Queen Creek Library

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Queen Creek Library
21802 S. Ellsworth Road
Queen Creek, AZ 85142

Phone: 602-652-3000

Hours:
Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday-Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

 

Visit MCLDAZ.org to access official Queen Creek Library page.

 

Library Infographic

The library is located at the northwest corner of Ellsworth and Ocotillo road.

Free library cards are issued to Town of Queen Creek residents (regardless of county) and property owners in Maricopa County. Non-residents who live outside Maricopa County must pay a fee to obtain a card. For additional information, call the Maricopa County Library District at 602-652-3000.

Library History:

Completed in November 2008, The Queen Creek library was the first municipal building in Queen Creek designed and constructed with green building features and has been LEED Gold certified by the U.S. Green Building Council. The library was featured in the January 2009 edition of Cities Go Green magazine, a publication that focuses how local governments can become sustainable as quickly and effectively as possible.

The library was designed to provide a gathering place for people of all ages. It includes the Mary Lou Fulton Children's Center, Teen Oasis, general reading areas, public computers, study rooms, conference rooms and Town recreation programming space. The Town received a $1 million grant from Fulton Homes for the construction of design elements in the children’s and teen’s sections of the new library.

The library is a partnership between the Town of Queen Creek and the Maricopa County Library District. The Queen Creek branch library provides materials in all formats as well as adult and juvenile programming.

 

QC Library: AZ Speaks: Coded Messages and Songs of the Underground Railroad

Family - All Ages

Description:  Communication and secrecy were key to the successful operation of the Underground Railroad. Safety was more important than quickness. Both fugitive slaves and members of the Underground Railroad learned to code and decode hidden messages, and to disguise signs to avoid capture. There were code names for towns on the routes and code numbers for towns. There were signs and songs. A quilt hanging on a clothesline with a house and a smoking chimney among its designs indicated a safe house. The song, “Follow the Drinking Gourd” served as directions to Canada. Using storytelling, activities and songs, Dr. Sanders depicts the ingenuity and resiliency of those who used the Underground Railroad to help over 100,000 slaves escape to freedom between 1810 and 1850.
Library: Queen Creek Branch    Library location
Location: Mary Lou Fulton Story Time Room
Registration Ends: 6/12/2024 at 12:00 AM
Presenter: SBC

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