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LOCAL
October 22, 1986
The Orlando Public Library is holding a ''Meet the Author'' program at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at 101 E. Central Blvd.Guests will include Orlando Sentinel columnist Ed Hayes and authors Mildred Lawrence, Iris Comfort and Betty Sue Cummings.This is the first of a series planned by the Friends of the Orlando Public Library.Admission is free but reservations are required. For details, call 425-4694, Ext. 480.
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LOCAL
August 22, 2012
Used books, antique cars and a bake sale will be available at the Mary Meuser Memorial Library's 37th Annual Book Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept 8 and Sept. 9. Located at 1803 Northampton Street, Easton , the Book Fair will include used books, priced at $2 for hardcover and $0.50 for softcover, as well as a display of antique cars on 18th Street by the Lehigh Valley Region AACA (Antique Auto Club of America). A bake sale will also be available and the proceed will benefit the Children's Department directly.
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LOCAL
April 13, 1999
TAVARES - Lake County commissioners will examine long-range library plans at a 10 a.m. workshop today in the round county building.One of the key issues will be whether the county should move forward with a proposed $9 million joint-use library facility with Lake-Sumter Community College.County officials who have studied the plan say it should provide better overall service to residents and students by expanding collections and hours.But some of the county's six member libraries have expressed concerns that such an expensive project could drain funds the libraries use to operate.
LOCAL
March 1, 2009
TAVARES -- The Lake County Library System will upgrade its automation system this week to ease checkouts and book searches. The system comes with new features, such as recommended reading lists and Web sites. The upgrade, however, will cause the unavailability of some services during the week. No Lake library will be able to register new members, and existing members will not be able to place holds or requests on any items. Most libraries are limiting how much they can borrow during the first week.
ENTERTAINMENT
June 12, 1998
The Altamonte Springs City Library begins its Summer 1998 Children's Program next week.The 30-minute Tuesday Tales story program for preschool and kindergarten tots will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays through July 14.The 45-minute Exploration Explosion, featuring activities for kids in grades 1 through 4, also will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays through July 14.Finally, there will be a one-hour Babysitters Workshop for age 11 and up at 11 a.m. Thursdays through...
LOCAL
August 22, 2012
Used books, antique cars and a bake sale will be available at the Mary Meuser Memorial Library's 37th Annual Book Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept 8 and Sept. 9. Located at 1803 Northampton Street, Easton , the Book Fair will include used books, priced at $2 for hardcover and $0.50 for softcover, as well as a display of antique cars on 18th Street by the Lehigh Valley Region AACA (Antique Auto Club of America). A bake sale will also be available and the proceed will benefit the Children's Department directly.
LOCAL
By Martin Comas of The Sentinel Staff, September 24, 1998
The Orange County Library System would expand its downtown children's library and open two new branches under its new budget for the coming year.The downtown library plans to move its children's room to the first floor from the basement, expand and update it.The library system also wants to open a leased branch at the old Barnes and Noble bookstore site on East Colonial Drive.Using budget money allocated for capital project expenditures, it will build a new branch at Sophie Boulevard and East Colonial Drive next year.
LOCAL
By Ramsey Campbell of The Sentinel Staff, March 4, 1992
City residents can check out plans for the new library this week at the Mount Dora Center for the Arts.The plans, which include several options for the exterior of the building, are to be displayed next week in the chamber of commerce offices.The Mount Dora City Council is expected to have a special public hearing on the plans later this month.Plans call for adding 15,000 square feet to the present library on Donnelly Street. The revamped building would be more than 20,000 square feet, four times its current size.
LOCAL
October 5, 1993
The new $135-million main library, scheduled to open in 1995, will include one of the most ambitious archives ever assembled of materials on lesbian and gay history, literature and culture. The library plans to index almost 200 gay and lesbian periodicals. The collection also will have a film and video component.
LOCAL
By John Wark of The Sentinel Staff, April 9, 1985
Juliyhss-Aatom Radford waited for the automatic door to swing open. When it didn't, the 12-year-old gave it a manful push and became the first patron Monday to enter the new section of the Orlando Public Library.Radford, who had been waiting outside with a dozen other people, immediately went in search of whale and nature books.David L. Wiltgen, 76, entered right behind Radford. He had come to use a copying machine. John Lang, 59, however, was there only to ''take a look at it and see what's new about it.''The library had been closed for three weeks while workers moved everything from the old building on Rosalind Avenue to the 230,000-square-foot addition that stretches west along Central Boulevard.
LOCAL
By Laura Isensee, McClatchy/tribune Newspapers, February 21, 2009
George W. Bush's presidential library is taking shape in early designs, evolving from separate buildings at Southern Methodist University in Dallas into a single, multistory complex with a policy institute nearly two-thirds bigger than first proposed. The overall structure has grown to an estimated 207,000 square feet -- akin to an average Wal-Mart Super Center -- making it more than twice as large as the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum at Texas A&M University in College Station, which is the library for Bush's father.
