Long
Description:
History
The first Canyon Country Library opened
on September 20, 1971 at 18536 Soledad Canyon Road and was the second permanent
library facility operated by the County Public Library in the Santa Clarita
Valley. At that time, Canyon Country Library replaced the Saugus Mobilibrary.
The Mobilibrary was a cooperative venture between the Saugus Union Elementary
District and the County Public Library. The 5,050 square-foot building was originally
leased from Pierpont Warehouses Corporation, and in 1985, was purchased by the
County Library. On November 17, 2001 the library was renamed the Canyon Country
Jo Anne Darcy Library moving to a brand new 17,000 square foot facility
(utilizing 12,864 square feet) at 18601 Soledad Canyon Road.
Collection
The original collection of 20,000
volumes has now expanded to 101,439 items, including 87,706 adult and
children's books; 102 newspaper and magazine subscriptions, and audiovisual
collection with 7,273 audio recordings including books-on-tape, and 6,358 video
recordings including DVDs. The library also has telephone books from most
geographic areas in California; pamphlets; and a local history collection.
Services
Services available to customers include
6 Online Public Access Catalogs; 7 Public Access Internet Workstations (6 with
Word Processor); 4 Homework Center CD-ROM/Internet Workstations; and a
coin-operated photocopier. The library also offers children's programs for a
variety of age groups, including:
Toddler
Storytime
Toddler Storytime is held Wednesday
mornings at 10:15 a.m. and is designed as an introduction to the Storytime
experience. It is a Mommy/Daddy and Me Program requiring the participation of
both parent and child. The program stresses the development of reading
readiness and language skills through the use of nursery rhymes, finger plays,
songs, and body movements as well as books.
Preschool
Storytime
Preschool Storytime is held on Wednesday
mornings at 11:15 a.m. and is for 3-5 year olds. The goal of the Storytime
program is to provide children with an enjoyable library experience based on
books and language. The program has been designed to include a variety of
stories, songs, finger plays and crafts appropriate for preschool age children.
Homework
Center
The Homework Center is specifically
designed to satisfy homework assignments from the local schools. The Homework
Center has been upgraded with a $21,500.00 grant from Pacific Bell and received
a donation of four CD-ROM/Internet Workstations from the Friends of the
Libraries of the Santa Clarita Valley.
Facilities
The library utilizes 12,864 square feet
of the 17,000 square foot facility. 4,136 square feet have been leased to
College of the Canyons by the City of Santa Clarita. The library features a
separate children' area with Homework Center; a periodical lounge reading area;
and a special young adult area. It also has a two-person reference desk; a
circulation desk with four check-out stations; a copy center; a Friends of the
Library Bookstore; and a meeting room with a capacity of 157.
To
Log Find
Post a picture of the Plaque to the
right of the main enterence containing you and/or your GPS.
Link
to Library Web Site
http://www.colapublib.org/libs/canyoncountry/