Marta Wiggins
Community Library Manager
18601 Soledad Canyon Rd.
Santa Clarita, CA 91351-3721
Phone: (661) 251-2720

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History
The first Canyon Country Library opened on September 20, 1971 at 18536 Soledad Canyon Road and was the second permanent library facility operated by the County Public Library in the Santa Clarita Valley. At that time, Canyon Country Library replaced the Saugus Mobilibrary. The Mobilibrary was a cooperative venture between the Saugus Union Elementary District and the County Public Library. The 5,050 square-foot building was originally leased from Pierpont Warehouses Corporation, and in 1985, was purchased by the County Library. On November 17, 2001 the library was renamed the Canyon Country Jo Anne Darcy Library moving to a brand new 17,000 square foot facility (utilizing 12,864 square feet) at 18601 Soledad Canyon Road.

Collection
The original collection of 20,000 volumes has now expanded to over 102,640 books; 89 newspaper and magazine subscriptions, and audiovisual collection with 7,470 audio recordings including books-on-tape, and 7,692 video recordings including DVDs. The library also has telephone books from most geographic areas in California; pamphlets; and a local history collection.

Services
Services available to customers include 6 Online Public Access Catalogs; 10 Public Access Internet Workstations; 4 Homework Center CD-ROM/Internet Workstations; and a coin-operated photocopier. The library also offers children's programs for a variety of age groups, including:

• Babytime: Babytime is on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. and is a special storytime program for babies ages 6 months to 18 months, and their parent or caregiver.

• Toddler Storytime: Toddler Storytime is held Wednesday mornings at 10:15 & 11:15 a.m. and is designed as an introduction to the Storytime experience. It is a Mommy/Daddy and Me Program requiring the participation of both parent and child. The program stresses the development of reading readiness and language skills through the use of nursery rhymes, finger plays, songs, and body movements as well as books.

• Preschool Storytime: Preschool Storytime is held on Tuesday mornings at 10:15 & 11:15 a.m. and is for 3-5 year olds. The goal of the Storytime program is to provide children with an enjoyable library experience based on books and language. The program has been designed to include a variety of stories, songs, finger plays and crafts appropriate for preschool age children.

• Homework Center:  The Homework Center is specifically designed to satisfy homework assignments from the local schools. The Homework Center has been upgraded with a $21,500.00 grant from Pacific Bell and received a donation of four CD-ROM/Internet Workstations from the Friends of the Libraries of the Santa Clarita Valley.

Facilities
The library utilizes 12,864 square feet of the 17,000 square foot facility. 4,136 square feet have been leased to College of the Canyons by the City of Santa Clarita. The library features a separate children' area with Homework Center; a periodical lounge reading area; and a special young adult area. It also has a two-person reference desk; a circulation desk with four check-out stations; a copy center; a Friends of the Library Bookstore; and a meeting room with a capacity of 157.

Political Representatives

• U.S. Congressional District: 25th
  Howard "Buck" McKeon
  URL: http://www.house.gov/mckeon/

• State Senate District: 17th
  George Runner
  URL: http://republican.sen.ca.gov/web/17/

• State Assembly District: 38th
  Cameron Smyth
  URL: http://republican.assembly.ca.gov/members/index.asp?Dist=38&Lang=1

• Supervisorial District: 5th
  Michael D. Antonovich
  URL: http://www.antonovich.com/

Local Links

	Canyon High School URL: http://www.hart.k12.ca.us/canyon/content.html This site provides information on the mission and curriculum and educational goals of Canyon High School.
	City of Santa Clarita, California URL: http://www.santa-clarita.com/ This home page for the City of Santa Clarita provides links to the City Hall, schedule of City Council meetings, calendar of city events, parks & recreation, city history, and a map on how to get to the Santa Clarita Valley.
	Golden Valley High School Library URL: http://www.goldenvalleylibrary.org/
	Santa Clarita Guide URL: http://www.santaclaritaguide.com/ The Santa Clarita Guide is an online resource to the Santa Clarita Valley. It includes visitor information, a calendar of events and a business resource guide.
	Santa Clarita Schools URL: http://www.cityspectrum.com/schoolst.htm Information and links to local school districts and individual elementary, junior and senior high schools. Also includes links to public and private universities and colleges in California.
	Santa Clarita WorkSource URL: http://www.scworksource.com/ Information for individuals seeking employment in Santa Clarita.
	Saugus Union School District URL: http://www.saugus.k12.ca.us/ This web page is maintained by the Saugus Union School District. It includes information about the schools in the district along with the district's administration.
	Sulphur Spring Elementary School District URL: www.sssd.k12.ca.us This web site contains information on the Sulphur Springs Elementary School District.
	The Signal URL: http://www.the-signal.com/ Local newspaper's site with recent stories, photos, columns and classified ads.