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The Lake County Library System began in 1975 when the Lake County Library Planning Advisory Board was created to make a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners for a county wide library system. Mr. Cecil Beach, consultant, was retained to perform a feasibility study and make recommendations based on information obtained.
In 1941, the library moved to the Woman’s Club at 319 Duval Street. In 1951, the City of Key West agreed to partially fund library operations. In 1956, Monroe County agreed to add to their assistance. November 15, 1959, the Key West Library officially opened. On that first day, 237 books were checked out. In February 1962, the Marathon ...
Marathon is a city in the middle of the Florida Keys, in Monroe County, Florida, United States. [5] As of the 2020 census , the city had a population of 9,689, [ 2 ] up from 8,297 in 2010 . History
The library system, which serves Florida's twelve public universities, is one of the largest in the world, with more than 18 million items. [2] Though each campus library is separate, they share a reciprocal borrowing agreement known as the Florida Distance Learning Initiative, signed on February 9, 1999. [3]
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In 1979, the Board of County Commissioners would vote to create a public library system. The Women's Club would donate their library to the county, leasing the former Academy building to them to ease the transfer. The public library would officially open in 1980, after the Academy building underwent some renovations.
Broward County Main Library interior view. In 1983, the South Regional Library located on the South Campus of Broward Community College became the first joint-use public-college library in the State of Florida. [8] The library system was named "Library of the Year" in 1996 by Library Journal and Gale Research. [9]
Fort Myers Regional Library was opened in 2014. It is located at 2450 First St., Fort Myers, FL 33901. The facility contains two large buildings, a public plaza, and multipurpose spaces, which provides a dedicated area for library sponsored and other downtown events.