Hugh Embry Library

Coordinates: 28°21′53″N 82°11′13″W / 28.364777°N 82.186896°W / 28.364777; -82.186896 Hugh Embry Library was established in 1904 when its namesake Hugh Embry (1879–1907), then 25, was recovering from an illness. It is located on 4th Street in Dade City, Florida. It was developed with donations from local households leading and built into a small library in the Embry home (now the site of the U.S. Post Office on Church St. A larger library and the development of the Pasco County Library Association followed in 1905. After Embry's death at the age of 28 due to tuberculosis, the library initially faltered, but was kept alive due to the efforts of active community members and civic organizations such as the Dade City Woman's Club. The library was relocated several times over the next five decades, finally ending up at the current location in 1963. The library underwent a complete renovation in the late 1980s, with the current 7,200-square-foot (670 m2) building opening in 1991.^[1][2]

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