201:. The Temple Terrace Sentinel remained in print from January 17, 1940 to July 4, 1946, and was eventually it was presented to the Temple Terrace Public Library by the Temple Terrace Lions Club in honor of the owner, publisher, and editor, Mr. John L. Perry. This was later donated to the University of South Florida Special Collections, and this publication is published in a newsletter format, with the tagline: “Temple Terrace’s first newspaper. We print only the truth.” The publication’s content, written by reporters Jimmy Hawk, Jules Swanson, and Whitney Pinnell includes community news, births, deaths, illnesses, civic announcements, classified advertisements, and anecdotes, all of which you can view on the website. The other newspaper, the Temple Terrace Beacon, was originally published in 1931, and includes community news, civic announcements, local sports stories, letters from various readers sent in, business reviews, classified advertisements, and television logs. The digital collection available on through the Digital Collections comprises over 700 issues from 1978 to 1995.
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library feel like a resource for the community when they need or want to use an item that they may not be able to purchase. More recently there was a donation of a collection of neck ties that can be borrowed for interviews as an initiative to help prepare people for jobs. Especially with many local schools and colleges nearby. In 2018 the library also began a program where you could "check out" seed packets. It began when they repurposed a library card catalog into a seed catalog where you can get up to four seed packets each month. These items are limited but do not have to be returned and also come with gardening tips and how to care for each plant. There is a featured "Seed of the Month" as well as many other varieties, some that are specifically meant to grow in this area.
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service desk due to their ongoing interest in the project. In the mid 1970s, an additional 5,600 square feet were added to the existing structure to keep up with the number of patrons. The newly enlarged library was dedicated April 2, 1978. In 1998, the library was renovated and enlarged, and an online catalog and
Internet access were added to the services available. Today the Temple Terrace Library has extensive resources with over 100,000 volumes and 52 patron computers.
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donated by members of the surrounding community. The money made by the Book Nook is given back to the
Library in order to improve library services. The Book Nook is located in the main lobby of the Temple Terrace Library and is mainly operated by volunteers who are members of the Friends of the Temple Terrace Library, Inc, but it does have a small staff. Donated books are left in a drop-off box within the main lobby of the Library.
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and materials that may not be available due to the limited budget of the library. Additionally, they promote the
Library and its various service to the community. Since their inception, the Friends of the Temple Terrace Library have raised many thousands of dollars to support library services. The Friends of the Temple Terrace Library have also wrote, published, and sold a book on the history of the Temple Terrace area.
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has a goal of meeting "information and recreational needs of the residents of Temple
Terrace and its surrounding environs by providing both print and non-print materials and engendering a lifelong love of reading and learning," while also striving "to broaden the horizons of its users, promote intellectual freedom, and provide for an enhanced quality of life." Services provided by the library and HCPLC include:
334:. The Temple Terrace website also offers a calendar for events that the library engages with, including for services from book clubs to extensive workshops regarding the beginnings and upkeep of the cultivation of homes and gardens, as well as crafts available on Mondays and hobbyists convening for fabric arts like knitting or crocheting two Fridays a month.
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Terrace is "To deliver professional services to our community while promoting, protecting and preserving the heritage, natural resources and quality of life for future generations of our amazing city." Within this mission, the Temple Terrace Public Library
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In 1962, the
Friends of the Temple Terrace Library (also known as "the Friends") were formed and became a Florida Corporation with tax exempt 501(C)(3) status in 1997. The purpose of the group was to support the Library financially. Their efforts go towards providing secure equipment, furnishings,
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Hillsborough County closed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. While other libraries in the Hillsborough County Public Library Collective remained closed, the Temple Terrace Public Library reopened on May 18, 2020. The following restrictions were in place
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In spring 2016, the Temple
Terrace Public Library began lending out more than just books and DVDs. Library patrons are able to check out items like cake pans, tools, board games, sewing machines, and much more, for one week at a time. All of these items have been donated and have helped make the
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After the library was expanded and renovated in 1998, The
Friends of the Temple Terrace Library (the "Friends") were able to realize one of their goals of opening a Book Nook. The Book Nook is a continuing fundraising activity which offers used books for sale. The books used in the Book Nook are
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An arsonist set fire to the library in the morning of
February 18, 1982. The blaze destroyed 11,666 books and 1,010 recordings within the library’s collection. However, the citizens and the Woman’s Club rallied and helped restore the library. It reopened in a temporary location, the Lightfoot
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On September 23, 1965, construction on a new, larger library began at 202 Bullard Parkway. The funds to purchase the land and construct the new library came from local, state, and federal funds. On April 17, 1966, the library opened its doors. The Women's Club provided money for the new customer
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The funding came from the Woman’s Club. Within a year, the collection and circulation had outgrown the caddy house. In April 1961, City Hall became the new location for the library. The city hall building is now a part of Florida College. The rise of library patrons and the demand for more
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services prompted the city to take over the library from the volunteers. The city appointed a Library Board, which made the Temple Terrace Public Library eligible to receive books from the Hillsborough County Library Service which allowed the Library's book collection to grow rapidly.
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Services that may not be readily available inside the home, such as 3-D printing, also come with details regarding how to utilize the technology through discussing the use of models, and instructions for contacting staff in the event of a patron needing assistance located on the
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Currently The Temple Terrace Library has a partnership with the University of South Florida and the Tampa- Hillsborough County Libraries to make two Temple Terrace newspapers available digitally. The two collections are the
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Recreation Center, six weeks after the arson. Less than a year after the fire, on February 16, 1983, the new library was again open for business.
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