BOOKS HAVE ARRIVED!


Tuesday, October 31, 2023 was an exciting day in Lakewood Ranch. The new books arrived at the library!  4 truck loads! 42 pallets! 4154 cartons! Pictured above are very happy staff members!  Special thanks to all of you for your generous donations! You have doubled the size of the original collection!

The staff is hard at work getting everything ready for opening in early January.   Please respect their work space by not visiting the library. THANK YOU for understanding!

This is a link to a video of the books arriving!!

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BE PART OF THE FRIENDS BOOK NOOK!

In the lobby area of the new library you will find the Friends bookstore -- the Book Nook! We are looking for volunteers to help! If you want to volunteer in the store, our next training session will be after the library opens. Check back for more information in the future.

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WATCH US GROW

THANK YOU TO OUR FOUNDING FRIENDS AND BUSINESS PATRONS!

FOUNDING FRIENDS

Alma Flor Ada

Rudy and Lurdes Agatep

Steve and Sue Aldrich

Janet, Kevin and Summer Allen

Lawrence and Andrea Augustine

Alice Ann Baumann

Carol and Rick Beatty

Steve and Kris Borkenhagen

Arminee Bowler

Chad and Janet Brower

Isabel Campoy

Renato Carotti

Ruth and Andrew Castor

Betty and Fred Crane

Susan and Richard Dieter

Paul and Linda du Kor

Jim and Susan Eicken

Dr. John and Emily Finnegan

Wendy and John Fox

Bree Goldberg

Jay and Elizabeth Henderson

Tom and Heather Hendon

Hopkins Family

Jane Johnson Hussar

Ben and Erin Jones

Jim and Barbra Kaprielian

Karen Kordisch

Lakewood Ranch Women's Club

LaVopa and Mazzone Family

Lindsay McSweeney

Leiberick Family

Carolyn Lowry-Nation

Belinda Lyle

Fred and Trisha Madsen

Renee Martone-Cecil

The May Family

Dr. Tom and Trina Melzoni

The Merz Family

Stuart and Allyson Miller

Sue Ann Miller, Ed. D.

Jim and Kathy Moran

Regina Negrycz

Drs. Janice and Michael Novello

Don Plaskett

Suzanne Seiter

John and Janice Shanahan

Harvey and Sheila Shifrin
Mary Smolenski, Ed.D.,  FNP

Wendy C. Solhan

Lisa and Rob Usher

Dale Weidemiller

Jim and Maureen West

John and Joan Wotring

John and Dea Zufelt

BUSINESS PATRONS

Christine Baumann Interiors, LLC

Tom Bleakley, Author

Marisa Bucci

David and Claire Charlson

Color It Up Painting, LLC

Jennifer Klobuchar

Marcia Krajewski

Machuga Financial

Alan and Charlotte Miller

Premier Home Watch and Concierge

Charles and Norma Slade







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Branch Updates

The new library branch is currently under construction. It is located at 16410 Rangeland Parkway (near Premier Sports Campus) in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. It is designed to be approximately 50,000 square feet to accommodate the tremendous growth in East Manatee County. Read more...

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A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR THE FRIENDS OF THE LAKEWOOD RANCH LIBRARY  (REGISTRATION NO. CH57400) MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE (800-435-7352) WITHIN THE STATE.  REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE. www.FloridaConsumerHelp.com

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