Polk County Library Cooperative (2024)

FAQs

What is the largest library in Polk County? ›

The Polk County Historical and Genealogical Library, located on the second floor of the Polk County History Center, is one of the largest facilities of its type in the area with more than 40,000 items in the collection.

The Davenport Historical Society has opened Davenport's Little Free Library in Market Square.

Simply bring in a photo ID and proof of a current Polk County address. If your driver's license has a current address on it, that's all you need!

Check your library record and renew your items online, or call the automated renewal line at 813-307-4465. *The maximum (total) number of items available for check out is 35. This includes any combination of materials.

The Library is located in the historic district of DeFuniak Springs and has the distinction of being the oldest continuously operated library in the state of Florida.

Largest public library in the state of Florida! Northeast corner of Magnolia and Central.

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Yes, if you live in Florida, you may qualify for a free Library card if you live in a County we share Reciprocal Borrowing privileges with. Reciprocal Libraries include those in the Tampa Bay Library Consortium (TBLC) or Marion and Levy County Libraries.

Visit us in person at any OCLS location or sign up online to get a library card account. In-person registration will require an appropriate ID to show proof of address. A photo will also be taken and added to your account for additional verification.

How many books need to be in a room for it to be considered a library? ›

A library by definition is a collection of books (though public libraries also have many other features). Therefore, anyone's collection of books is that person's library - there is no size qualification.

Given that there are approximately 180 days in the school year, a child should be able to select within the classroom a new book to read each day. This averages to about seven books per student in each classroom library.

The 140,000 square foot John F. Germany Public Library serves as the reference hub and resource center for all citizens of Hillsborough County, and as the flagship library of the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library system.

The Library, or part of its collection, was accidentally burned by Julius Caesar during his civil war in 48 BC, but it is unclear how much was actually destroyed and it seems to have either survived or been rebuilt shortly thereafter.

Statistics. The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world with millions of items a variety of formats.