Scottsdale Library's Mission Statement

This card design exemplifies Scottsdale Library's mission statement: Putting People at the Heart of Dynamic Library Services.

Imagination Gives Us Wings

by Larry Kirkland (1994)

In 1994, Scottsdale Public Art commissioned Larry Kirkland to create a public art installation for the recent renovations to Civic Center Library. Funded by the Percent for Art fund, the sculpture includes a suspended quill, the pair of lights - and a bird cut out in the roof. There is an ink well located on the lower level. The title of the piece comes from the quote, ”So many possibilities let imagination give us wings” by Emily Dickinson.

See information about the public art installation at Scottsdale Public Art

Bobcat

Photograph by George Andrejko (2014)

Scottsdale is located in the Sonoran Desert and boasts one of North America’s most biologically-diverse ecosystems. For this reason, the McDowell Sonoran Preserve is home to many unique species such as the bobcat.

For more information, visit: Scottsdale's McDowell Sonoran Preserve and The McDowell Sonoran Conservancy

Chase and Rocket

Photograph by Doug Williams (2021)

Scottsdale Police is home to the nation’s first full-time crisis response canine program, founded in 2008 with Crisis Response Canine Fozzie. Today, K9 Chase provides citywide crisis response for groups and individuals experiencing a traumatic event. K9 Rocket serves as a crisis canine on the school resource unit, helping support the school community when times are tough. Scottsdale Police is committed to providing world-class services for the community and K9s Rocket & Chase are amazing tools to support that mission.multiuse trails.

Desert Tracery

Photograph by Patricia Okyne (2007)

In 2007, Scottsdale Public Art ran a community photo contest entitled i ❤ public art featuring photographs submitted by Scottsdale residents and visitors.

Each photograph depicted a public artwork from the Scottsdale Public Art Program’s city-wide collection. “Desert Tracery” was one of the winning entries that year, which depicts Seattle artist, Norie Sato’s site-integrated public art, Desert Tracery, 2007, on the exterior of Arabian Library.

See information about the public art installation at Scottsdale Public Art.

Intimate View

Photograph by Kevin Spatt (2014)

The McDowell Sonoran Conservancy uses the art of photography to share the beauty of Scottsdale’s McDowell Sonoran Preserve with the local and global community. This breathtaking image of the iconic Saguaro Cactus came from the 2014 Focus on Conservation contest.

For more information, visit: Scottsdale's McDowell Sonoran Preserve and The McDowell Sonoran Conservancy

Walk Into Morning

Photograph by Sue Cullumber (2014)

In 2009, the City of Scottsdale opened the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum Gateway Trailhead. This trailhead provides a barrier-free nature trail in Scottsdale’s McDowell Sonoran Preserve as well as access to many unique Scottsdale trails.

Scottsdale’s McDowell Sonoran Preserve, including the beautiful McDowell Mountains, currently encompasses more than 30,000 acres with 146 miles of non-motorized multiuse trails.

For more information, visit: Scottsdale's McDowell Sonoran Preserve and The McDowell Sonoran Conservancy

Water Mark

Photograph by Cheryl Nestico (2010)

”Water Mark”, Cheryl Nestico’s skillful and emotive photograph of the five horse gargoyle sculptures, Water Mark, 2010, by Laura Haddad and Tom Drugan, public art on Indian Bend Road between Scottsdale Road and Hayden.

For more information, visit: CaptureMyArizona.com
See information about the public art installation at Scottsdale Public Art