Head librarian, Maureen "MJ" Harvel, said she is committed to helping fulfill the requests of her visitors.

She said the library offers books, a large movie collection, music, printing and various other services.

"I started this job in May and I love it,' she said, ' I hope to retire from it."
Harvel was Born in Quasqueton, Iowa and said she moved around a lot as a child.

She said the one constant she had in her early life was reading.

She attended Luther College in Decorah, Iowa and received two bachelor degrees; one in elementary education, and one in history.

Harvel eventually found herself in Tombstone when a positioned opened up at the library.

She said one of the reasons she took the job was because of her
predecessor Jodie Hoffman, the head librarian for 20 years.

After working for Hoffman for several months, Harvel took the head librarian position when Hoffman retired.

She doesn't plan on going anywhere anytime soon.

"As long as they'll have me, I'll be here," she said.

Harvel said there are between 40-50 visitors a day.

"A lot of people in the community still do not have computers at home,' she said, "so we offer four public computers that get used quite a lot."

She offers a "story time" reading every Monday morning at 10 a.m. for the kids and hosts arts and crafts sessions every Friday at 2 p.m. for children getting out early from school.

She said the library buys 80 news books every two months to expand its collection.

"The input from the community is great,' she said, "if several people ask for something, we'll do our best to buy it."

While many locals utilize the library, she said. Out-of-towners are welcome as well.

Several days ago, She said she assisted a woman from China looking to find books about the role of the Chinese in Tombstone.

"People are really interested in this part of the country and the history of it," she said.

The library has a substantial collection of books on Arizona and Southwestern history.

It also has access to the collection of other libraries in Cochise
county in case there is a specific text the Tombstone library doesn't have.
Harvel said she would even put in a request to the library of Congress if the need arose.

Above all, she said she just wants to help.

­"It's like being a kid in a candy store,' she said, "I love my job."