More books are checked out of the Southeast Regional Library in Gilbert than any other library in Maricopa County Library District- and with that comes more library fines as well. The Gilbert library collects on average about $90,000 to $100,000 in fines annually, though that total varies.

Southeast Regional Library will hold its first Genealogy Fair Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 9 for teens and adults.

Gilbert residents should stock up on their library books for the holiday, as Southeast Regional Library closes for two weeks to undergo a dramatic face-lift.

Maricopa County has apparently reversed course and agreed to continue operating the Southeast Regional Library in Gilbert, a move that will save the town about $25 million over the next 10 years.

The closure of the Southeast Regional Library at 775 N. Greenfield Rd. for installation of a new sprinkler system is being extended into Thursday.

The Southeast Regional Library in Gilbert will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday for installation of a new fire sprinkler system, replacing the current one at a cost of $16,000. Patrons will still be able to return books to the library, located at 775 N. Greenfield Road.

Children will love these summer events in Gilbert’s cool libraries.

Southeast Regional Library in Gilbert was honored as one of the most energy-efficient buildings in the Valley by the Building Owners and Managers Association of Phoenix.

Try this: “Hey Kids, let’s go to the library and horse around!”

Long lines formed at the Southeast Regional Library on Tuesday as residents were allowed back inside following a two-week closure.

Acting with approval of the Maricopa County Board of Library Directors, the Maricopa County Library District has decided to install security guards at both of its Gilbert-area libraries.

In celebration of Black History Month, Southeast Regional Library in Gilbert is hosting an exhibit of West African art on loan from local genealogist Joyce Reese McCollum.

The Southeast Regional Library reopened at 10 a.m. Tuesday after a two-day closure forced by the cleanup after a sprinkler burst in the southwest corner of the building, damaging a third of the library's magazine collection.

Gilbert's budget crunch will leave the town's two libraries intact as hubs for residents to check out books and do online research, but it will eliminate nearly all the other programming and events patrons have come to expect.

Three bags filled with books lay beside Mary Beth Burgoyne as she watched her two daughters play around water fountains outside the Southeast Regional Library in Gilbert.

Three bags filled with books lay beside Mary Beth Burgoyne as she watched her two daughters play around water fountains outside the Southeast Regional Library in Gilbert.

October 10, 2004

Gilbert officials want to build the town’s second library and a swimming pool on the campus of a future high school.

July 20, 2004

Gilbert and Maricopa County have renewed a library partnership for the operation of the Southeast Regional Library through 2011.