Mesa Public Library is the
Los Alamos branch of the
Los Alamos County
Los Alamos County (English: "The Poplars" or "Cottonwoods"; ) is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,419. The smallest county by area in the state, Los Alamos County was formed from parts of ...
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
Antoine Samuel Predock ( ; June 24, 1936 – March 2, 2024) was an American architect based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was the principal of Antoine Predock Architect PC, the studio he founded in 1967.
Predock first gained national attention ...
and located west of
Fuller Lodge.
In 2015, the White Rock branch moved into a new building next to the White Rock Youth Activity Center.
Branches
There are two locations:
[https://losalamos.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/default]
* Mesa Public Library (2400 Central Avenue, Los Alamos)
* White Rock Branch Library (10 Sherwood Boulevard, White Rock)
References
External links
Los Alamos County Library home pageLibrary History
This 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