Park City Library

The Park City Library is in the heart of Old Town Park City at 1255 Park Ave. We welcome residents and visitors. We offer an outstanding collection of over 70,000 books, e-books, periodicals, audio-visual materials, free public computers and wireless Internet access.

The Park City Library - A Community Project for Many Years

The Park City Library, for many the heart of Park City, is the result of many, many years of community effort. Back in September 1888 the Park Record reported, "Miss Lizzie Barbee has been appointed librarian for the Ladies Library Association library." Park City had a library before Utah had statehood! In February 1889 the Park Record listed the 82 new books the library had received. The paper reported that the books had "cost the ladies upwards of $75″, bringing the total number of books in the Library to 327. This first library was created in a room in the basement of the Congregational Church and was open to all who wanted to use it. When the City opened its own library the books and furnishings were donated to it. The Congregational Church, which became the Park City Community Church in 1919, was located at 402 Park Avenue. The church building, now a private residence, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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