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520-594-5610

Facts & Figures

Director: Amber Mathewson
Administration Contact: 101 N. Stone Ave., Tucson, Ariz. 85701
520-594-5600
First Library: The Carnegie Free Library, founded in 1883
Total Staff: 503
Population Served: 996,554
Library Cardholders: 372,952
Collection: 1.2 million items

Fiscal Year 2015-2016
Visitors: 5.4 million
Physical Checkouts: 5.2 million items
Digital Downloads: 938,634 eBooks, audiobooks, music, and magazines
Website Visits: 8.3 million

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Awards & Honors

2017 Best of Tucson (Tucson Weekly) Runner Up - Best Storytime Himmel Park Library
2017 League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Presidential Citation Award - Margie Farmer
2016 Arizona Daily Star Readers' Choice Winner - Best Arts/Cultural Education Program
2016 Arizona Daily Star Readers' Choice Favorite - Best Adult Education/Enrichment Classes
2016 American Library Association's 2017 Class of Emerging Leaders - Bethany Wilson
2016 Movers & Shakers: Community Builders - Karen Greene
2016 AzLA Service Award: Sharon G. Womack Outstanding Library Technician Award - Rebecca Bommersbach
2016 AzLA Service Award: Outstanding Library Services - Susannah Connor
2015 AzLA Service Award: Outstanding Library Services - Richard DiRusso
2015 AzLA Service Award: Outstanding Youth Services Librarian - Kendra Davey
2014 National Medal for Museum & Library Service Finalist
2014 Urban Libraries Council Honorable Mention - Santa Rosa Snack Program
2014 Movers & Shakers: Community Builders - Justine Hernandez
2014 AzLA Service Award: Outstanding Library Services - Tara Foxx-Lupo
2014 AzLA Service Award: Rosenzweig Distinguished Services - Tom Farmer
2013 Urban Libraries Council Top Innovator - Library Nurse Program
2013 AzLA Service Award: Emerging Leader Award - Kassy Rodeheaver
2013 AzLA Service Award: Outreach Services Award - Toby Wehner
2013 AzLA Service Award: Outstanding Youth Servies Librarian Award - Jennifer Nichols
2012 Institute of Museum and Library Services Learning Labs Grantee
2012 Movers & Shakers: Tech Leaders - Lisa Bunker

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