Mesa Public Library is the
Los Alamos branch of the
Los Alamos County Library System in New Mexico, United States. The library collection has more than 160,000 items which include books, CDs, DVDs, original paintings, and material in several foreign languages. The Southwest Collection contains over 3,400 fiction and nonfiction books about New Mexico and Arizona.
History
The library started in 1943 as a subscription library, after the donation of $5 by 70 families living in Los Alamos. In 1945 it became free and open to all. In 1985
a branch library opened in
White Rock. In 1994 the Los Alamos branch moved into its current building designed by architect
Antoine Predock and located west of
Fuller Lodge
Los Alamos Ranch School was a private ranch school for boys in the northeast corner of Sandoval County, New Mexico (since 1949, within Los Alamos County), USA, founded in 1917 near San Ildefonso Pueblo. During World War II, the school was bought ...
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In 2015, the White Rock branch moved into a new building next to the White Rock Youth Activity Center.
Branches
* Mesa Public Library, located in
Los Alamos (2400 Central Avenue, Los Alamos, NM 87544)
* White Rock Branch Library, located in
White Rock (10 Sherwood Boulevard, Los Alamos, NM 87547)
References
External links
Los Alamos County Library home pageLibrary History
his link is for Mesa County not Los Alamos County
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Library buildings completed in 1994
Public libraries in New Mexico
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Buildings and structures in Los Alamos County, New Mexico
Education in Los Alamos County, New Mexico
1943 establishments in New Mexico