Location Land O' Lakes, Florida Opened 12 December 1991 Phone +1 813-929-1214 | Country United States Floor area 1,672 m² Renovated 22 April 2007 | |
Address 2818 Collier Pkwy, Land O Lakes, FL 34639, USA Hours Closed today SundayClosedMondayClosedTuesday10AM–8PMWednesday10AM–6PMThursday10AM–6PMFriday10AM–5PMSaturday10AM–5PM Similar Shops at Wiregrass, Nature Coast State Trail, Austin Davis Public Lib, West Tampa Free Publ, Pioneer Florida Museum | ||
The Land O' Lakes Branch Library is a public library that primarily serves the Land O' Lakes, Florida area, and is one of eight libraries that are part of Pasco County's overall library system, the Pasco County Library Cooperative. It is currently located at 2818 Collier Parkway, Land O' Lakes, Florida 34639.
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History
The Land O' Lakes Branch Library began as a small section of a county building located on U.S. Highway 41, but was later moved to a larger location as a result of its increasing growth. In 1980, it became an official part of the Countywide Library System, and was moved into a Land O' Lakes Plaza Storefront in 1988. A new Land O' Lakes Branch Library was built at the current location with bond money and opened to the public on December 12, 1991. The library underwent an expansion project in 2005, and when completed it was reopened to the public on April 22, 2007.
Design
The Land O' Lakes Branch Library property covers a total area of 18,000 square feet. Following its renovation, the library held several study rooms, a separate children's area, a teen room, and a computer lab. in 2015, the computer lab was moved next to the collections and replaced by a makerspace, the Foundry, which was opened to the public on December 17, 2015.
The Foundry
The Foundry is the first dedicated makerspace within the Pasco County Library Cooperative. The Foundry provides two 3-D printers, Computer-Aided-Design (CAD) equipment, an Oculus Rift virtual reality system, and an audio recording studio, as well as a stock of hand and power tools, crafting equipment and supplies, like yarn and thread. The room serves as the primary meeting place for the Land O' Lakes High School robotics team, the Edgar Allan Ohms, which is also directly sponsored by the library. Use of The Foundry requires acceptance and consent of the Pasco County Liability Waiver and Permission Form and the Maker Safety Playbook before use of space is permitted, but is otherwise open to application by all library patrons.
LAMEcon
The Library Anime and Manga Enthusiasts Convention (LAMEcon) is a free two-day anime and pop culture convention held by the Pasco County Library Cooperative. The philosophy of LAMEcon, as stated by various committee members, is to provide a convention experience for little cost to teens and young adults who could otherwise not afford it. The first convention was held at the Hudson Regional Library in 2008 as a during-hours event. The convention was eventually moved to Land O' Lakes Branch Library, where the planning committee met to prepare the convention, and has been experiencing increased participation ever since. LAMEcon is considered to be "the largest free con in the state of Florida", and in 2015, the convention hit record attendance of 2,320 participants. The convention began hosting celebrity guests in 2014, starting with Geek Comedian Aaron Pabon, and has since hosted notable celebrities in pop culture such as Robert Axelrod, Chuck Dixon, the FL 501st Legion Star Wars Group, and Nintendo of America.