Burton Barr Central Library

Rank in Arizona: #462of 727 ranked
Overall score: Score 32.8 out of 100medium confidence
Category: Landmark

The Burton Barr Central Library is the central library of Phoenix, Arizona, and the flagship location and administrative headquarters of the Phoenix Public Library. It was named in honour of Burton Barr, the Republican majority leader in the Arizona House of Representatives from 1966 to 1986. The library houses a collection of one million volumes.

Where it is

Burton Barr Central Library is a landmark near Phoenix, in Maricopa County. It is one of the landmarks in this database, and appears in the statewide ranking of Arizona attractions.

How this ranking was reached

No official visitor count is published for Burton Barr Central Library, so its score rests on public interest and tourism significance, and is capped below the level a measured attraction can reach. That is why the medium confidence above is not higher. The weighting is explained in full on the methodology page, and every axis is broken out under Facts and sources at the foot of this page.

Note on the data: No official visitor count is published for this attraction.

Sources

Public interest: Wikimedia pageviews (en.wikipedia, human traffic), 2024
Coordinates and designations: Wikidata(opens in a new tab)
County: U.S. Census geography via FCC Area API, resolved from coordinates

Record last verified 2026-08-12.

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