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Published: October 9, 2007
It is curious that in an age of high-tech media of a dizzying variety, people still flock to libraries. That remains the case, as a couple of North Pinellas libraries prove.
The Oldsmar Public Library has announced it will close its doors Nov. 12. The library isn't ceasing operations. It is just getting ready to move into larger quarters that have been constructed for it at the corner of St. Petersburg and Dartmouth drives. The new facility is slated to open Jan. 2, 2008.
Nearby, the staff of the Palm Harbor Library is getting ready for a renovation project. Gene Coppola, the director, says the library has amassed, from county, state, federal and local sources the nearly $1.3 million needed for the renovation. The makeover, however, is merely a stop-gap measure. Post-2010, the library hopes to get about $6 million in Penny for Pinellas sales tax revenue. That money will help pay for an expansion of the community library on Nebraska Avenue.
For whatever reason – possibly because of the sense of belonging they foster – libraries continue to endure – even if they appear to be relics of quieter times.
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