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About the YLN

Established in 1985 as a partnership between the Yavapai College Library and the Prescott Public Library, the Yavapai Library Network (YLN) has grown into a collaborative consortium of over 50 public, academic, K-12, and special libraries. By leveraging interlibrary relationships, the network offers a single shared catalog with access to over one million items, a county-wide item transit system, and crucial administrative assistance to its members—including marketing, purchasing support, funding, and staff training. Through this resource sharing, YLN operates with exceptional efficiency; a 2021 study by BERK and Associates revealed that the network delivers an outstanding return on investment, providing $6.43 in library services for every $1 of taxpayer funding.

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Our Mission

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Our Vision

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Core Values

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Who We Serve

The Yavapai Library Network is a multi-type consortium designed to break down geographic and institutional barriers, proudly supporting over 50 diverse member libraries across Yavapai County to ensure high-quality resources are available to everyone. This unique collective serves public libraries that anchor local municipalities and remote rural communities alike, alongside academic libraries supporting higher education and workforce development at institutions like Yavapai College. Furthermore, the network enriches K-12 school libraries with essential learning tools and literacy materials for students and educators, while seamlessly integrating special and private collections that preserve unique local history, legal archives, and specialized research materials.

How We Work

We maximize the impact of local tax dollars by transforming individual libraries into interconnected nodes of a powerful regional system, streamlining county-wide operations through three core pillars. First, our shared infrastructure provides a centrally managed, single integrated online catalog that gives patrons access to over one million items and premium digital resources that individual branches could not afford alone. Second, our cooperative logistics utilize a dedicated county-wide courier system to move physical books and media daily between member branches, making interlibrary loans effortless for patrons. Finally, YLN provides comprehensive professional support by acting as an administrative backbone, equipping local library staff with continuous training, collective purchasing power, IT troubleshooting, and localized marketing assistance.

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Minh Phuong Nguyen

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- Minh Phuong Nguyen

Library Network Administrator