Oro Valley Public Library

Sweet little library with all the amenities you might need. Wifi. Printing for 10 cents per page, with a library card. Special programs for kids. A special Children's rooms. A glamorous librarian. Magazines. Lots of computers to use. Air conditioning. A seed library. A wonderful place, indeed.My only complaint is the sound of the automatic door sliding open and closed. It took me a minute to realize I was not hearing a) a real live lion, b) someone's weird ring tone of a lion, or c) one of the computer's accidentally having a audible lion screensaver. It's the darned grinding door opening and closing. Or a lion walking by outside. Either way, perhaps it should be greased or the rollers replaced so that some poor child doesn't grow up with the eternal association of a lion roaring at the OV library. :)

Beautiful location, great free lectures, a wonderful seed library, and a beautiful literary sculpture. U of A Master Gardeners offer free lectures here and the speaker I caught was Deborah. She was great; hilarious, informative, super knowledgeable, a great teacher. Seed library - you get 10 seed packets per mo th and then when your harvest goes to seed, bring back some seeds and you're good to go. Great program and surprisingly great selection of seed packets!

An outstanding library and clearly from a city that cares about its' community. A clean, bright reading area with a lot to offer other than books. It's a great place to read a newspaper, a book or learn about the area in a well air conditioned building.

Beautify Library with very nice selection of large print books for seniors. Staff is always very helpful and polite

Word. I love the written word and there are times I love it when no one talks to me, so it's no surprise that I live for libraries. Being new to the area, I searched the Yelp reviews for the highest rated library near me and beelined - a strange word that implies I made straight for this book-y oasis when in fact bees & I always stop to smell the flowers! Note: they have some pretty sweet, free 'classes' offered by Master Gardeners and other fun things - check out the monthly calendar for deets.Not too far off of Tangerine Road, tucked into a little neighborhood nook, I found my not so loquacious destination. The lovely woman who so graciously signed me up sported a banana yellow manicure, such a delight! She granted my access & informed me of all that I needed to know before I was loosed upon the place. I fingered spines and flipped through parchments, I chose discriminately and indiscriminately, and at turns, devil-may-care, because the word world was without limits. Okay, so that's a stretched truth, but 50 books is pretty dang close, certainly more than I could carry. So I left armed (in both senses) with happiness. I shall return! And I'll shall return those books, too, as any great book lover is wont to do. Do come, do bring ID, and for God's sakes, shhhh.'I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.' Jorge Luis Borges

I come here with my 2 year old about once a week. This is my favorite library in all of Tucson. It is clean and well taken care of. They have tons of activities and programs for kids. They also have random events there as well. A couple weeks ago we went and they were giving away free plants!

My wife and I recently moved to Marana and feel very fortunate to have a resource like the Oro Valley Public Library nearby our new home.

This is the best library I have been in. I lived in Oro Valley in high school, and I enjoyed driving to the library and perusing the young adult section. It was a very clean library and easy to navigate. When I was there last, which is 4 years ago now, it had an amazing selection of CDs. Everything was nicely organized. My favorite place to sit and read was in front of the window by the magazines. There was a nice view of the desert that made reading better. I really wish I still lived in AZ so I could go to this library again. It was always a wonderful experience putting books and CDs on hold and going to the library and picking them up. It felt like Christmas. :)

We love coming here for toddler storytime. I do wish they'd implement a rule of no snacks/toys. Sometimes when people bring these in it can cause issues with other kids. (The library I went to in WA had this rule)The children's room has a great selection - I love that the board books have their own section!Each month they offer crafting and a 'practice reading to a dog' event. I look forward to attending these when my daughter is old enough!

I'm inclined towards 1-2 stars for this review, but it's only the second time I've used the library while waiting for my car to charge, and it's possible I'm just being over-sensitive. Bottom line, this location is amazing, with great views of the Catalinas, but it's also the NOISIEST library I've ever visited!!Am I out of touch? Aren't librarians stereotyped with the shushing finger to the lips, the scolding "Shhhhhh!", and fierce warning glances over the top of the reading glasses (beaded hanging leash optional)? If you're looking for a quiet place to read, trust me, this is NOT it!