Amarillo Public Library

The Amarillo Public Library system, consisting of five physical locations and an interactive website, strives to provide a central source of information, materials, and services for citizens of all ages. Managing a collection comprised of almost half a million items, the Library acquires materials and online resources intended to support lifelong learning; skills attainment and career advancement; cultural pursuits; historical research; leisure reading, listening and viewing; and early literacy development and school readiness. Unique to the Amarillo Public Library is its Photo Archive collection, which consists of hundreds of photographs donated to and collected by the Amarillo Public Library over the decades. The photographs in this collection show aspects of Texas history and reveal the everyday life of the people of Amarillo and the surrounding area. Other special collections include those of William Henry Bush, Laurence J. Fitsimon, John L. McCarty, which are comprised of books, maps, and papers relating to the history of the American Southwest.