The Pima County Public Library is a system of 27 libraries operated by Pima County in Tucson, Arizona. The mission of the Pima County Public Library is to enrich lives and build community through providing opportunities to learn, know and interact. As such, it offers free access to library resources in an atmosphere that fosters respect, intellectual freedom and diversity. It acts as a forum for information and ideas by forging strong community partnerships. And through its numerous programs for children, teens and adults, it provides a foundation for life-long learning.

The first library opened in Tucson in 1883 in an upper story of then-City Hall, but quickly grew with a $25,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie and opened its own doors in 1901. The library system began offering services county-wide in 1945, and the following year the first branch opened. The library system grew rapidly in the 1960s and 70s, and continues to add branches to its present-day size of 27 branch libraries and one Bookmobile.

The Pima County Public Library Board is an advisory board consisting of ten members appointed by the County Board of Supervisors to advise the Library Director in making decisions on policies and procedures that directly affect library users.

Find out more about the library, view locations and hours, and see a calendar of events and classes at http://www.library.pima.gov/.