Tag Archives: Alachua County Library District

Read to Me is a jail-based literacy program that allows fathers to record themselves reading books to their children.

Lauren Groff, author and Gainesville resident, kicked off a five-part humanities speaking series, “Imagining Florida: The Place We Call Home.” It took place at the Alachua County Library District. Her latest work, Fates and Furies was named Obama's favorite novel of 2015.

A workshop at the Alachua County Library District called "Restoration of Civil Rights" helps felons regain rights like voting or holding public office. Volunteers with the program also aid in expunging records so that felons have a greater chance of finding a job.

The Alachua County Library district has been utilizing its online branch to reach community members in new ways. Using social media, they have opened the dialogue between reader and author.

The Alachua County Library District recently won the Innovation of the Year award for its Sensory Storytime program. The program is designed for pre-school children with autism and other sensory integration needs.

For weeks now, a 60-year-old woman has felt the pressure of an increasingly aggressive "IRS officer" calling to demand owed money. These supposed back taxes are not the first time Valerie Sicher has been targeted by con artists looking to financially exploit her.

The Alachua County Energy Management team will be upgrading lights in all county-owned building parking lots to light-emitting diode (LED). The county estimates the new update will save the county a total of $10,000 annually on electricity bills.

In December, the Alachua County Library District is hosting its "Hands-On Handhelds" workshops to help teach the community about the library's free digital materials.

This weekend marks the 15th anniversary of the U.S. release of the popular "Harry Potter" series. The books still casts spells in North Florida and elsewhere.

As students trickle out of the city after exams, streets are empty and the city of Gainesville becomes a ghost town. But instead of wallowing in the emptiness, there is a variety of events to be visited.