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For the first time in nearly six months, Putnam County's library branches will reopen to the public on Monday at 10 a.m.
Read More »Putnam County Libraries Set To Reopen With Limited Hours
Alachua County Library Millage Rate Drops For 2020-21 Fiscal Year
The funds collected from the millage rate will sustain the operating costs of the 12 library branches.
Read More »Anti-Racism Books See Spike In Readership Locally, Nationwide
Desmond Reid, a Black independent bookstore owner, is hopeful.
Read More »Alachua County Makes Sensory Toys Available At All Library Branches
The Alachua County Library District recently expanded its collection of sensory toys, making them available at all 12 of its branches. These toys are designed to help children on the autism spectrum and others.
Read More »Ibram X. Kendi Returns to Gainesville
Now founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University in Washington, he visited Gainesville to promote his latest book “How to Be an Antiracist.”
Read More »Community Members Work To Decrease Local Plastic Waste
The Alachua County Library Headquarters Branch hosted an event to educate on local sustainability to reduce plastic waste after the repeal of the plastic bag ban.
Read More »Hawthorne Library Recreational Classes Keep Seniors Engaged
The Hawthorne library offers recreational classes to adults, such as a watercolor painting class, that help seniors stay active and involved in the community.
Read More »Gainesville Chapter Of Moms Demand Action Group Hosts Meeting About Gun Crime Increase
The chapter will host a meeting Monday night with officials from the Gainesville Police Department in the wake of an increase this year in gun-related crime in the city.
Read More »Waldo Celebrates Grand Opening of New Library
The city of Waldo welcomed locals to its newly renovated, 8100 square-foot branch library Saturday. The former Dollar General building was purchased four years ago and converted to replace the city's 23-year-old library.
Read More »Alachua County Library Wins Grant To Teach English To Those Who Don’t Speak It
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.
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