Joel D. Valdez Main Library

Joel D. Valdez Main Library We're looking forward to seeing you! Our libraries welcome the 1 million+ readers, learners, doers, & In 1990, the library was named in honor of Joel D.

The Tucson Public Library started out on the top floor of city hall in 1886. 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 completion of the current Main Library on Stone Avenue in May 1990, which consolidated Lib

rary Administration, Technical Services, Periodicals, and Government Reference. Valdez who served as the Tucson City Manager for 16 years and helped create the Downtown Development Corporation. "A Walk to the Library," a photographic history of the downtown library, is on display on the 2nd floor, and viewable online: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pimacountypubliclibrary/sets/72157603995506230

09/04/2026
Teens/Tweens! These make great gifts. Come on over and make one or more!
09/03/2026

Teens/Tweens! These make great gifts. Come on over and make one or more!

Tell your teens/tweens!🎨 Get Creative at the Library! 🌈Calling all teens/tweens ages 11–18! Join us for a fun, hands-on ...
08/20/2026

Tell your teens/tweens!
🎨 Get Creative at the Library! 🌈

Calling all teens/tweens ages 11–18! Join us for a fun, hands-on program where you’ll learn how to make your own marbled paper using colorful swirls and patterns.

✨ Create something unique
🎨 Experiment with colors
📚 Hang out and get creative at the library!

📅 Date: Tuesday, August 25
⏰ Time: 4-5pm
📍 Location: Joel D Valdez Main Library, 2nd floor teen space

Come ready to make a mess, have fun, and take home your own beautiful marbled creations!

Ages 11–18. All supplies provided.

Check out our Mary Shelley display on 3rd floor! And don't miss the adorable Frankenstein on the bottom shelf! Yes, th...
08/20/2026

Check out our Mary Shelley display on 3rd floor! And don't miss the adorable Frankenstein on the bottom shelf! Yes, those books can be checked out also😄
Mary Shelley was born on August 30, 1797, in London, England. She was an English novelist best known for writing the classic Gothic and science fiction novel Frankenstein.

Can you choose a book by it's edges? YES! 101 Spaces
08/11/2026

Can you choose a book by it's edges? YES!
101 Spaces

Come check out the amazing events we have to offer this week at Joel D. Valdez Main Library!
08/09/2026

Come check out the amazing events we have to offer this week at Joel D. Valdez Main Library!

Get on the Spidey Bus!
08/05/2026

Get on the Spidey Bus!

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Have fun and beat the heat this August! Check out all the events happening this week at Joel D. Valdez Main Library.
08/04/2026

Have fun and beat the heat this August! Check out all the events happening this week at Joel D. Valdez Main Library.

Address

101 N Stone Avenue
Tucson, AZ
85701

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 5pm

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+15207914010

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