Pasco County Library Cooperative

The Pasco County Library Cooperative is the public library system that serves all residents of Pasco County, Florida and is a member of the Tampa Bay Library Consortium.[1] The "Pasco County Library System", as the system was originally known, was established by county ordinance in 1980. In 1999, the Pasco County Public Library Cooperative (PCLC) was established as a result of an Interlocal Agreement between the Pasco County Board of County Commissioners and the Zephyrhills City Council.[2] It consists of eight branch libraries and operates on a budget of $5,730,843, a decrease of $1,723,227 since 2007. The library circulated 2,400,192 items in 2011-2012. During that same time span, the library had 906,142 people visit its eight branches, a decrease of 23 percent. This decrease is attributed to the 16 percent reduction of hours the libraries are open. The head of library services reports to the Assistant County Administrator for Public Services.[3]

Marquee for the New River Library, a branch of the Pasco County Library Cooperative.

Branches

The library cooperative consists of eight branches with the administrative offices for the system located at the Hudson Regional Library.

The New River Branch in Zephyrhills, Florida.

Centenial Park 5740 Moog Road Holiday, FL 34690 Voice: (727) 834-3204 Fax: (727) 834-3225 Treva Cunningham, Branch Manager
Hours
TUESDAY 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
WEDNESDAY 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
THURSDAY 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
FRIDAY 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
SATURDAY 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
SUNDAY and MONDAY CLOSED

Hudson Regional 8012 Library Road Hudson, FL 34667 Voice: (727) 861-3040 Fax: (727) 861-3025 Sue Knowlton, Branch Manager
Hours
TUESDAY 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
WEDNESDAY 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
THURSDAY 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
FRIDAY 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
SATURDAY 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
SUNDAY and MONDAY CLOSED

Hugh Embry 14215 Fourth Street Dade City, FL 33523 Voice: (352) 567-3576 Fax: (352) 521-6670 Angelo Liranzo, Branch Manager
Hours
TUESDAY 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
WEDNESDAY 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM
THURSDAY 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
FRIDAY 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
SATURDAY 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
SUNDAY and MONDAY CLOSED

Land O’Lakes 2818 Collier Parkway Land O' Lakes, FL 34639 Voice: (813) 929-1214 Fax: (813) 929-1235 Kathleen Rothstein, Branch Manager
Hours
TUESDAY 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
WEDNESDAY 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
THURSDAY 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
FRIDAY 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
SATURDAY 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
SUNDAY and MONDAY CLOSED

New River 34043 State Road 54 Zephyrhills, FL 33543 Voice: (813) 788-6375 Fax: (813) 788-6977 Lisa Morgan, Branch Manager
Hours
TUESDAY 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
WEDNESDAY 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
THURSDAY 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM
FRIDAY 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
SATURDAY 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
SUNDAY and MONDAY CLOSED

Regency Park 9701 Little Road New Port Richey, FL 34654 Voice: (727) 861-3049 Fax: (727) 861-3011 Tracy Blimes, Branch Manager
Hours
TUESDAY 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
WEDNESDAY 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
THURSDAY 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM
FRIDAY 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
SATURDAY 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
SUNDAY and MONDAY CLOSED

South Holiday 4649 Mile Stretch Drive Holiday, FL 34690 Voice: (727) 834-3331 Fax: (727) 942-6740 Ashley Johnson, Branch Manager
Hours
TUESDAY 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
WEDNESDAY 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM
THURSDAY 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
FRIDAY 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
SATURDAY 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
SUNDAY and MONDAY CLOSED

Zephyrhills Public Library 5347 8th Street Zephyrhills, FL 33542 Voice: (813) 780-0064 Fax: (813) 780-0066 Vicki Elkins, Director
Hours
TUESDAY through FRIDAY 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM
SATURDAY 9:00 AM to noon
SUNDAY & MONDAY CLOSED

Mission of the PCLC

The mission of the Pasco County Library Cooperative is a response to the growing yet rural community it serves. According to its mission statement, the PCLC: Attracts and satisfies customers through outstanding and responsive customer service, an excellent selection of materials and resources, and an environment that encourages personal and community betterment.[1]

The PCLC has six strategic areas of focus designed to carry out its vision and mission statement. These areas are: discovery, collaboration, technology, creation, spaces, and awareness. Each of these strategic focus areas has an element that goes beyond the confines of the physical branch libraries by utilizing Web 2.0 applications and its interactive functionality.[1]

In this respect, PCLC is very much a part of the Library 2.0 movement.

Awards

2010

John Cotton Dana Award for excellence in public relations [4]

2008

Florida Library of the Year awarded by the Florida Library Association for "outstanding service to the community"

"I Love my Librarian!" award given to director Linda Allen by the The New York Times Company[5]

Future of the Region Certificate of Excellence and Commemorative program for Public Education in Catastrophe Readiness and Response: Proactive Roles for Public Libraries awarded by Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council [6]

2007

Librarian Leslie Jones was chosen as one of the Library Journal's 2007 Movers & Shakers - The People Shaping the Future of Libraries, sponsored by the American Library Association.

PCLC Website

The PCLC website (www.pascolibraries.org) is an integrated website that allows patrons to search the library catalog, check-out e-books, search fee-based databases, and even learn a new language. It also allows patrons to post book reviews, access RSS feeds, create lists and tag materials. The website has links to the library’s social media content, library videos and e-government sources. It was recognized by the Florida Library Association as the best library website in 2010. The year it was redesigned, use of the website increased 28 percent.[7]

Friends of the Pasco County Library System

Friends of the Pasco County Library System, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization that works closely with the libraries within the PCLC to enrich the library experience of library patrons through fundraising, volunteering, and advocacy efforts. In October, 2013, the Friends of the Pasco County Library System, Inc. was dissolved,[8] and merged with the Pasco Library Foundation. Individual libraries still retain their own Friends of the Library group, which either fall into their own not-for-profit or the Pasco Library Foundation's not-for-profit 501(c)(3) status.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pasco County Library Cooperative. (2012). 2012-2015 strategic vision, www.pascolibraries.org/PascoLibraryStratPlanFinal2.pdf
  2. ↑ http://www.pascolibraryfoundation.org/lhistory.shtml
  3. ↑ Pasco County Board of County Commissioners. (2012). Annual budget Pasco County FY 2013, http://www.pascocountyfl.net/Archive.aspx?ADID=644
  4. ↑ Pasco County Library Cooperative. (2013). "County Awards/Recognitions". Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  5. ↑ Orth, Carl (January 29, 2011). "Linda Allen is turning the page". The Suncoast News.
  6. ↑ Krahl, Wren. FUTURE OF THE REGION AWARDS. Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, 28 Mar 2008. http://www.tbrpc.org/events/for/2008/commemorative_WEB.pdf
  7. ↑ Florida Library Association. (n.d.). FLA awards - previous winners, http://www.flalib.org
  8. ↑ Moretti, Karen. PCLS Friends' Voice. Pasco Library Foundation, February/March 2014 http://www.pascolibraries.org/files/pdf/friends_newsletter_FebMarch2014.pdf

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