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The program this month began using a $10,000 grant from the American Library Association that would help it expand and offer tutoring services to more people.
Read More »Alachua County Library Wins Grant To Teach English To Those Who Don’t Speak It
Waldo Library Relocates To Dollar General
The Alachua County Library District has put aside a 5,000 square-foot space for the new Waldo library. Residents will have access to study rooms, meeting rooms and even art exhibits in the new library.
Read More »Are Library Cards The Answer To A Level Playing Field For Alachua County Students?
At Alachua County libraries a person with no library card can use the computer for only two hours.
Read More »Gainesville Resident’s Idea Brings Local Community Together To Clean Up Sweetwater Branch Creek
In the recent years Sweetwater Branch Creek along University Avenue and 4th Avenue has become a forgotten park and littered waterway. Now volunteers are trying to clean up the creek that flows through the downtown area of Gainesville, located between the Matheson History Museum Complex and the Alachua County Library District Headquarters.
Read More »Alachua County Seeing Success In Lowering Its High Rates Of Child Abuse
When compared against itself, Alachua County has seen a reduction in child abuse rates by almost half over roughly the past decade.
Read More »In Alachua County Libraries, Canines Lend Ear To Learning Kids
Therapy dog reading programs have become more popular in recent years throughout Alachua County, especially in county libraries. Today, five of them have such programs.
Read More »Waldo Library To Move To Upgraded Building Next Year
After more than 20 years, the Waldo library will be expanding and moving to a new location next year.
Read More »Internet In Alachua County: The Options, Prices And Opinions
Internet options across Alachua County are numerous, but spotty service, high prices and limited reach of some have created frustrations among many residents. Read a list of the most commonly used services, their prices and reflections from customers at WUFT.org.
Read More »Former CIA Operations Officer Turned Author, T.L. Williams
Williams says, “…Hollywood deals in sensationalism … although ARGO I think actually comes really close to being very realistic, but a lot of it is sensationalized. You know, I’ve always described being an intelligence officer in the field as being 75 percent pretty normal, 20 percent scary, and five percent just really scary.”
Read More »High Springs Library Wraps Up $1.5M Renovation
After nearly six months of renovations, the branch added 3,200 square feet to their 5,000 square-foot location, doubled the amount of parking spots and created a larger meeting room and two more study rooms. Renovations for the Tower Road location are expected to start in January.
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