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The St. Petersburg Library System is a free public library system for residents of the city of St. Petersburg, Florida, located in Pinellas County. The St. Petersburg Library System is part of the Pinellas Public Library System, and consists of 7 branch locations. The mission of the St. Petersburg Library System is to "provide library resources to meet educational, recreational, cultural, intellectual and social needs of our diverse community".
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History
The city received its first library, The St. Petersburg Public Library (now the Mirror Lake Library) in 1915 through a grant awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. This was one of only 10 libraries in Florida to receive Carnegie funding. The $17,500 Carnegie grant was approved by the city and the Mirror Lake site chosen on July 17, 1914. Finally, the Mirror Lake Branch is also significant to the city’s architectural history for being one of the earliest Beaux Arts style buildings designed in this area. In 1951 a modern addition was added onto the original Carnegie building, and again in 1991. In 1947 the James W. Johnson Library branch opened as the city's first library for the African American community, as they were previously not allowed at the Mirror Lake Library. Since its inception, the Johnson branch library has relocated several times, and currently resides as part of the Enoch Davis Community Center. The city finished building the Main branch library in 1964 to serve as a central midtown location The North branch library was constructed in 1973 after the city acquired the land. The South branch library, previously independently housed in the Boyd Hill Nature Center, became part of the city's system in 2002 along with the Johnson branch, with both libraries receiving new facilities between 13,500 feet and 14,700 feet. The West Community Library at St. Petersburg College, a joint-use facility that serves both public patrons and SPC students, opened in 2005, replacing the Azaela branch. The Childs Park library is the newest addition to the St. Petersburg Library System, which opened in 2011, located inside the Childs Park YMCA
Branches
Hours of Operation and Contact Information
Main Library
3745 9th Ave. North
St. Petersburg, Fl 33713
727-893-7724
Librarian III, Coordinator
Lila Denning
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday
10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday
Noon - 6:00 p.m.
Hours of Operation and Contact Information
Childs Park Library
691 43rd St. South
St. Petersburg, Fl 33711
727-893-7714
Monday and Thursday
10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday
10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Saturday
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Hours of Operation and Contact Information
861 70th Ave. North
St. Petersburg, Fl 33702
727-893-7214
Librarian II, Coordinator
Sharon Coppola
Monday, Wednesday, & Friday
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday & Thursday
10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.