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St. Petersburg Library System

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The St. Petersburg Library System is a free public library system for residents of the city of St. Petersburg, Florida, located in Pinellas County. The St. Petersburg Library System is part of the Pinellas Public Library Cooperative and consists of 7 branch locations.[1]

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My research theme is cooperation and the evolution of cooperation. Students will come in and they've got an idea of what research is, and they've heard about the Ant Lady at USF St. Petersburg, and so I have a little interview with them and ultimately it's gotta be something that they are interested in. You know, understand the processes of research and all the hard work and time consuming work that goes into everything. I've got like eight or nine undergraduates actually, who are working in the lab here. I'm always amazed at at their willingness to come in on weekends, at odd hours and what I find and they told me this, is they walk away with a deeper understanding of what research is and an ability to focus on details and they end up being better learners, and they go away loving research. The research here is allowing me to get publication titles not only as co-author, but also as a lead author. The students respect professors who are creating new information. This is the job of universities, is that we produced new information. It's kind of our product and that they become part of that makes them more appreciative of their university experience as well. It's important to expose middle school students to algebra, because algebra is sometimes termed a gateway course. Mastery of algebra concepts leads to success later on in calculus concepts in high school, and in college, and jobs that require mathematical thinking. SunBay Digital Math is a professional collaboration between the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, specifically the College of Education, SRI International, which is a non-profit organization based out of Menlo Park, California, and Pinellas County school district. Together we are utilizing technology as a way to help teachers think about what they're doing in their classrooms specifically when they're teaching mathematics in the middle school. Our students are digital natives, they're used to technology so it seems like this is the perfect tool for us to use as teachers. The dream result is that teachers reconceptualize how they teach and what a math class room looks like, and we envision that that grows and we think about our small pilot group of seven schools going to the whole district and then eventually to the whole state. The SEI Alliance, the Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Innovation Alliance is our overall program in entrepreneurship here at USF St. Petersburg. What that involves are programs, organizations, faculty, students all coming together in a common cause of advancing visionary entrepreneurship for the Tampa Bay area, and thus the first one is the Entrepreneural Leadership class. That class involves a different successful entrepreneur coming in each week telling about their experiences, giving advice to our students and what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur, sharing those experiences with them. I had a great library of comic books. I had the first Superman, the first Batman, I wish I would have kept them cause they sold for ten thousand dollars. So what did I do? I had to rent a library. The kids in the neighborhood could come and rent a comic book for one penny. So I would collect that money and I would buy more comic books. That was my first time as an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurship is really the lifeblood of our economy. It's not just about the education the major and minor, it's not just about assisting local small businesses, it's bringing in the talents, the energies, the passion that many people around the Tampa Bay area have for advancing sustainable entrepreneurship.

History

The city received its first library, the St. Petersburg Public Library (now the Mirror Lake Community Library) in 1915 through a grant awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. This was one of only 10 libraries in Florida to receive Carnegie funding. The $17,500 Carnegie grant was approved and matched by the city and the Mirror Lake site chosen on July 17, 1914. It was opened on December 1, 1915. The Mirror Lake Branch is also significant to the city's architectural history for being one of the earliest Beaux Arts style buildings designed in this area.[2] In 1951 a modern addition was added onto the original Carnegie building, and again in 1991.[3]

Andrew Carnegie intended for the library he funded in downtown St. Petersburg to be racially integrated when it opened in 1915, but the city refused black residents access to the library. In 1944, the city began allowing blacks into only the basement of the Carnegie library. Mrs. S.M. Carter, wife of a pastor, formed an interracial committee and lobbied the city for funds to open a black library.[4] In 1947 the James W. Johnson Library branch opened as the city's first library for the African American community, as they were previously not allowed at the Mirror Lake Library.[5] The James Weldon Johnson Community Library was relocated from its original location in the Gas Plant district due to the city's urban redevelopment project (which displaced many black residents). In 1981, the Johnson Community Library reopened in the Enoch Davis Center where it was located until 2002, when the current location was built. The Johnson Community Library is currently located next door to the Enoch Davis Center.[6]

