Richard Elías-Mission Library

Richard Elías-Mission Library We're looking forward to seeing you! Our libraries welcome the 1 million+ readers, learners, doers, & dreamers of Tucson and Pima County, AZ. Edwards in 1994.

Our Facebook commenting guidelines: http://www.library.pima.gov/social-media-community-guidelines/ The Richard Elías-Mission Library opened in 1978, and is located on the southwest side of Tucson, adjacent to Kennedy Park and Lake. The Library is within sight of "A" Mountain, Tucson’s birthplace. Our Manager is Alina Rowe. Neighborhood folks affectionately call the sculpture in front of the librar

y “Stonehenge,” but its real name is Na:nko Ma:s Du'ag Son, which means "Many Color Mountain" in the Tohono O'odham language. It was created by Chris Tanz, Susan Holman, and Paul T. The sculpture consists of two rows of colorful towers, evoking the silhouette of a mountain range. When explored close up you can see more subtle aspects: children’s handprints, animal carvings, and strips of copper. For our 30th anniversary in 2008, we added new artwork inside the library, a mural designed by internationally-known artist Hirotsune Tashima and four teens from The Youth In Arts Careers project. Together, they designed three 3' x 5' glazed ceramic murals that depict Pima County's past and present, along with Yaqui, Latino and other cultural elements of the Old Pueblo.

Mingle and paint in our Tiny Art Party in the Makerspace! Participants will receive a 3 inch by 3 inch canvas to paint t...
08/20/2026

Mingle and paint in our Tiny Art Party in the Makerspace! Participants will receive a 3 inch by 3 inch canvas to paint their own creation or follow a Bob Ross style tutorial to paint a small sunset. Join us from 4-5pm on Tuesday August 25th. This activity is suitable for teens and tweens 🎨

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¡Socializa y pinta en nuestra Fiesta de Arte Pequeña en el Makerspace! Los participantes recibirán un lienzo de 3 por 3 pulgadas para pintar su propia creación o seguir un tutorial al estilo Bob Ross para pintar un pequeño atardecer. Esta actividad es adecuada para adolescentes y preadolescentes 🎨

Did you know Arizona has been the backdrop for some iconic movies?  Come explore the films that put our beautiful state ...
08/18/2026

Did you know Arizona has been the backdrop for some iconic movies? Come explore the films that put our beautiful state on the big screen! Join us from 11-1 this Saturday August 22nd!

Comment your favorite movie shot in AZ below.
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¿Sabías que Arizona ha sido el escenario de algunas películas icónicas? ¡Ven a explorar las películas que han puesto a nuestro hermoso estado en la pantalla grande! ¡Acompáñanos este sábado 22 de agosto a las 11-1!

Comenta abajo tu película favorita filmada en Arizona.

Come and join us this Friday, August 21st in making different size bubbles at the Richard Elías-Mission Library. You wil...
08/14/2026

Come and join us this Friday, August 21st in making different size bubbles at the Richard Elías-Mission Library. You will be able to make a bubble painting project and participate in a bubble show.

Registration online is required. Limit of 25 patrons.

See you here! 🫧

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Ven con nosotros este viernes, agosto 21 para hacer burbujas de diferentes tamaños en la Biblioteca Richard Elías-Mission. Podrás hacer un proyecto de pintura de burbujas y participar en un show de burbujas.

Se requiere registro online. Limite de 25 participantes.

¡Nos vemos aquí! 🫧

08/14/2026

Bring your returns and feed our book monster!
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¡Trae tus devoluciones y dale de comer al monstruo de libros!

Are you a young movie fanatic? If that's the case, then come join us for our bi-weekly movie day at the Richard Elías-Mi...
08/13/2026

Are you a young movie fanatic? If that's the case, then come join us for our bi-weekly movie day at the Richard Elías-Mission Library on August 6th at 3 PM! We'll provide food and drinks at the showing. Only ages 13-21 allowed!

This week, we'll visit tone of the infamous best worst movies ever made. Presenting: Troll 2, directed by Claudio Fragosso.

Disclaimer: this movie's rating is PG-13.

