links Municipal Center, which houses the Tucson Police Department’s Rincon Substation as well. In 2004, a 5,000 square foot expansion was completed, which included a new teen…
Frank De La Cruz-El Pueblo Library History
In 2002, the community welcomed a new, free-standing 3,500 square foot building within the El Pueblo Neighborhood Center.
Joel D. Valdez Main Library History
The Tucson Public Library started out in the top floor of city hall in 1883. Andrew Carnegie gave Tucson a $25,000 grant, which was used to build the first library building located at 200 S. 6th Street (currently the home of the Children’s Museum Tucson). The building was home to the “Main Library” until the…
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