This is a brief history of the Scottsdale Public Library. For a more complete history, please contact the library staff.
1955 – Lou Ann Noel and Beth Fielder started "loaning out" 300 donated books in a small room in the Adobe House.
1959 – The Friends of the Scottsdale Library was established.
1960 – The Town of Scottsdale assumed responsibility for the library and the first professional librarian was hired.
1968 – The new main library opened for business. The main library was later renamed the Civic Center Library.
1987 – Opening of the Mustang Library, Scotttsdale's first branch and, at the time, the largest branch library in Arizona.
1995 – A new shared-use facility, Palomino Library, debuted. It is located on the campus of Desert Mountain High School and serves the public as well as the school students and staff.
1996 – Scottsdale opened its second shared-use facility, the Arabian Library, on the campus of Desert Canyon Elementary and Middle Schools.
2007 – The new Arabian is open and ready for business.
