https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:24:47 -0700 Bisbee, AZ - Get the latest additions to photo gallery en-us https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=645 Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 2024's National Medal for Museum and Library Service Recipients in Washington D.C. / July 2024 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=645/638645544000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=646 Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 Cyndee Landrum (Institute of Museum and Library Services), Sara Plunket (Bisbee Community Member) and Jason Macoviak (CQL) with the National Medal for Museum and Library Service at the Renwick Gallery in Washington D.C. / July 2024 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=646/638645544000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=647 Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 Laura Schweers (University of Arizona), Alison Williams (CQL), Jason Macoviak (CQL), Sara Plunkett (Bisbee) and Lisa Lewis (Arizona Library Association) at the National Medal Awards Ceremony in Washington D.C. / July 2024 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=647/638645544000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=401 Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0700 The Copper Queen Library unveiled our new Childhood Patio at the 2022 Ice Cream Social. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=401/638077860000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=402 Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0700 The City of Bisbee Public Works Department cleared our new patio space, located at the CQ Library Annex in San Jose, Bisbee. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=402/638077860000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=403 Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0700 The Bisbee Science Lab received a grant from Fiesta Bowl Charities to renovate the Annex's outdoor resource center, which reopened in December of 2022. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=403/638077860000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=404 Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0700 The Copper Queen Tool Lending Library is located at the CQ Library Annex in San Jose, Bisbee. This program eliminates cost-related barriers to home improvements and encourages community sharing. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=404/638077860000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=405 Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0700 The Copper Queen Library unveiled two new community StoryWalks in Garfield Park in Old Bisbee and Upper Vista Park in Warren. The project was sponsored by the Legacy Foundation of Southeast Arizona. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=405/638077860000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=406 Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0700 The Copper Queen Library builds a book tree each year to celebrate the winter holidays. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=406/638077860000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=408 Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0700 After 115 years, a fourth railing was added to the Copper Queen Library's balconies to make them compliant with safety codes. The project was sponsored by Freeport McMoRan. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=408/638077860000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=409 Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0700 The Copper Queen Library installed new balcony lights in 2022 to help us celebrate the seasons. The project was sponsored by Freeport McMoRan. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=409/638077860000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=410 Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0700 The Copper Queen Library's new bicycle repair station was installed in 2022 at the CQ Library Annex. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=410/638077860000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=411 Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0700 The Copper Queen Library commissioned a stained glass window from local artist Nicole Piper to commemorate our 140th year of service to the Bisbee community in 2022. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=411/638077860000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=412 Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0700 The Copper Queen Library commissioned artist Ben Dale to create a sign for the CQL to help celebrate being awarded the Best Small Library in America in 2019. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=412/638077860000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=413 Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0700 The Copper Queen Library was named the Best Small Library in America by the Library Journal in September 2019. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=413/638077860000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=272 Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0700 The Copper Queen Library lit up its balconies to support Ukraine's libraries during the Russia invasion of 2022. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=272/637829064000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=273 Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0700 Meet Quanah, the turkey vulture from Liberty Wildlife who visits Bisbee each year for the annual Return of the Turkey Vultures Celebration. The name Quanah is a boy's name of Native American origin meaning "sweet smelling, fragrant". https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=273/637829064000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=215 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0700 The Copper Queen Library celebrated Banned Books Week 2021 with a flash mob on Main Street. The theme for 2021 was "Books Unite Us, Censorship Divides Us." https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=215/637689096000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=111 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0700 The COVID-19 Pandemic provided the CQL with the opportunity to get much needed work done on the building, including a new roof, courtesy of the City of Bisbee Public Works Department. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=111/637606152000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=115 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0700 The Library was able to refinish our bathrooms during the COVID-19 Pandemic with new tile and custom-designed wallpaper made from historic Bisbee photographs from the CQL's collection. The wallpaper was designed by local artist Bridget Shanahan. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=115/637606152000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=116 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0700 The City of Bisbee Public Works Department installed our new signage, designed and created by local artist Ben Dale. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=116/637606152000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=117 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0700 The Friends of the Copper Queen Library sponsored the construction of a library sign for the CQL in honor of us being named Best Small Library in America in 2019. The sign was designed and constructed by Bisbee artist Ben Dale. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=117/637606152000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=118 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0700 Every year, the Copper Queen Library wraps books for families that are included in the Bisbee Fire Department's Holiday Gift Drive. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=118/637606152000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=122 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0700 The Copper Queen Library installed three StoryWalks in parks around Bisbee to promote literacy and outdoor adventures during the COVID-19 Pandemic. