Tag Archives: Alachua County Library District

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.

Summer is almost upon us, which leaves parents searching for ways to keep their children active and entertained.  The local public library system holds a number of activites, and today we’ll take a look at what Alachua County Public Libraries have in store with their summer reading programs and events.  Earlier WUFT-FM’s Emily Burris spoke with …

The interviewers from StoryCorps are back in Gainesville because the Alachua County Library District has been recognized as one of the top 10 in the country.  StoryCorps interviews are archived in the Library of Congress. What qualities distinguish a library district? Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Richard Drake talked to Nickie Kortus, …

The newly relocated John A. H. Murphree Law Library will open to the public on September first. The library is being moved from the Alachua county courthouse in downtown Gainesville to the Alachua County Library District, across the street. The new location hours will be weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to …