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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
September 2008

Central Ridge 746-6622 Artist: Sandra Dunham, Drawings Display: Polish Heritage Club	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:
Coastal Region 795-3716 Artist: Lynn Babiarz, Weavings and Painting Display: Polish Heritage
Floral City 726-3671 Display: Handpainted, unusual shaped Teapots
Homosassa 628-5626 Artist: Jeanette Nicolajsen, Abstract Oils Display: Polish Heritage Month
Lakes Region 726-2357 Artist: Justin Monahan, Watercolors and Computer Display: Polish Heritage Month

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

Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale
October 3 - 7, 2008
Citrus County Auditorium
3610 S Florida Ave, Inverness, FL
(Citrus County Fairgrounds)

Join the Friends for a Book Lovers’ delight.

Opening Night~$5 donation

Friday, October 3rd,

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Saturday, October 4th,

9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Sunday, October 5th,

1:00 pm –4:00 pm

Half-Price Day

Monday, October 6th,

10:00 am –7:00 pm

$3 per bag

Tuesday, Oct. 7th,

10:00 am – 3:00 pm

A tax deductible donation of your used books to the Friends of the Library may be made at your favorite library location. All proceeds benefit Friends of Coastal Region, Central Ridge, and Lakes Region Libraries, and the Citrus County Library System. For book sale information call 746-1334 or 527-8405

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.

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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