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Harmon Library is located on 5th Avenue just south of Buckeye Road. Please see the Valley Metro website for public transportation routes serving the library. Size: 12,400 square feet
Opened: August 28, 2009  Total Staff: 11.1 FTE
Total Items in Collection: 24,106
Total # of Public PCs with Internet: 34

Taking inspiration from the play of light and color in a kaleidoscope, Harmon Library shines throughout the day as sunlight ranges across the colored glass in numerous skylights and gunslot windows.  Providing a welcoming transition from the exterior, decking leads to a central service desk.  The facility offers a children's storyroom and First Five Years/Los Primeros Cinco Años interactive learning space for families with young children, a multi-purpose meeting room with a capacity of 70 for community gatherings as well as library programs, patio spaces, a special "teens only" area with materials just for teens, study rooms, WiFi and 34 Internet-accessible public computers.

Built in 1950, the original Harmon Library (located at 411 W. Yavapai) was Phoenix Public Library's first branch facility.  The old facility has been replaced by a landscape installation designed by artist Stacy Levy, entitled "River of Shade."  The project was coordinated by City of Phoenix Parks & Recreation Department and the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture.  A ceramic mural from the original building has been relocated to a reading patio in the new facility.  Three banners that hang from the ceiling trusses depict the mural - each is a photographic representation of 1/3 of the original piece.

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