Marion County Opens Two New Buildings!
Congratulations to Marion County Public Library on the completion of two new libraries. The Dunnellon Public Library opened on May 19 and the Belleview Public Library will open on June 2 following a grand opening celebration on May 31. At 16,000 sq ft, the new buildings are more then 4 times the size of the original libraries. Both libraries have large community meeting rooms, computer labs, children's programming room, a special teen area, and front porches with rocking chairs donated by local groups.
Bradford County Public Library Begins Literacy Program
Bradford County Public Library will begin offering access to Reading Horizons, a self-paced interactive phonics software program. This program is being offered in cooperation with Bradford County Schools, Santa Fe Community College and the Bradford County Literacy Group.
Friends of the Alachua County Library Raise $145K in 5 Days!
Within the first 8 minutes, over 700 people poured into the building for the twice a year book sale. A corps of 300+ volunteers streamlines the book buying process, sorting through the 300,000+ donations and separating them into 70 categories. The Friends of the Library primary objective is to provide funds to the Alachua County Library District for services not otherwise covered in the Library’s annual budget, including providing scholarship dollars to library employees. It is estimated that over 100 library employees have benefited from the scholarship program. For 2007-08, support will total approximately $23,000.
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