13 South 100 East Street
The free public library of Kanab had its beginnings in 1914
when a group of women of Kanab organized appointed a committee from the Ladies
Literary League to call on the town council and ask that a library be
established. In 1938, during
the depression, men needed work and the City Council submitted plans to the W.
P. A. for a library building project. The W. P. A. was to provide the labor and
the City to provide a building site and necessary funds. The City Council leased the Johnson
sawmill on the Kaibab and the W. P. A. crew cut lumber for the building and
enough to sell. There was not
enough money to buy bricks, so they built a brick kiln and made enough bricks
to build the building and sell for cash.
In 1996, this building ceased to be a public library and in
1999 the opportunity came for the Historical Committee to take it over to see
what could be done with it. After
much work, the first displays were in 1999/2000 and it has grown to the
wonderful museum it is now. This museum holds much history of the people and
events that make Kanab the special place it is. The museum is open Monday –Friday, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
from May 1st to October 1st. The curator is Deanna Glover.