Libraries in Phoenix
41 libraries are mapped in Phoenix, from the main city library to branch libraries, mobile library stops and the street bookcases where books are swapped for free. Where the data says so, you also get opening hours and whether the building is step free.
Named libraries in Phoenix
- Superior Court Law Library Resource CenterMo-Fr 08:00-17:00; PH off
- Carnegie Public Library
- Harmon LibrarySouth 5th Avenue 1325
- Burton Barr Central LibraryNorth Central Avenue 1221 · Mo 09:00-17:00; Tu-Th 09:00-19:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 · Step free
- Maricopa County Medical Society Medical Library
- Phoenix Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
- Phoenix Talking Book Library
- Ocotillo Branch LibraryWest Southern Avenue 102
- Century Branch LibraryEast Highland Avenue 1750
- Yucca LibraryNorth 15th Avenue 5648 · Tu-Th 10:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00
- South Mountain Community Library (SMCL)South 24th Street 7050 · Mo-Th 07:30-21:00; Fr-Sa 07:30-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00
- Grand Canyon University Library
- Saguaro LibraryNorth 46th Street 2808 · Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00; Su off; PH off
- Prickly Pear LibraryWest Baseline Road 3635 · Step free
- Palo Verde Branch LibraryNorth 51st Avenue 4402
- Acacia LibraryEast Townley Avenue 750 · Mo 09:00-17:00; Tu-Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su off
- Hayden Library ConcourseMo-Fr 07:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 10:00-21:00
- Hayden LibraryEast Orange Street 300 · Mo-Fr 07:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 10:00-21:00
- Ross-Blakley HallSouth McAllister Avenue 1102
- Robert P. Curry Library
- Guadalupe Branch LibrarySouth Avenida del Yaqui 9241
- Desert Sage LibraryWest Encanto Boulevard 7602
- Velma Teague LibraryNorth 58th Avenue 7010 · Mo,Th 13:00-20:00; Tu,We 10:00-17:00; Sa 13:00-17:00 · Step free
- Tempe Public LibrarySouth Rural Road 3500 · Mo-We 09:00-20:00; Th-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00
- Civic Center LibraryNorth Drinkwater Boulevard 3839
The map has all 41, including the 16 that carry no name in OpenStreetMap.
Questions
- Where is the nearest library in Phoenix?
- Allow location access and the map centres on you with the closest of the 41 mapped libraries around it, or pan to any area and search there. Tap a marker for its position, opening hours when known, and walking directions.
- Are the libraries in Phoenix free to use?
- Public libraries normally are, both for reading on site and for using the toilets, wifi and workspace. Borrowing usually needs a library card, which is typically free for residents.
- Are opening hours shown?
- Where OpenStreetMap has them. Branch libraries often keep shorter and more variable hours than the main library, and some have self service hours outside staffed times, so confirm before a special trip.
- What is a public bookcase?
- A street cabinet or shelf where anyone can take a book and leave one, sometimes called a little free library. They are included here alongside proper libraries, and they are the kind of small fixture only OpenStreetMap bothers to map.
- Where does this libraries data come from?
- From OpenStreetMap, a map built by volunteer surveyors and maintained continuously. It is the best available source for small fixtures like this one, because they are the things commercial map providers do not bother collecting.
- Something is missing or wrong. Can I fix it?
- Yes, and it is the fastest way to get it corrected. Edit the point on openstreetmap.org and the change flows through to this page on the next refresh. There is no separate database here to correct.
- Is the list of libraries in Phoenix complete?
- It is as complete as the local survey effort. Densely mapped cities are close to exhaustive; elsewhere expect gaps. The map is always the fuller view, since the list on this page only names the points that have a name.
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