by Elise Aiello | Sep 18, 2017 | Leadership, News, TBLC news
The Tampa Bay Library Consortium is pleased to announce that Sarasota County’s Shannon Staub, Senator Jeff Brandes from Pinellas County, and Senator Jack Latvala who represents parts of Pinellas and Pasco Counties as the recipients of its 2017 Library Champion Awards....
by Elise Aiello | Jul 6, 2017 | News, TBLC news, Uncategorized
It is common knowledge that libraries are on the front lines facing a lot of things, but a major issue that libraries are starting to address is hunger. We surveyed libraries in our region to find out what they were doing to address this issue. We have compiled the...
by Elise Aiello | May 5, 2017 | News, TBLC news
Shortly before her recent retirement, Barbara Pickell, then Director of the Clearwater Public Library System, wrote a description of the collaborative role the library played and continues to play in the City of Clearwater’s Economic Development efforts. She...
by Elise Aiello | Mar 15, 2017 | News, TBLC news, Trending, Video
“Clearwater Public Library System: A Century of Service”, a short documentary produced by TBLC’s Media Content Producer, Tobias Riesterer, has been selected to screen at the Silver Screen for Short Films Festival! The film will screen on Wednesday,...
by Elise Aiello | Feb 24, 2017 | Conferences/events, Education, Events, General interest, Innovation, Leadership, News, TBLC news
On February 17, Sarasota County Public Libraries hosted a staff day event and invited library professionals from all over the state to attend. The keynote speaker at the event was R. David Lankes, a nationally renowned speaker and author, and Director of the...
by bethfarmer | Nov 15, 2016 | General interest, News, TBLC news
On September 21st through 23rd strong contingents of library staff from the Manatee County Public Library System and Sarasota County Libraries completed a two and a half day Harwood Institute for Public Innovation lab sponsored and coordinated by the Patterson...
