Our Libraries enrich lives and build our community through opportunities to learn, interact and pursue personal growth. With 27 branches serving communities across Pima County including Arivaca, Green Valley, Sahuarita, South Tucson, Ajo, Marana, Oro Valley and Catalina, the Library provides resources that contribute to the development of our community.
Your contributions to the Pima Library Foundation support Library programs, services and resources not funded through tax dollars.
View our FY25 Annual Report. (Click here.)
This year’s initiatives include:
New to the Pima Library Foundation’s (PLF’s) initiatives this year is support for the Library’s program at the Juvenile Detention Center (JDC). This program supports literacy and inspires curiosity for underserved and at-risk youth. Last year this program loaned 8,317 books, did 213 youth orientations, purchased 196 requested books and fulfilled Library card requests for 95 juveniles and 24 JDC staff. 24 juveniles also submitted a book review. Your donation helps to provide two quarters of programming, tablets, requested books, materials and supplies.
Last year, donations provided for the purchase of 25 Mobile Hotspots. More are needed. Imagine your day without internet access and you’ll understand the challenges these students and their families face. Mobile Hotspots can be checked out of the Library for an eight-week period and provide internet access with unlimited data on a fast, secure network. Mobile Hotspots connect families to the resources they need.
“I am connected to the world!” – An adult learners using a Mobile Hotspot to connect to English classes with Literacy Connects
A fun thing PLF does each year is interview Library staff who have applied for a scholarship toward their Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science at the University of Arizona. These Library staff are excited and enthusiastic about the future of our Library and how they can contribute.
“Thank you so much for all you and the foundation have done. I am so grateful and honored by your support. I promise to make the most of the upcoming school year and PCPL adventures ahead of me.” — Sarah Evins, Library Staff and Scholarship Recipient
We wish everyone could attend the annual graduation ceremony for Career Online High School (COHS) students. Watching graduates of all ages receive their diploma is amazing. Some cry, some cheer and all are smiling. The graduate’s appreciation for financial support is genuine and immense. Through your donation they are given the opportunity to grow and reach their potential. This year again, the wait list for COHS is long. Support this program today and give another student the chance to excel.
“I really appreciate the opportunity to have been a part of this program. It has opened many doors for me that we’re not possible without my high school diploma. Now I am able to enroll in college courses in the near future hopefully and get a teaching degree.”
— Career Online High School Graduate
