Title: Huachuca City Library
Description: The is the current location of the Flora M. Jackman Library in Huachuca City at 506 Gonzales Boulevard.
The Huachuca City Library was begun in 1958 and was originally housed in the community center building in lower Huachuca City. It was started by the Huachuca City Ladies Club with donated books. Early librarians were Alta Leffingwell and Minnie Schaffer. Elaine Sulger was also involved, serving on the board and helping set up the library.
The library was later moved to the Huachuca City School. Then in 1979, the city acquired a surplus Apache Flats building from Fort Huachuca and relocated it to Gonzales Street to house the library in its own building. (See resolution here.) The senior center was also housed in that building.
In 1992, that building was sold to Michael Sherman (see contract here), and it was moved. At that point, a new building was built on Gonzales, and that is where the library is currently located.
The library is named for Flora Jackman, a former librarian at Fort Huachuca and in Huachuca City. K.C. Cooper was the librarian from 1996-2007. Suzanne Harvey became Library Director in 2017 after serving as the Children’s Librarian for three years.
The Huachuca City Library was begun in 1958 and was originally housed in the community center building in lower Huachuca City. It was started by the Huachuca City Ladies Club with donated books. Early librarians were Alta Leffingwell and Minnie Schaffer. Elaine Sulger was also involved, serving on the board and helping set up the library.
The library was later moved to the Huachuca City School. Then in 1979, the city acquired a surplus Apache Flats building from Fort Huachuca and relocated it to Gonzales Street to house the library in its own building. (See resolution here.) The senior center was also housed in that building.
In 1992, that building was sold to Michael Sherman (see contract here), and it was moved. At that point, a new building was built on Gonzales, and that is where the library is currently located.
The library is named for Flora Jackman, a former librarian at Fort Huachuca and in Huachuca City. K.C. Cooper was the librarian from 1996-2007. Suzanne Harvey became Library Director in 2017 after serving as the Children’s Librarian for three years.
Creator: Harvey, Suzanne
Temporal coverage: 1950s (1950-1959), 1960s (1960-1969), 1970s (1970-1979), 1980s (1980-1989), 1990s (1990-1999), 2000s (2000-2009), 2010s (2010-2019)
State: Arizona
County: Cochise County
Locality: Huachuca City
Rights statement: Copyright, Town of Huachuca City. Educational use permitted.