Chino Valley Public/Marion Lassa Library
The Chino Valley Public/Marion Lassa Library is located at 1020 Palomino Road, Chino Valley, Arizona (phone 520-636-2687).
Among the special features of this library's archival materials are the Friends of the Library scrapbooks that document recent local history (see below). They also have an excellent local video collection. Their video department produces video records of local activities and City Council meetings, and the library has added them to their circulating materials.
Books
The following books in the Southwest collection are not always available at other libraries in the District.
Feher-Elston, Catherine. Children of Sacred Ground: America's Last Indian War. Flagstaff: Northland Publishing Company, 1988.
Gilpin, Ruth. Paulden Pioneers. Self-published photocopy, 1988.
Ginn, Ellen. Cowchips and Calluses: A Documentary History of Chino Valley, 1864-1976. Action Press,
Newspapers
The Chino Valley Public Library appears to have a nearly complete collection of later issues of The Chino Valley Review, a local newspaper published by Prescott Newspapers, Inc., from 1982 to the present. They have issues from early January 1991 through the present (1999).
Videos
Steiger, Gail and Lew. Ranch Album. Produced for the Sharlot Hall Historical Society: Morris Foundation, 1987.
Chino Valley Voices. Chino Valley: Hoult Productions, 1989.
- Videos of Prescott Valley City Council Meetings: The library keeps the videos of the most recent meetings on the open shelves (those that have occurred in the past 3-4 months). Tapes of prior meeting are archived and are available upon request. The library has been recording Chino Valley City Council meetings since 1996.
- Videos of local events:
Chino Valley Sixth Annual Christmas entertainment (no year listed)
Chino Valley Sixth Annual Christmas Parade (no date listed)
Chino Valley Christmas Festival 12/94
Chino Valley Christmas Festival entertainment, 1996
Chino Valley Christmas Festival Parade, 1996
Chino Valley Christmas Parade, 12/93
Chino Valley Christmas Parade, 12/97
Chino Valley election-Community Forum 3/97
Chino Valley First Territorial Capitol Days Celebration, 8/30/97
Chino Valley First Territorial Capitol Days Celebration, 9/1994
Chino Valley First Territorial Capitol Days Celebration 9/2/95
Chino Valley First Territorial Capitol Days entertainment, 1996
Chino Valley First Territorial Capitol Days Parade 8/31/91
Chino Valley First Territorial Capitol Days Parade 8/31/96
Chino Valley First Territorial Capitol Days Parade 9/2/95
Chino Valley Fourth of July, 1997
Chino Valley July 4, 1995 Celebration/melodrama
Chino Valley July 4, 1995, Celebration
Chino Valley Library/Social Services buildings dedication (no year listed)
Chino Valley Public Library's children's program (no year listed)
Vertical Files
The library in Chino Valley no longer keeps vertical files.
Photos
The scrapbooks listed below contain the important local photos housed at the library. The library does not have original copies of older, historic photos of the Chino Valley area.
Scrapbooks
Friends of the Library: 1982-1987. This consists of approximately 100 double-sided plastic enclosed pages. This is comprised of clippings from the local newspaper, copies of programs of library activities, and photos of various library-related activities. There are approximately 50 colored and 15 black and white snapshots in this album. Most photos are not labeled as to subject or date.
Friends of the Library: 1998-1999. There are approximately 50 double sided plastic enclosed pages. This scrapbook contains quite a lot of information on the death of Allen Rothlisberg as well as general information on the library. It includes 35 colored snapshots of library-related activities; photos are not labeled as to subject or date.
Children's activities: There are approximately 50 double-sided plastic enclosed pages, most with photos of children engaging in activities connected with library programs. The earliest photos appear to have been taken in 1989. The snapshots are not labeled as to date or subject.
