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266:(3.7 m), and 16-foot-long (4.9 m). Designed by architects Gary Hoyt and Jeff Hole with assistance from Kevin Curlee, Mote Aquarium Curator, the aquarium was funded by Dee and Charles Stottlemyer. It was installed on July 8, 1999, and tropical fish were added to the tank on August 16, 1999. The aquarium was dedicated on October 23, 1999.
222:. As more individuals relocated into the county by the mid 1970s, the increasing need for additional books and materials was evident. The library soon progressed to the Boulevard of the Arts site on June 24, 1976, and Sarasota County Historical Resources took over its operation. After a large contribution of $ 500,000 from the
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Charles Stottlemyer Children's Aquarium. The aquarium is arch-shaped and forms the entrance to the youth library. It holds 3,200 US gallons (12,000 L; 2,700 imp gal) of water, weighs 10,000 pounds (4,500 kg) empty, and is 4-foot-wide (1.2 m), 12-foot-tall
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Sarasota Music Archive is a part of the "special collections" department of the Selby Public Library. The Sarasota Music Archive "contains several hundred thousand recordings, tapes, books, sheet music, and memorabilia". The Sarasota Music Archive merged with the Selby Public Library in 2000;
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Sarasota City Council soon appropriated $ 150 a year to locate the library in the old schoolhouse on Main Street rent free for five years. In 1940 the Women's Club requested that the city take
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Library (originally known as the Sarasota Public Library) originated when the Town Improvement Society established a library room at Five Points with a fund of $ 65, equivalent to $ 1,000 in 2023. It first began with a contribution of books and 51 subscribers. In 1913, the
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