Safford City - Graham County Library, serving an area of 32,000 residents, has a collection of 80,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,680 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 880 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public. Staffing consists of 7 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library, plus one bookmobile. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $48,000. Patrons make 44,000 visits annually, and check out materials 100,000 times. Forty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
Location:
808 7th Avenue, Safford Arizona 85546
Telephone
520-348-3202
Other Public Libraries nearby:
(Clifton) Clifton/Greenlee County Public Library
(Duncan) Duncan Public Library
(Glenwood) Glenwood Community Library
(Safford) Safford City - Graham County Library
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06/09 Coming to The Safford area
Arizona Renaissance Festival Apache Junction AZ March30-31 In addition to village street and pathway events, the Festival has twelve stages of ongoing shows performing every half-hour. From the daily opening ceremony to the closing cannon shot, every Festival minute and every Festival acre is filled with mirth, merriment and marketplace exhibitions.
Marana Main Street Festival Marana AZ April6 Located downtown at Marana Main Street and Civic Center Drive, between the Marana Municipal Complex and the Marana Health Center. There will be:
Kids activities,
Entertainment,
Food,
Vendors,
Bed races,
Concert (Saturday night),
Pancake breakfast (Sunday), and
RV boondocking (Friday-Sunday).
Prickly Pear Festival Superior AZ August24 The historic copper mining town of Superior hosts a new prickly pear festival featuring a morning “how to pick and juice ‘em” class by Jean Groen.
Tucson Greek Festival Tucson AZ September26-29 Of course, there is live Greek music, dancing, and our exquisite food. But there is even more for you to explore. There are different cooking demonstrations every day so that you can learn to replicate our pastries and delicious meals at home.
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