Did You Know?
- There are 22 libraries in the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System.
- In fiscal year 1999-2000 the collection consisted of 2.3 million items (books, videos, books-on-tape and CDs)
- Circulated over 5.5 million items
- Answered over 2.2 million reference questions
- Conducted over 2,900 children's programs; 91,000 children attended
- Conducted more than 1,000 adult programs; 32,000 people attended
- Over 66% of Hillsborough County's population are library card holders
- Library cards, services and programs are free and include:
Books-by-Mail: service for the homebound
Talking Books: service for individuals with certified visual and/or physical impairments
Electronic Libraries: services in select Hillsborough County Park & Recreation Centers
eAccess: resources available through CDs, the Internet & the Suncoast Free-Net
For further information please call the office of the Friends of the Library at 273-3616 or email us at friends@thpl.org
