Jacksonville Public Library
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| Established | 1878,1903 |
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| Location | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Coordinates | 30°19′45″N 81°39′29″W / 30.329055°N 81.657958°W |
| Branches | 20 |
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| Size | 2,354,787 (2015) |
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| Circulation | 5.9 million |
| Population served | 813,518 |
| Members | 580,904 (2012–13) |
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| Budget | $31,707,987 (2014) |
| Director | Barbara A.B. Gubbin (2005– ) |
| Staff | 500 |
| Website | jaxpubliclibrary.org |
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Old Jacksonville Free Public Library
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Postcard featuring the Carnegie Library, ca. 1910.
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| Location | 101 East Adams Street, Jacksonville |
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| Coordinates | 30°19′39″N 81°39′22″W / 30.32762°N 81.65602°WCoordinates: 30°19′39″N 81°39′22″W / 30.32762°N 81.65602°W |
| Built | 1903–1905 |
| Architect | Henry John Klutho |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 86003679 |
| Added to NRHP | January 22, 1987 |
The Jacksonville Public Library is the public library system of Jacksonville, Florida. It primarily serves Jacksonville and Duval County, and is also used by the neighboring Baker, Nassau, Clay, and St. Johns Counties. It is one of the largest library systems in the Florida, with a collection of over three million items. A division of the city government, the library has the third largest group of city employees after the city's Fire Department and Sheriff's Office. There are twenty branches and a Main Library in the system.
Located downtown near City Hall and Hemming Plaza, the Main Library opened in November 2005, replacing the Haydon Burns Library. Designed by architect Robert A. M. Stern, the new library is almost three times the size of the Haydon Burns building. The North Laura facility is 300,000 square feet (28,000 m2) with the capacity to hold one million books. A 600-space parking garage across from the library building on Duval Street makes the Main Library easily accessible. State-of-the-art technology offers 250 public computers, satellite, and video conferencing capabilities with infrastructure to support future technologies. On April 18, 2012, the AIA Florida Chapter placed the Jacksonville Public Library – Main Library on its list of Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places.
In addition to the Library and the Conference Center, the Library building hosts a bookstore and a cafe. The BOOKtique bookstore, run by the Friends of the Library, opened concurrently with the Library. In 2013, the BOOKtique was closed to make way for The Lounge @ 303 North. After a year and a half of legal wrangling and construction, on May 14, 2007, Shelby's Café opened inside the concession space in the Main Library. Unfortunately, the concession stand closed in 2011.
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