Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative (2024)

FAQs

What is the largest library in Hillsborough County Florida? ›

Germany Public Library: The 140,000-square-foot library at 900 N. Ashley Drive is the flagship of the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library system. Along with books, music, videos, and audio books, the downtown Tampa library provides research tools and history collections.

Renewing or Replacing Cards:

Cards expire every three years and may be updated with proof of address and photo ID. One free card is issued per calendar year for Hillsborough County card holders (Temple Terrace card holders have a $1 replacement fee). There is a $2 replacement fee for each additional card.

Check your library record and renew your items online, or call the automated renewal line at 813-307-4465. *The maximum (total) number of items available for check out is 35. This includes any combination of materials.

Borrow way more than just books.

(Ask your librarian how to reserve a pass for a particular date and time.) You may also be able to check out puzzles, games, and toys—an awesome way to refresh your at-home entertainment without buying new stuff.

The Library is located in the historic district of DeFuniak Springs and has the distinction of being the oldest continuously operated library in the state of Florida.

Library of Congress - Thomas Jefferson Building in Washington DC. The Library of Congress is the largest public library in the United States.

ACLD library cards are free to any resident of the state of Florida. However, please note that digital materials available through Libby are only available to residents of Alachua, Putnam, or Levy counties.

In Magic The Gathering, if you can't draw a card because your library (deck) is empty, you lose the game immediately. It's a rule that prevents games from going on indefinitely and adds a strategic layer to how you manage your deck.

We happily accept donated books in good condition. Please drop off donated books to your nearest HCPLC branch bookstore during regular hours. Through your donation, the sales from our bookstores help support and enhance our libraries.

Eight Library Books can be found in The Library. However, only five digits are required to unlock the door. To complete the code without guessing, all eight Library Books must be found, as the last Library Book always contains the last digit.

How do books by mail work? ›

How does it work? Once you are signed up as a Books by Mail Library patron, any book, DVD, Book on CD, or CD you request will be sent to your home in a Library Canvas Mailbag through the U.S. Postal Service.

Given that there are approximately 180 days in the school year, a child should be able to select within the classroom a new book to read each day. This averages to about seven books per student in each classroom library.

At Library, books are supposed to talk to its reader. If you make noise at Library, it will be difficult to concentrate on that book you are reading. Sometimes, reading a book needs calm mind and space.

The data suggests that the shrinking gate counts is largely coming from existing users visiting libraries less often, rather than a falling number of people using libraries at all. There is no evidence to suggest that people's need or desire for libraries has waned.

Sort your collection into three sections

Every reader has a different method on how to declutter books, but one of the most common is by sorting their books into three piles: books they've read, books they plan to read (also known as TBR), and books that they will honestly NEVER read.

The Orlando Public Library is the headquarters for the Orange County Library System. At 290,000 square feet, this downtown Orlando building is larger than any other library in the state of Florida.

There are 33 branches of the Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative.

The seven libraries of the University of Florida form the largest academic information resource system in the state. The Libraries include specialized collections in science, health, architecture, history, languages, art and music.

The ninety-unit Harvard Library system, of which Widener is the anchor, is the only academic library among the world's five "megalibraries"‍—‌Widener, the New York Public Library, the Library of Congress, France's Bibliothèque Nationale, and the British Library ‍—‌making it "unambiguously the greatest university ...