LOCAL
By Christine Cole, Special to the Sentinel, September 21, 2006
LEESBURG -- Events celebrating the city's new library are beginning long before the building is complete. A topping-out ceremony and fundraising hardhat tours of the unfinished building at Palmetto and Main streets will begin at 5:30 p.m. today and continue until dark. "A new library is long overdue," Mayor Bob Lovell said. The total cost for the building will be $8.45 million, Deputy City Manager Jay Evans said. The topping out will occur after a time capsule is dropped into one of the columns on the brick bell tower.
LOCAL
By Anita Hardin, Sentinel Staff Writer, September 19, 2006
Bilingual story time begins at 4 p.m. Friday at the Leesburg Public Library, 204 N. Fifth St. The program is designed for English-speaking families who would like their children to hear stories in Spanish, and for Spanish-speaking families who want to enjoy a story in their native language. Library assistant Janira Slate will lead the program. Bilingual story times will be offered the second and fourth Fridays of each month. Registration is recommended: 352-728-9790. Eliminating homelessness Members of the Lake and Sumter County Continuum Care will meet at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Salvation Army headquarters, 2105 W. Main St., Leesburg.
LOCAL
May 14, 2006
The Orlando Public Library is presenting artwork, literature and light dining with its `Artists, Authors and Appetizers' event Saturday at 7 p.m. at the 101 E. Central Blvd. location. Works such as this multimedia piece by Ben Garcia will be displayed.
BUSINESS
By Frances Ingraham Heins, Albany Times Union, March 19, 2006
When Dawn and Woodruff "Ted" Tuttle had their post-and-beam home built in Kinderhook, N.Y., they decided to include a library off their master bedroom. This 16-by-12-foot room features Douglas fir beams across a soft white ceiling and large windows on two walls for natural light. The couple used lots of tall and ganged casement windows, because you don't have load-bearing walls with post-and-beam construction. There was no need for a big heavy header over each window. The couple also wanted a wide door to the library, so they used pocket doors that recess into the walls on each side.
LOCAL
By Debbie Manis, Sentinel Staff Writers, March 1, 2006
The Lake County library system will present its seventh annual bookmark design contest for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The theme is "Get a Clue . . . Read." Entry forms and guidelines may be picked up at Astor County Library, Marion Baysinger Memorial Library, W.T. Bland Public Library, Citrus Ridge County Library, Cooper Memorial Library, East Lake County Library, Fruitland Park Library, Helen Lehmann Memorial Library, Lady Lake Public Library, Leesburg Public Library, Paisley County Library, Tavares Public Library, Paisley County Library or Umatilla Public Library.
LOCAL
By Elizabeth Kirk, Sentinel Staff Writer, January 16, 2005
The main branch of the Osceola Library System has reopened with a new, inviting layout and a plan to go more high-tech and family-friendly. Hart Memorial Central Library had been closed since August because of damage from hurricanes Charley and Frances. About 40 percent of the building was damaged, said Boyd Bruce, assistant director of operations for the library. While the library was closed, librarians provided some services through the back door of the branch, delivering items patrons had reserved and allowing patrons to browse certain sections of the library.
LOCAL
By Ramsey Campbell Of The Sentinel Staff, April 24, 1991
A gift of $50,000 from local philanthropist Scott Cole, being presented to library officials today, officially launches a fund drive to raise more than $1 million for a new city library.''We're really excited. This is a substantial first step, a good-sized donation,'' said Mount Dora librarian Dorothy Beard. ''We've been talking about getting a new library for three years. Now we're finally getting started.''Plans call for a new 25,000-square-foot building on Donnelly Street and Old Eustis Road that will more than quadruple the size of the present 5,600-square-foot library.
LOCAL
By Anita Hardin, Sentinel Staff Writer, February 10, 2006
City of Tavares Public Library will sponsor its annual free Winter Festival from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday on the grounds of the library, 314 N. New Hampshire Ave. Activities will include caricatures by Gene Crippen, facepainting, a basketball throw, a ring toss, leap frog bounce and go-fish games. At 3 p.m., magician Scott Humston will perform his comedy act at the Tavares Civic Center, 100 E. Caroline St. Details: 352-742-6473. Horse-pulling event The Southern Draft Horse Association will present draft horse-pulling competition at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Rutland Ranch, 15 minutes west of Wildwood off County Road 44 in Sumter County.
LOCAL
By Mark Schlueb, Sentinel Staff Writer, December 18, 2005
Orange County library officials want to build five new branches to keep pace with the region's exploding growth, a building boom they say will almost certainly require a property-tax increase. Even that number of new branches might not be enough, some county commissioners say, and a political fight is brewing over the plans. The most crucial need is in east Orange, County Commissioner Linda Stewart said. Only one of the county's 15 libraries is east of Goldenrod Road, despite the rapid growth of communities such as Waterford Lakes and Avalon Park, and even farther east in Bithlo.
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