PHS Library & Media Center


Welcome to Prescott High School Library!

Mr. Ken Lake, Librarian & Dept. Chair
Mrs. Christine Bothell, Library Assistant
Mrs. Jodie Goldman, Library Assistant

The mission of the Prescott High School Library is to educate and empower students to become self-directed, continuous learners and ethical, responsible citizens prepared to meet the increasing challenges of a global society.  

The Prescott High School Library serves the educational needs of 1,800 ninth through twelfth grade students in Prescott, Arizona. Prescott has a population of 34,821 and is located about 100 miles northeast of Phoenix, Arizona in Yavapai County. 

Yavapai Country, in the geographical center of the State of Arizona, is one of the original territorial counties formed in 1864. Originally encompassing more than 54 million acres, it was greatly reduced in area when all or part of eight new counties were formed from it.

The first territorial government in Arizona was established approximately 20 miles north of present day Prescott in 1863 and moved to the site of Prescott in 1864. At that time, Prescott was in the center of a beehive of gold mining activity, one of the most productive areas of the Southwest.

You can learn more about Prescott history by visiting the community history page of the Prescott Chamber of Commerce Web site.