Hope to see you here! 🍄

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¿Eres un joven aficionado del cine? Si ese es el caso, ¡entonces ven y únete a nuestro día de películas bi-semanal en la biblioteca Richard Elías-Mission en julio 23 a las 3 PM! Vamos a ofrecer comidas y bebidas durante la película. ¡Solo personas de entre 13-21 años serán admitidas!

Esta semana, visitaremos una de las mejores peores películas jamás hechas. Presentando: Troll 2, dirigida por Claudio Fragosso.

Advertencia: esta película tiene una clasificación PG-13.

¡Esperamos verte aquí! 🍄

Learn, play, and grow together!Make Way for Books presents Story School, a free, bilingual early literacy program for ch...
08/12/2026

Learn, play, and grow together!

Make Way for Books presents Story School, a free, bilingual early literacy program for children (ages birth to 5) and their caregivers. Each family will receive up to 22 books for their home library. This 6 week series at the Mission Library will run twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:00-12:00 AM, starting on Tuesday, August 18 and will be meeting weekly until September 24th. You will sign up for the entire series.

You will be registering directly with Make Way For Books online for the entire series. For more information and registration information visit: mystoryschool.org/apply.

*Caregivers must attend with the children, registration is required; no drop-ins at the library.

See you here! ☺️

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¡Aprendan, juegan y crezcan juntos!

Make Way for Books presenta Escuela de cuentos, un programa de alfabetización temprana, gratuito, bilingüe para niños (edades de recién nacidos a 5 años) y sus cuidadores. Cada familia recibirá hasta 22 libros para sus bibliotecas domésticas. Esta serie de 6 semanas en la Biblioteca Mission se llevará a cabo dos veces por semana, los martes y jueves, de 11:00 a 12:00 PM, a partir del martes 18 de agosto y se reunirá semanalmente hasta el jueves 24 de septiembre. Se registrará para toda la serie.

Se puede registrar directamente en línea con Make Way for Books para toda la serie. Para más información y para preguntas sobre las inscripciones visite: mystoryschool.org/es/apply.

*Los niños deben ser acompañados por sus cuidadores, se requiere registrarse; no se admiten visitas sin registro previo en la biblioteca para esta serie.*

¡Nos vemos aquí! ☺️

Join us this Saturday at the Richard Elías-Mission Library! 📖
08/12/2026

Join us this Saturday at the Richard Elías-Mission Library! 📖

There is still time to register for this Saturday's event! ✨

Join Nuestras Raíces for an afternoon with award-winning author Laeken Zea Kemp to discuss her latest book, The Chismosas Only Book Club.

The author will be joining us virtually for a book club Q & A discussion led by members of the Nuestras Raíces team, which will take place at Richard Elías Mission Library. Community members can participate in a Q&A while enjoying a fun game of Lotería and more! We will also be giving away copies of the book on a first-come, first-served basis.

This event will take place Saturday, August 15th from noon to 2pm online and at Richard Elías-Mission Library.

Please note: This is a hybrid event! There are two ways you can register: for the in-person event or to attend the webinar online. Please do not register for both.

🟣 In-person attendees should register here: https://pima.bibliocommons.com/events/6a34bafb296ea565de2d5313

🟡 Zoom Webinar attendees should register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Xt2jtqgDSq2c3FWMIM6IYA #/registration

Calling all teen gamers in the area, as the Mission Library will be hosting a gaming day on August 18th at 4 PM. We'll h...
08/11/2026

Calling all teen gamers in the area, as the Mission Library will be hosting a gaming day on August 18th at 4 PM. We'll have Nintendo Switches, so feel free to bring your own controllers to have fun alongside us!

Only teenagers (12-18) will be admitted to the Makerspace during this time 🎮

We hope to see you here!

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Llamándo a todos los adolescentes gamers del área, ya que la Biblioteca Mission tendra un día de videojuegos en agosto 18 a las 4 PM. ¡Tendremos Nintendo Switches, así que siéntanse libres de traer sus propios controles!

Solo adolescentes (12-18) serán permitidos en el Makerspace durante esta hora 🎮

¡Esperamos verlos ahí!

Address

3770 S Mission Road
Tucson, AZ
85713

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 7pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

+15205945325

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