Summer time finds the W. Anne Gibson – Esmond Station Library (WAG –ESL) filled with activity for all ages in the cool of the library located at 10931 E. Mary Ann Cleveland Way. Beginning Thursday, June 1, 2023, Summer Learning kicked off with reading trackers filled with activities families can do together to enhance kids’ reading skills over the...
The Friends of the Esmond Station Library felt the May books sale was so successful that members have scheduled another book sale in the Gibson–Esmond Station Library community room on Saturday, August 27, 2022, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. One reason for the book sale in late August is because the parking lot of the library is scheduled to be enlarged...
By Anne Gibson Members of the Friends of the Esmond Station Library were up early and ready for an adventure as they drove down west to Sahuarita to attend a Pima County Public Library Advisory Board Retreat on Saturday, May 7th. Friends’ members came from Oro Valley to Green Valley, from Arivaca to Vail, and from all parts of Pima County. The...
By Anne Gibson It is coming at last! On Saturday, May 14th, the Friends of the Esmond Station Library will hold its first book sale in the front patio and community room at the Gibson- Esmond Station Library. The sale of gently used books will be open to the public from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. It is a perfect time to stock up on reading materials during...
By Anne Gibson Board members, Friend’s members, and guests gathered at the Esmond Station K-8 school, a Vail School District School, on Saturday, January 8th to celebrate the Friends of the Esmond Station Library’s Third Annual Meeting. Its corporate papers mandate the requirement to conduct an annual meeting. With the opening of the meeting it...
By Anne Gibson The community room and patio where the Friends of the Esmond Station Library would normally do their book sales to benefit the library has never been open since the completion of construction. The continued closure of the library facility is due to restrictions involving Covid19. The Friends have had to find creative ways in which...
by Anne Gibson “Hurry Up and Wait” may be appropriate. Here in the Southeast Pima County service area, the staff members of the Gibson-Esmond Station Library are ready and anxious to open fully in order to adequately serve you. The key word is fully. On May 14th, Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry continued health and safety measures...
The W. Anne Gibson-Esmond Station Library opened Tuesday, February 16. Located at 10931 E. Mary Ann Cleveland Way, the Library is now open Monday through Friday from 10 am to 5 pm for curbside/outdoor holds pickup. This library is the 27th in the Pima County Public Library system and will primarily serve those living in the greater Vail area...
By Heather Stough The W. Anne Gibson-Esmond Station Library is just a few short months away from opening its doors. Due to COVID-19 a ribbon cutting date has not been set, but plans are being made for opening in early 2021. The first library in Vail, located at 10931 E. Mary Ann Cleveland Way, has been a long awaited, long advocated for, and much...
