Recently I heard a discussion on a local radio station about the deficiencies of our library system. This made me think of an announcement on the same station reporting possible library closings in Volusia and Palm Beach counties. Could this happen in Highlands? You betcha! Considering the income climate, we could find ourselves driving miles for current best sellers, DVDs, videos and computer usage time. Our Lake Placid library is staffed with dedicated, friendly and knowledgeable employees. Their willingness to help surpasses any library I've visited. Mrs. Clenique, always with a smile, races to order book requests from patrons and she goes beyond accommodating. ...more

December 16, 2009

Who says catching a Friday night flick with the family has to bust the budget? ...more

November 20, 2009

The Henry B. Plant Museum will have two special events within the next two weeks. ...more

October 21, 2009

Highlands Today has an article stating that Commissioner Carlson thinks that the county libraries should be used for research and not for pleasure. All we need is a politician telling us what we should read and do in the libraries that we, the public, bought and paid for. ...more

June 9, 2009

The SouthShore Regional Library hosts blues music with musician Scott Simon ...more

April 1, 2009

Val Perry loves writing, and she loves a good book. Most of all, though, she is motivated to help other people discover their own stories and to learn how to write them. ...more

March 18, 2009

Residents lobbying to expand the New Tampa Regional Library hope a citizen board that ranks unfunded capital improvements will push their pet project to the top of the priority list. ...more

February 25, 2009

It might seem odd for a private bookstore to team up to help a public library system, but some see it as a match made in heaven. ...more

February 7, 2009

It might seem odd for a private bookstore to team up to help a public library system, but some see it as a match made in heaven. ...more

February 4, 2009

The redesigned and enlarged Palm Harbor Library is positioning itself to be a community cultural destination. Another feature of last week's reopening was the unveiling of the libraries signature sculpture. Pinellas County Cultural Affairs paid for the colorful $50,000 statuary grouping, which stands outside the library at 2330 Nebraska Ave. ...more

January 17, 2009