| 词条 | St. Petersburg Library System |
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The St. Petersburg Library System is a free public library system for residents of the city of St. Petersburg, Florida, located in Pinellas County. The St. Petersburg Library System is part of the Pinellas Public Library Cooperative and consists of 7 branch locations.[1] HistoryThe city received its first library, the St. Petersburg Public Library (now the Mirror Lake Library) in 1915 through a grant awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. This was one of only 10 libraries in Florida to receive Carnegie funding. The $17,500 Carnegie grant was approved by the city and the Mirror Lake site chosen on July 17, 1914. It was opened on December 1, 1915. The Mirror Lake Branch is also significant to the city's architectural history for being one of the earliest Beaux Arts style buildings designed in this area.[2] In 1951 a modern addition was added onto the original Carnegie building, and again in 1991.[3] In 1947 the James W. Johnson Library branch opened as the city's first library for the African American community, as they were previously not allowed at the Mirror Lake Library.[3] Since its inception, the Johnson Branch library has relocated several times, and currently resides as part of the Enoch Davis Community Center. The city finished building the Main Branch library in 1964 to serve as a central midtown location [4] The North Branch library was constructed in 1973 after the city acquired the land.[5] The South Branch library, previously independently housed in the Boyd Hill Nature Center, became part of the city's system in 2002 along with the Johnson Branch, with both libraries receiving new facilities between 13,500 feet and 14,700 feet.[6] The West Community Library at St. Petersburg College, a joint-use facility that serves both public patrons and SPC students, opened in 2005, replacing the Azaela branch.[7] The Childs Park library is the newest addition to the St. Petersburg Library System, which opened in 2009, located inside the Childs Park YMCA [8] Branches
Programs and ServicesIn addition to borrowing books, DVDs, CDs, and other items, patrons have many other resources and services available through the St. Petersburg Library System. Each branch location offers free Wi-Fi and desktop computers for patron use, as well as printing, faxing, and copying services for a small fee.[1] Patrons can download and stream digital resources, such as ebooks, audiobooks, and movies, using the Cloud Library, Hoopla, Overdrive, RBdigital, and Tumblebooks.[1] Research databases are available to patrons both through the library website and on the desktop computers at each branch. Databases include ProCitizen (both in English and Spanish), Florida Electronic Library, Gale Databases, and AtoZdatabases.[1] Each branch offers programs for children, teens, and adults, including computer classes, health insurance information sessions, job search assistance, and book clubs. Other services include the Pinellas Talking Book Library, Ask a Librarian, Interlibrary loans, Libraries Unshelved, and Obituary Research.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 splibraries.org 2. ^{{cite news|title=City of St. Pete Library Historic Preservation|url=http://old.stpete.org/historic_preservation/historic_landmarks/national_register_of_historic_places/docs/St__Pete_Public_Library.pdf}} 3. ^{{cite book|last1=Hartzell|first1=S.|title=Remembering St. Petersburg, Florida: The Sunshine City Stories Vol. 2|date=2006|publisher=History Press}} 4. ^1 {{cite news|last1=Sunday Independent|title=Public Library Satisfies Demand for Knowledge|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=U79RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=b1UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7372%2C1081487|date=November 3, 1959}} 5. ^{{cite news|title=St. Petersburg Development Profile|url=http://old.stpete.org/economic_development_dept/docs/April_2014_Complete_Booklet.pdf|publisher=stpete.org|date=May 2014}} 6. ^{{cite news|last1=Rutledge|first1=K.|title=Franchise fits well for St. Petersburg entrepreneur|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2001/10/01/smallb3.html?page=all|accessdate=April 12, 2015|publisher=Biz Journals|date=October 1, 2001}} 7. ^{{cite news|last1=Brassfield|first1=Mike|title=Clearwater, St. Petersburg College closer to library merger|url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/clearwater-st-petersburg-college-closer-to-library-merger/1273346|publisher=Tampa Bay Times|date=February 1, 2013}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=Pinellas Public Library Cooperative|url=https://www.pinellascounty.org/bcc_work/2011_03_15/02.pdf|website=pinellascounty.org}} External links
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