I'm back from the honeymoon and thank goodness for public libraries and free Internet access. It surely made me feel at home in the desert. The Sedona Public Library is actually a privately-run library for members in the Sedona area. Library cards are free and membership is much the same as publicly-funded libraries everywhere.
May 14, 1994 a parade of Sedona citizens carried "Books Across Sedona" to symbolize the move to the new library building at 3250 White Bear Road. This move took place over the next three weeks, and the new building opened its doors to the public June 6, 1994. The Sedona Schnebly statue, located near the entrance of the library, was Sedona's first Art in Public Places project. The Sedona monument was commissioned and donated to the City of Sedona by the Red Rock Arts Council in August 1994. The unveiling of the monument was part of the dedication ceremony of the Sedona Public Library, held on October 1, 1994.The town was named Sedona after Sedona Schnebly...
By the turn of the century, about 15 homesteading families called the area home. In 1899, Theodore Carlton (Carl or "T.C.") Schnebly, and his wife, Sedona Miller Schnebly, joined T.C.'s brother, Ellsworth (D.E.), in the Oak Creek Area. T. C. Schnebly was an enterprising young man. He had 80 acres with a general store and hotel (in his house), where Tlaquepaque and the Los Abrigados resort are now located. Mr. Schnebly saw the need for regular mail service in the little community and organized its first post office. He first suggested the names "Oak Creek Crossing" and "Schnebly Station" to the Postmaster General in Washington. They were considered too long by the Postmaster, so both were rejected. Ellsworth then suggested to Theodore to submit Sedona's name for the honor. Theodore submitted it, and on June 26, 1902, the Postmaster approved the name 'Sedona'.
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