The city finished building the Main Library in 1964 to serve as a central midtown location.[3] In 2009, the Main Library underwent a $1.2 million interior renovation, which included the addition of 67 new computers.[7] The North Community Library was constructed in 1973 after the city acquired the land.[8] The South Community Library, previously independently housed in the Boyd Hill Nature Center, became part of the city's system in 2002 along with the Johnson Branch, with both libraries receiving new facilities between 13,500 feet and 14,700 feet.[9]

The West Community Library at St. Petersburg College, a joint-use facility that serves both public patrons and SPC students, opened in 2005, replacing the Azalea branch.[10] The Childs Park Community Library is the newest addition to the St. Petersburg Library System, which opened in 2009, located inside the Childs Park YMCA [11]

In 2018, Mayor Rick Kriseman proposed that the Main Library be renamed after President Barack Obama.[12] This change was approved by the city council, and will come with $6 million in renovations set to begin in 2021 and be funded via the "Penny for Pinellas" tax.[13][12]

Branches

The front of the St. Petersburg Main Library, taken from 9th Ave. Nov 2016.

Programs and Services

In addition to borrowing books, DVDs, CDs, and other items, patrons have many other resources and services available through the St. Petersburg Library System and Pinellas Public Library Cooperative. Each branch location offers free Wi-Fi and desktop computers for patron use, as well as printing, faxing, and copying services for a fee and free scanning.[1] The St. Petersburg Library System also offers Wi-Fi hotspots for checkout. Patrons can download and stream digital resources, such as ebooks, audiobooks, and movies, using cloudLibrary, Hoopla, OverDrive, Inc., RBdigital, and Tumblebooks.[1] The Pinellas Public Library Cooperative has also paired up with local museums to provide museum passes that are available for checkout by patrons and their families for free.[15]

Research databases are available to patrons both through the library website and on the desktop computers at each branch. Databases include ProCitizen (both in English and Spanish), Florida Electronic Library, Gale Databases, Ancestry.com, LinkedIn Learning, AtoZdatabases, and an archive of the Tampa Bay Times.[1] The St. Petersburg Library System is a Federal Depository Library. Government documents are available to patrons at the James Weldon Johnson Community Library.[16]

Each branch offers programs for children, teens, and adults, including computer classes, health insurance information sessions, job search assistance, book clubs, and story times. An updated schedule of programs and events, as well as contact information, is available on the library system's website.

Other services include the Pinellas Talking Book Library, Ask a Librarian, Interlibrary loans, Libraries Unshelved, Microfilm/Microfiche, and Obituary Research.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e splibraries.org
  2. ^ "City of St. Pete Library Historic Preservation" (PDF).
  3. ^ a b Sunday Independent (November 3, 1959). "Public Library Satisfies Demand for Knowledge".
  4. ^ Hartzell, S. "Remembering St. Petersburg, Florida: Sunshine City Stories". Charleston, SC: The History Press.
  5. ^ Hartzell, S. (2006). Remembering St. Petersburg, Florida: The Sunshine City Stories Vol. 2. History Press.
  6. ^ Reese, Gwen (3 May 2018). "I AM The James Weldon Johnson Branch Library". The Weekly Challenger. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  7. ^ Lapuma, Taylor (November 11, 2009). "A new chapter". Tampa Bay Times. ProQuest 2054628287.
  8. ^ "St. Petersburg Development Profile" (PDF). stpete.org. May 2014.
  9. ^ Rutledge, K. (October 1, 2001). "Franchise fits well for St. Petersburg entrepreneur". Biz Journals. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  10. ^ Brassfield, Mike (February 1, 2013). "Clearwater, St. Petersburg College closer to library merger". Tampa Bay Times.
  11. ^ "Pinellas Public Library Cooperative" (PDF). pinellascounty.org.
  12. ^ a b Moore, Waveney (February 19, 2018). "St. Petersburg set to rename main library after President Obama". Tampa Bay Times.
  13. ^ a b Moore, Waveney (April 27, 2018). "St. Petersburg library to be named for former President Obama". Tampa Bay Times.
  14. ^ "St. Petersburg Library System - Main Library". splibraries.org. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  15. ^ "Pinellas Public Library Cooperative". www.pplc.us. Archived from the original on 2016-12-29.
  16. ^ https://dos.fl.gov/library-archives/research/florida-information/government/state-resources/government-documents/florida-state-publications-depository-program/depository-libraries/

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