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More than dozen libraries hook up with MAX

Surprise library patrons will have access to more titles from other libraries thanks to the MAX system run by Maricopa County.

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Technological advances like self-checkout have made the library experience better for patrons, library officials said.

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Surprise officials were all smiles last year when the city’s library system was born after years of management through the Maricopa County Library District.

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U.S. Rep. Debbie Lesko was on hand in 2020 for the grand opening of the Asante Library in north Surprise.

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The Surprise Library System is regularly adding new features to its offerings, including a teen section.

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Sun City resident Helen Kersting loves to read biographies. So what better place to find one than the local library.

On a recent day at the Surprise Regional Library, Kersting picked a biography of late actor and philanthropist Paul Newman.

“We’ll see how it goes,” Kersting said, her second trip to that location.

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