Yuma County Library District, Yuma

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The Yuma County Library District serves the population of Yuma County, Arizona. Today, the library district consists of a Main Library located in Yuma as well as 7 branch libraries, which are located in downtown Yuma, the Foothills, Somerton, San Luis, Wellton, Dateland, and Roll. The first Yuma Library, a Carnegie library, opened February 24, 1921 with 1,053 volumes and seating for 20 persons. Located in Sunset Park, the Yuma Carnegie Library underwent several expansions and renovations over the years, including a $4.2 million renovation completed in 2009. The Yuma Carnegie library still operates today as the Heritage Branch Library in downtown Yuma. ()

Established: 1921 (103 years ago)Coordinates: 32°40'26"N, 114°38'42"W

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2951 S 21st DrYuma 85364 United States

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(928) 373-6471

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Nearby attractions include: Yuma County Courthouse, Sanguinetti House Museum and Gardens, Cactus Press-Plaza Paint Building, Methodist Episcopal Church.

3.6 miNE
City hall
Yuma County Courthouse, Yuma
93 min walk • The Yuma County Courthouse is a historic building in Yuma, Arizona. It is the third building to serve as the courthouse of Yuma County, Arizona. It was built in 1928, and designed by Ralph Swearingen & G. A. Hanssen, two architects from San Diego, California.
3.7 miNE
32°43'24"N • 114°37'12"W
Sanguinetti House Museum and Gardens, Yuma
95 min walk • History museum, Historical place, Museum
3.7 miNE
Spanish colonial revival architecture
Cactus Press-Plaza Paint Building, Yuma
95 min walk • The Cactus Press-Plaza Paint Building is a historic building with an arcada in Yuma, Arizona. It was built in 1927, and designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival architectural style.
3.6 miNE
Church
Methodist Episcopal Church, Yuma
93 min walk • The Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic Methodist church, located at 256 S. 1st Avenue in Yuma, Arizona. It was long home to the Christian Science Society – Yuma, starting in 1946. The building was sold in 2019.
3.6 miNE
Spanish colonial revival architecture
Lee Hotel, Yuma
93 min walk • The Lee Hotel is a “haunted” historic hotel in Yuma, Arizona. It is a two-story building, with 30 hotel rooms, completed in 1917. It was opened by Mary Darcy, who named it for Confederate General Robert E. Lee. It was designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival architectural style.
~1570 ftNW
32°40'39"N • 114°38'53"W
The Robert J. Moody Garden, Yuma
8 min walk • Nature and wildlife, Garden, Park
3.1 miN
Victorian architecture
Brownstetter House, Yuma
79 min walk • The Brownstetter House is a historic house in Yuma, Arizona. It was built in 1909.
2.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Gila Valley, Yuma
55 min walk • The Gila River Valley is a multi-sectioned valley of the Gila River, located primarily in Arizona. The Gila River forms in western New Mexico and flows west across southeastern, south-central, and southwestern Arizona; it changes directions as it progresses across the state, and defines specific areas and valleys.
4.6 miNE
Nightlife, Gambling, Casino
Paradise Casino, Yuma
117 min walk • Paradise Casino is a small tribal casino located just outside of Yuma, Arizona on the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation. The property straddles the Arizona–California state line, but the casino building lies in Arizona. It is owned and operated by the Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation.
3.3 miN
Neoclassical architecture
Jerry Kent House, Yuma
85 min walk • The Jerry Kent House is a historic house in Yuma, Arizona. It was built in 1905 for Jennie Kent, a schoolteacher. It was purchased by J. P. Yemen, a dentist, in 1920. The house was designed in the Classical Revival architectural style. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 7, 1982.
3.7 miNE
Spanish colonial revival architecture
United States Post Office–Yuma Main, Yuma
94 min walk • The U.S. Post Office—Yuma Main, also known as Yuma Main Post Office or Yuma Downtown Postal Annex, is the former main post office serving Yuma, Arizona. The post office was constructed in 1933. The building's design, a work of architect Roy Place, is a blend of the Beaux Arts and Spanish Colonial Revival styles.