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Community
Room Events
Central Ridge,
Beverly Hills
Coastal Region,
Crystal
River
Homosassa,
Homosassa
Lakes
Region,
Inverness
Kids'
Stuff,
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Computer Learning
Center
All Locations
Central Ridge,
Beverly Hills
Homosassa,
Homosassa
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Artists and
Displays
Clubs &
Groups
Events
Author Speak and Book Signing
Library
Programs
Landscape Short Course & Plant Clinic
News
Friends of the Floral City Public Library Book Sale Success!
Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Floral City Public Library and Town Center
Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting of the New Homosassa Public Library
Artists
and Displays
July 2008
Central
Ridge 746-6622
Artist: TBA
Display: Bob Hurley - Batman Collection
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Do
You Have an Interesting Collection to Share?
The Library System is always looking for members of the community who wish to share these items with the Library for a month. Past displays include military artifacts from WWII, woodworking, antique valentines, vintage clothing, scroll work, turtles, patterns, decorative eggs, rhinoceroses, and a miniature circus.
Displays provide exposure to the work of artisans and artists, or provide information on subjects of general interest to the public. The display cases are secured.
For more information
contact your local library:
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Coastal
Region 795-3716
Artist: Ann Weaver - Plein Air Group
Display: Christina Springer - Hats |
Floral
City 726-3671
Display: TBA |
Homosassa
628-5626
Artist: Manatee Haven Decorative Artists - Watercolors and Oils
Display: William Funtig - World War II Military Collectibles
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Lakes
Region 726-2357
Artist: Virginia Svoboda - Wildlife Pastels
Display: Citrus County Historical Society |
Clubs
& Groups
Games!
Each Region
Library offers a community room for non profit groups and organizations. These groups provide a variety of programs and activities to which the public is invited. One type of activity
offered is a variety of board games for adults:
Scrabble-The Scrabble Players have been playing for several years at the Central Ridge Library.
Chess Club-Thursday at Homosassa Public Library at 2:00. New chess players are always welcome!
For more information call:
Bob Hurley @ Central Ridge Library 746-6622
Marcia Stepanek @ Homosassa Public Library 628-5626
Events
Author Speak and Book Signing
Monday, July 7, 10:00 am
Coastal Region Library, Crystal River
Author Vicky Iozzia will discuss her book, “I’m Lu the Hippopotamus”, the “true” story of the one and only hippo, Lu that has lived at the Homosassa Springs State Wildlife Park since the 1960’s. This picture book tells of his daily experiences at the park, from Lu’s point of view. Book signing to follow program.
Vicky Iozzia was born in New York and grew up in the suburb of East Meadow, on Long Island. When she retired fourteen years ago from her teaching position she moved to Florida. Ms. Iozzia combines her love of teaching and her excellent speaking skills when conducting her bi-weekly educational program and feeding of Lu the Hippopotamus. Ms. Iozzia comments, “This book was inspired by my work with Lu.”
Library
Programs
These programs are free and open to the public. For persons with special needs requiring reasonable accommodation, please contact a library at least two working days prior to the program. For the deaf or hearing impaired, TTY lines are available at all libraries or contact the Florida Relay Service at 1-800-955-8771.
Florida Library Youth Program (FLYP)
June 9th through July 16th
Magic, Animals and Tickets to Exotic Places:
The Whole Wide World @ My Public Library
Lakes Region Library, Inverness
Coastal Region Library, Crystal River
Central Ridge Library, Beverly Hills
Homosassa Public Library
The Citrus County Library System has planned a summer full of fun and exploration for the youth of our community, with a wide variety of activities being offered at local libraries. (More)
Landscape Short Course & Plant Clinic
Trained Master Gardener volunteers of the University of Florida Citrus County Extension offer a free monthly Landscape Short Course & Plant Clinic at the Central Ridge Library,
Coastal Region Library, and Lakes Region Library.
Each month a Master Gardener presents a short educational program and is available to answer horticultural questions. Information provided is researched-based, Florida friendly, and non-biased.
Central Ridge Library, 2nd
Wednesday of the month, 1:30PM - 2:30PM
Coastal Region Library, 2nd Friday of the month, 1:30PM - 2:30PM
Lakes Region Library, Every Tuesday, 2:00PM - 3:30pm (Q&A Session
Only)
News
CCLS Staff Make Donation to Community Organization
On May 16, 2008, the Citrus County Library System (CCLS) held its annual Staff Development Day. As part of the planned activities, Library personnel opened their hearts and closets and donated items for a silent auction. As in previous years, money raised through the silent auction has been given to a local, charitable organization.
After a day of mini-training sessions, it was announced to staff that the silent auction had raised an all time high of $950.00. Staff had voted early in the day to “adopt” CASA as the charitable organization for Staff Development Day 2008.
Friends of the Floral City Public Library Book Sale Success!
Submitted by: Mary Zavotsky
The Friends of the Floral City Public Library (FOL) book sale was a huge success and brought in $4,130.73. The sale of the old bookcases from the old library that is being torn down in preparation for the construction of the new library contributed about $350 to this total.
Almost the entire membership of the Friends Group showed up at one point or another to help out.
Comments from many of the customers were extremely uplifting. They said they could see how much we loved what we were doing and that everyone was so helpful hunting for authors or titles they were looking for. Comments from customers and workers alike all had to do with how nice, comfortable, organized and friendly everything was. The FOL members said it was the best sale ever in how well everything worked and how relatively easy it all was.
The location - Hilton Hall - once again was perfect and the church people were as thrilled as the FOL members and book buyers with how things were set up.
All in all - a perfect weekend, congratulations to all that were involved.
Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Floral City Public Library and Town Center
Feb. 28, 2008, 10:00 AM
8360 E. Orange Avenue, Floral City, FL
The Citrus County Library System and the Friends of the Floral City Public Library invite the citizens of Citrus County to a public Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Floral City Public Library and Town Center.
The Floral City Public Library will be closed from February 25th through March 1st to make way for construction of a new library. Library services will be available starting Monday, March 3, 2008 located at the Old Floral City Fire Station,
8394 E. Orange Avenue.
Temporary Location Hours:
Monday, Thurday, Saturday: 9:00AM-12:00PM
Tuesday, Friday: 9:00AM-12:00PM, 1:00PM-4:00PM
Wednesday, Sunday: Closed
For more information call the Citrus County Library System (CCLS) Administrative Offices at 746-9077. The Administrative Offices are located at 425 W. Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills, Florida. Hours are 8am to 5pm Monday through Friday.
Grand
Opening Ribbon Cutting of the New Homosassa Public Library
December 7, 2007
Left to
right: Larry Ellis, SchenkelShultz Architecture; Senator Charles
Dean; Jonathan Mays, for Representative Ron Schultz; Library Director
Flossie Benton Rogers; Secretary of State Kurt S. Browning; U.S.
Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite; Homosassa Friends President Adelaide
Keller; BOCC Chairwoman Joyce Valentino; Library Advisory Board
Chairman Harley Nelson; BOCC 1st Vice Chairwoman Vicki Phillips;
BOCC Commissioner Gary Bartell; Florida Library Association President
Charles Parker; BOCC Commissioner Dennis Damato; BOCC 2nd Vice
Chairman John Thrumston
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