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The Polk County History Center is located at 100 East Main Street, Bartow, Florida, in the historic Old Polk County Courthouse.The museum consists of exhibits presenting local and regional history from pre-Columbian to present eras and a library with items pertaining to the history and genealogy of the eastern United States.
In November 1990 Polk County voters selected to establish county-wide library system. [3] In September 1992 the card catalog was replaced by a BiblioFile Intelligent Catalog which was a C.D. ROM system. [3] In September 1996 Lakeland City Commissioners voted to join the new Polk County Library Cooperative. [3]
In 1997, the Polk County Library Cooperative was created. This library co-op allows patrons from any location in the county to receive and enjoy materials from any Polk County Library; a mobile library is included along with Books by Mail (a service that allows a member to check out material online upon which point it is mailed to them with no ...
Polk County History Center where the Genealogical Library is located. The Polk County Historical and Genealogical Library was established in 1937, and opened to the public in January 1940. The library was first located in the office of the county attorney and its holdings were all housed in a metal bookcase.
The library moved to its current location on N. Sixth Street in 2012, and is co-located with City Hall. A non-profit organization, the Friends of the Haines City Public Library, Inc., provides support to the library. [22] In 1997, the Polk County Library Cooperative was created. This interlocal agreement between municipal and county governments ...
The library at this time had 4,000 resources and received a 200 book donation from Bartow Public Library. A new library building was completed in 1976. The Fort Meade Public Library is the first library to become a member of the Polk County Library Cooperative. [24]
Location of Polk County in Florida. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Polk County, Florida. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Florida, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts ...
The Bartow Public Library is a member of the Polk County Library Cooperative. [137] The library is located at 2150 S. Broadway Ave. Bartow, FL 33830. [138] The library first started May 19, 1897 above Polk County National Bank. After obtaining a Carnegie Grant the public library was opened on February 8, 1915.