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Oldsmar Public Library

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The Oldsmar Public Library was started by the Woman's Club where unofficial libraries were usually in someone's home. In 1919 Ransom Olds donated a small farm house to the Woman's Club where they can establish the first library. It is located in 207 Exeter Street and after a hundred years, it is
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In the early 1970s Orchid Rogers ran the Library and opened it to the public on Mondays and Wednesdays for a couple of hours each day. She fought to keep the Library operational by sitting in City Council Meetings and securing funding. She is still active at the Oldsmar Public Library today and
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In 1913, the inventor of the Oldsmobile and REO Cars, Ransom Eli Olds purchased 37,541 acres in Tampa Bay. Originally named R.E. Olds-On-the-Bay, it is now known as the City Oldsmar. It is located in Pinellas County and is at the boundary of Hillsborough County.
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In 1982, a volunteer named Estelle Riley, aka “Spike”, arranged for 10,000 books to be moved from the Annex to the State Street Center. In 1986, she became the first paid part-time Librarian.
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from 1991 until the new building on St. Petersburg Drive was constructed in 2007. The library opened on January 2, 2008, with its opening ceremony being held on January 26, 2008.
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still the headquarters on the Oldsmar Woman's Club. In 1920, through their tireless efforts and fundraising, they were able to buy more books and shelving.
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McCook, Kathleen de la Peña and Geist, Paula, "Oldsmar Public Library" (1990). Digital Collection - Florida Studies Center Publications. Paper 68.
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The Oldsmar Public Library was previously housed in the Historic Oldsmar Bank Building located at 101 State Street west in
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The Oldsmar Public Library celebrated its Centennial on January 26, 2019.
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Oldsmar
Florida
Public library
http://www.oldsmarlibrary.org/
public library
Oldsmar, Florida
Pinellas Public Library Cooperative
Oldsmar


"New Oldsmar Library to Debut Soon"
"Oldsmar Public Library"


Library Centennial Video
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"Nearly 100 Years on, Woman's Club of Oldsmar Still Going Strong"


"Oldsmar Library celebrates centennial"
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"Oldsmar shows off new digs for City Council, Chamber of Commerce and more"
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Oldsmar Public Library official cite
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