Safford City-Graham County Library
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| Safford City–Graham County Library | |
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| 32°49′53″N 109°42′54″W / 32.8313°N 109.7150°W | |
| Location | 808 S. 7th Avenue Safford, Arizona, United States |
| Type | Public |
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| Director | Victoria Silva |
The Safford City–Graham County Library is a public library in Safford, Arizona serving Graham County, Greenlee County and Gila County. It is known locally by the abbreviated Safford Library.
It currently has 13,625 active users.[1]
The Safford City–Graham County Library is located on 808 S 7th Ave in Safford among a district of governmental buildings, including Safford City Hall and the Graham County Courthouse.
Jan Elliott served as its director from 2004–2012 and opened the organization to various new programs. Under Elliott's supervision, the library's primary focus was shifted to childhood literacy in 2008,[2] partnering with programs such as Dolly Parton's Imagination Library and the online tutoring service Tutor.com.[3]
An average of 8,000 people visit the library every month,[4] using its computer services, books, rental movies, audiobooks and special programming. Story times for children are held weekly.
Its current building, designed in an arrowhead layout, was purchased in 1991 and converted from a furniture store. It can be seen briefly in the background in Albert Brooks' film Lost in America.
History
The library was located in the Oddfellows Home of Arizona, a former sanctuary for orphans and historic attraction, from 1963–1991. The two story Tudor Revival style of building was split into two separate organizations, the bottom floor serving as the library and the top as a Safford museum.[5]