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president. Local citizens Carrie Sperry, Dorothy Cox, Helen Mann, and Myrtle
Fleming as the additional board members. By 1950, the library also had its first benefactors, with J. Myer Schine and Hildegarde Schine supporting the library with the donation of new bookcases, fluorescent lights, and other new furnishings.
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Spanish River Library, built in the Addison Mizner (1872-1933) style, additionally provides public space for meetings, gatherings, and events. The hours of the library are posted on the library web site. The Old Downtown Library (21,400 square feet) was located at 200 N.W. Boca Raton Boulevard.
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production and audio podcasting, sublimation equipment, Cricut equipment, and a variety of other programs. Classes are taught by qualified librarian instructors and outside expert instructors. The
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Administration Building due to the efforts of Recreational Director of Civilian Personnel, Mrs. Mabel Wood. The reopening was spearheaded by the president of the Woman's Christian and Civic Club, Mrs. Arnold MacSpadden. Other women in the Wives of Army personnel also assisted in reopening the
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for a library expansion project that doubled the size of the library. About $ 100,000 of that was spent on replacing books in poor condition and increasing the book collection. Additional renovations were made throughout the 1990s, and although several plans were floated to expand the size of the
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of the property deeded to the joint partnership, with the library requesting that the property be divided so that each party could use a portion of the land for their own purposes. It was claimed in this lawsuit that the Art Guild never agreed to the deed in its present form due to regulations
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to the partnership by library benefactors J. Myer and
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550:(LEED) Silver certification requirements. The new Boca Raton Downtown Library was officially opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony and celebration on June 22, 2013. The 42,000 square foot building features 70 public access computers, study rooms, and events space.
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library, holding fundraising efforts and accepting personal donations for the new collection. On opening, the library was staffed by volunteer librarians Myrtle
Fleming, Carrie Sperry, Paulette Hebel, Helen Mann, and Birdine Merritt. Severe damage from a category 4
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specifically cited as being those responsible for donating a large portion of the library's original fiction titles. Other donations resulted from musical performances where the price was one book donated and calls for donations from local figures like
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to accompany its standard collection. The Library has also served as an early voting site in past elections. The Boca Raton Library hosted the first Florida State Girls Championship February 4, 2023 at their Spanish River location.
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is a 501(c) charity and a volunteer and fundraising group dedicated to supporting community cultural programs. The Friends operate a used bookstore at the Boca Raton Public Library's Downtown location, with proceeds benefiting the
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library system, after the County ended subsidy payments for out-of-city users to use the Boca Raton Public Library and six other city libraries throughout the county. Ever since, users living outside the primary boundaries of the
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related to libraries, co-operating with library staff in improving and expanding services, and helping the library obtain materials and funds. They incorporated in 1981, and started hosting
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including Mrs. Charles Stokes, Mrs. W.C. Young, Mrs. Crosby Tappan, and Miss Erma Habercorn. The collection developed from public donations, with Mrs. Morris Stokes and the Friends of The
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costs for the new building amounted to $ 41,000. In 1966 this building was dedicated to the city and named the Boca Raton Public Library. Though it was not a public library, it was still
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as part of a partnership with the Art Guild of Boca Raton. In 1955 a library and cultural arts center was planned on a tract of land
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