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The Jacksonville Public Library is the public library system of Jacksonville, Florida, United States. It primarily serves Jacksonville and Duval County merged areas, and is also used by the neighboring Baker, Nassau, Clay, and St. Johns counties. It is one of the largest library systems in Florida, with a collection of over three million items.
In the early to mid-sixties, Gulf, Calhoun, and Walton Counties joined the library system. Walton County withdrew from the system sometime during the 1970's. Liberty and Holmes Counties joined the library system in 1973 and 1974; the system now served six counties covering 3,946 square miles: Bay, Washington, Gulf, Calhoun, Liberty, and Holmes.
The name "Neptune Beach" originated in 1922 with Dan G. Wheeler, one of the few residents. Wheeler had a home at what is now One Ocean Hotel (now in Atlantic Beach), and had to walk all the way home from Mayport each evening after taking the Florida East Coast Railway train home from work in Jacksonville. A friend who worked for the railroad ...
Fortunately for Palm Beach County, its library system is robust and growing — 17 branches with more to come. If there were ever a government service that warrants taxpayer support, it's this one.
The Pasco County Library Cooperative (PCLC) is the public library system that serves all residents of Pasco County, Florida, and is a member of the Tampa Bay Library Consortium. [1] The Pasco County Library System, as it was originally known, was established by county ordinance in 1980.
The George A. Smathers Libraries of the University of Florida constitute one of the largest university library systems in the United States. The system includes eight of the nine libraries of the University of Florida and provides primary support to all academic programs except those served by the Lawton Chiles Legal Information Center.
The Broward County Library is a public library system in Broward County, Florida, in the United States. The system contains 37 branch locations and circulates over 9 million items annually. [ 2 ] The system includes the Main Library in Fort Lauderdale , five regional libraries, and various branches.
The Washington County Public Library, also known as the Chipley Library, is located at 1444 Jackson Avenue in Chipley, Florida. [4]The Chipley Library suffered severe flooding [5] during Hurricane Sally, taking on nearly eight inches of water [6] and causing the branch to lose nearly all of the books and materials that were located on the bottom shelves.