Scotts Valley Library

Specialties

The Santa Cruz Public Libraries Transform Lives and Strengthens community. We connect people with the movies, music, and books they love for entertainment and learning in both electronic and traditional formats. We inspire people with a variety of relevant programs on topics of interest to the community. We inform people on topics most important to their lives through carefully selected resources, information literacy instruction, library classes, programming, and displays. Explore the heart of your community at the library.

History

Established in 1953.

On June 18, 2011 Scott Valley celebrated the Grand Opening of the «new» Branch library. It is almost 3 times larger than the previous branch and contains the latest technology including a children’s literacy center, study rooms, a Wii gaming wall in the teen room, and a flat screen media center in the Fireside Room.

The first Scotts Valley Branch Library was founded in February 1953 and was originally located at 7 Camp Evers Lane. It moved in 1985 to a store front location in the Kings Village Shopping Center.

After the acquisition of the former Scotts Valley Roller Rink, plans were drafted for a 13,000 square feet branch. A Groundbreaking Ceremony at the site of the new library took place on August 14, 2010. New areas include a large children’s section, teen area, group study facility, two computer banks, an adult multipurpose space, meeting rooms for the community, an outside patio and of course, more space for the library’s collection of books.