Established 1913 Director Alan Kornblau Phone +1 561-266-0194 Type of business Public Library | Website Official site Date founded 1913 | |
Address 100 W Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33444, USA Hours Closed today SundayClosedMonday9AM–8PMTuesday9AM–8PMWednesday9AM–8PMThursday9AM–5PMFriday9AM–5PMSaturday9AM–5PM Similar Boynton Beach City Library, Hagen Ranch Road Libr, Spanish River Library, Highland Beach Library, Palm Beach County P | ||
Delray beach public library
The Delray Beach Public Library is an independent, non-for-profit 501(c)3 library located in Delray Beach, FL in Palm Beach County, FL. The library is funded through public and private partnerships and is not a part of government.
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History
On April 11, 1913, 40 women from the Ladies Improvement Association of Delray Beach met and each donated one book to start a library in Delray Beach, FL. In 1916, the library was moved to the Booster Hall. Additionally, the Ladies Improvement Association received a ten dollar gift from Henry Flagler to support the library. In 1939, the Delray Beach Public Library officially became a not-for-profit corporation, a 501(c)3 library.
In 1940, the Delray Beach Public Library Association cultivated a public private partnership between the City of Delray Beach and the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA). In 1950, after community fund-raising the library was moved to SE 4th Avenue with 15,000 books in circulation. In 2006, the Delray Beach Public Library was moved to its current location on 100 W. Atlantic Avenue.
Facilities
At 46,826 square feet and two stories, the current location at 100 W. Atlantic Avenue is twice the size of the original library. The first floor houses new materials, self-checkout machines, audiovisuals, periodicals, circulation department, and children’s department. The meeting room, also on the first floor, seats 200 people. The second floor has a computer training technology lab, 40 PCs in the computer area, Tower conference room, the Young adult room, quiet study rooms, and the Reference department. The YA and adult non-fiction, reference, and biography, and older fiction collections can be found on the second floor as well. Wi-Fi is available to the public throughout the library. The Lynda Hunter and Virginia Kimmel children's library also features an audio recording studio and a technology lab with 3D printers.
Services
Current residents in the state of Florida can receive a free library card. The Delray Beach Public library has over 2,000 visitors per day. The Delray Beach Public Library provides free information and resources which includes children, young adult, and adult printed books, audio books, large print books, magazines, foreign language materials, music CDs, videos, DVDs, as well as free access to the Internet, electronic databases, proctoring service, art exhibits, concerts, children story times, a Lifelong Learning Community Institute, computer instruction, homework help, and job search assistance.