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=122/637606152000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=123 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0700 The National Votes for Women Trail is collecting sites from all over our country to allow us to tell the untold story of suffrage for all women, of all ethnicities, that extends well past the passage of the 19th amendment. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=123/637606152000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=124 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0700 The Copper Queen Tool Lending Library opened in March of 2021. Located at our Annex location in San Jose, the program allows patrons to check out tools to use at home -- for free! https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=124/637606152000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=129 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0700 Pride Weekend in Bisbee celebrates diversity and inclusion in our community, and especially in our library. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=129/637606152000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=133 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0700 December 2020 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=133/637606152000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=134 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0700 Each year, staff builds a holiday book tree for our patrons. Since the library building was closed to the public during 2020's holiday, we decided to build it on the CQL's second floor veranda so that all could enjoy. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=134/637606152000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=135 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0700 The Friends of the Copper Queen Library sponsored the purchase of vintage copper lights to transform the CQL Living Room. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=135/637606152000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=163 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0700 The FireWise Garden was constructed by Old Bisbee FireWise through a USDA grant to showcase fire-resistant plants in front of the CQ Library Annex in San Jose. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=163/637606152000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=164 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0700 The COVID-19 Pandemic caused the Friends of the Copper Queen Library to take their annual chocolate tasting fundraiser online. Patrons purchased chocolate from See's Candies to donate to local front-line workers. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=164/637606152000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=165 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0700 The Copper Queen Library received a grant from the Bisbee Arts Commission to have a mural painted at our CQ Library Annex. The design was conceptualized in a children's workshop and then painted by local artist Steve Miller and Suzanne McKee. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=165/637606152000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=166 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0700 The City of Bisbee Public Works Department broke ground on the CQL's Children's Literacy/STEAM Patio at the CQ Library Annex in San Jose. The project is grant funded by the Arizona Community Foundation and the Arizona State Library. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=166/637606152000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=167 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0700 The Copper Queen Library worked with the Bisbee Bloomers to give away 50 desert trees for Arbor Day. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=167/637606152000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=169 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0700 The Friends of the Copper Queen Library supports local authors by purchasing books with funds donated by the Karen Justice Foundation and the Bisbee Foundation. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=169/637606152000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=170 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0700 The Bisbee High School Construction class worked with StepUp Bisbee/Naco to build shelving for the Copper Queen Library's new Annex location in San Jose. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=170/637606152000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=171 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0700 Astronaut Mark Kelly made a visit to the Copper Queen Library to read his book Mousestranaut during our Summer Reading Program, A Universe of Stories. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=171/637606152000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=172 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0700 The Copper Queen Library worked with the Bisbee Animal Shelter to create our Read to Pets Program for 2021's Summer Reading Program, Tales and Tails. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=172/637606152000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=173 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0700 The Copper Queen Library got creative during the COVID-19 Pandemic and worked with local artist Bridget Shanahan on designing a custom window decal to grace our staircase window. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=173/637606152000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=1 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0700 2019's Banned Books Week Flash Mob featured Penguins from Justin Richardson's children's book (based on a true story) "And Tango Makes Three." https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=1/637079976000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=2 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0700 2018's Banned Books Week Flash Mob featured Thought Criminals from George Orwell's "1984". https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=2/637079976000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=3 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0700 2017's Banned Books Week Flash Mob featured Handmaidens from Margaret Atwood's "A Handmaid's Tale." https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=3/637079976000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=4 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0700 Comedian and Bisbee local Doug Stanhope poses for a picture during his Bingo's book signing for "Let Me Out : A Madhouse Diary." https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=4/637079976000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=5 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0700 Wes and Vivian get their mugshots taken during the Library's 2018 Banned Books Celebration. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=5/637079976000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=6 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0700 The Bisbee High School Band plays at the End-of-Summer Pool Party and BBQ at the Bisbee Pool. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=6/637079976000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=7 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0700 The Summer Reading Program took a van tour of Freeport McMoRan property, including the Lavender Pit and their reclamation projects. Freeport is a fiscal sponsor of the Library's Summer Reading Program. https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=7/637079976000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=8 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0700 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=8/637079976000000000 https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=9 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0700 A photo captured of the Shanahan Sisters during a reenactment of the Bisbee Deportation for Robert Greene's documentary, "Bisbee '17" https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/Gallery.aspx?PID=9/637079976000000000