About the Santa Clarita Public Library

The mission of the Santa Clarita Public Library is to bring people, information and ideas together to educate, inspire and enrich the quality of life in our diverse community.

The mission of the Santa Clarita Public Library is to bring people, information, and ideas together to educate, inspire and enrich the quality of life in our diverse community.

The mission of the Santa Clarita Public Library is to bring people, information, and ideas together to educate, inspire and enrich the quality of life in our diverse community.

On July 1, 2011, the City of Santa Clarita officially opened its doors to the Santa Clarita Public Library.

Our library is comprised of three branches: Canyon Country Jo Anne Darcy, Old Town Newhall and Valencia.  

We hope that you enjoy your Santa Clarita Public Libraries and will let us know if you have any thoughts or suggestions about improving your library experience.

Santa Clarita Public Library Statistics

The Santa Clarita Public Library proudly served over
440,000 patrons during the 2024-2025 fiscal year,
marking a 9 percent increase from the previous fiscal
year. Across our three branches, we offered over 1,400
programs aiming to strengthen community
connections and provide meaningful ways to engage.
With a continued focus on education, inspiration and
enrichment, we look forward to building on this success
and serving the community through the 2025-2026
fiscal year.

Library Visits

+ 9%

445,488

Program Attendance

52,600

Program Attendence 2024/25
Early Learning and Children's Programs Ages 0-11 34,363
Young Adult Programs - Ages 12-18 1,600
AdultPrograms - 19+ 7,405
All Ages 2,344
Outreach 6,332
Library Express 556

Number of Programs

1,471

Number of Programs 2024/25
Early Learning and Children's Programs Ages 0-11 624
Young Adult Programs - Ages 12-18 181
AdultPrograms - 19+ 342
All Ages 30
Outreach 285
Library Express 9

Total Circulation - Physical Items

875,267

Total Circulation 2024/25
Total Circulation of Physical Library Items 875,267

Total Circulation - eMaterials

+ 13%

323,802

total circulation 2024/25 2023/24
Total Circulation of eMaterials 323,802 286,887

website visits

+ 3%

578,577

Website Visits 2024/25 2023/24
Visits to the Library Website 578,577 560,577

Computer Usage

+ 5%

62,605

Computer Usage 2024/25 2023/24
Use of Public Computers 62,605 59,543

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Number of Programs 2023/24 2022/23
Early Learning - Ages 0-5 439 411
Children's Programs - Ages 6-11 160 223
Young Adult Programs - Ages 12-18 477 304
AdultPrograms - 19+ 551 328
General Interest Programs 256 17
Graph showing the Number of Programs offered at Santa Clarita Library branches from 2022/23 to 2023/24