The C. Blythe Andrews Jr. Public Library, formerly known as the College Hill Branch Library, is in Tampa, Florida. The 8,500 sq. foot facility was renamed in 2011 for Florida Sentinel Bulletin owner and publisher C. Blythe Andrews. The library is located at 2607 E. Dr. MLK Jr. Blvd. It is part of the Tampa–Hillsborough County Public Library System (THPL), as well as a member of the Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative (HCPLC).
The library offers books, audiobooks, music CDs, magazines, and DVDs, and internet access is available through computers and WiFi. There is a large community room and a small meeting room available for public usage. The full suite of Adobe Creative Cloud desktop apps is also available for members to use by booking ahead and on a walk-in basis.[1]
The library first opened to the public as the College Hill Public Library on June 16, 1989, in an 800 square foot double-wide trailer. The current building opened in 1994 and, in 2010, was renamed after C. Blythe Andrews Jr., a publisher of the Florida Sentinel Bulletin, a newspaper serving the African American community.[2]
Future plansedit
At 8,500 square feet, the previous library building was considered too small for the number of customers the library was intaking.
The C. Blythe Andrews Jr. Public Library Closed on April 15, 2017, so that work could start on the construction of a new, larger library to better assist the needs of the community. The new C. Blythe Andrews Jr. Public Library re-opened in 2019.[3]
Friends of the libraryedit
The C. Blythe Andrews Jr. Public Library receives support from the Ada T. Payne Friends of the Urban Libraries. Their fundraising efforts support not only this branch, but also the Robert W. Saunders Sr. Public Library and the West Tampa Branch Library. The Ada. T Payne friends have bookstores in all three of these libraries.
Library artedit
The library features two lithographs in the main reading room area: No Place Like Home, 1990 by artist Louis Delsarte and With Honors, 1989 by artist Synthia St. James. There are twenty-one Burgert Brothers' black-and-white photograph reproductions that are included in the library's art collection.
^Varian, Bill (12 January 2010). . Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
^"C. Blythe Andrews, Jr. Public Library | HCPLC". hcplc.org.
External linksedit
C. Blythe Andrews Jr. Public Library hillsboroughcounty.org Retrieved 2016-04-12 – Official website
C. Blythe Andrews Jr. Public Library: Locations: Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative www.hcplc.org Retrieved 2016-04-12
C. Blythe Andrews Jr. Public Library Expansion/Replacement www.hillsboroughcounty.org Retrieved 2016-04-12
October 30, 2023
blythe, andrews, public, library, formerly, known, college, hill, branch, library, tampa, florida, foot, facility, renamed, 2011, florida, sentinel, bulletin, owner, publisher, blythe, andrews, library, located, 2607, blvd, part, tampa, hillsborough, county, p. The C Blythe Andrews Jr Public Library formerly known as the College Hill Branch Library is in Tampa Florida The 8 500 sq foot facility was renamed in 2011 for Florida Sentinel Bulletin owner and publisher C Blythe Andrews The library is located at 2607 E Dr MLK Jr Blvd It is part of the Tampa Hillsborough County Public Library System THPL as well as a member of the Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative HCPLC C Blyth Andrews Jr Public LibraryFormer namesCollege Hill Public LibraryGeneral informationLocationTampa FloridaAddress2607 E Dr MLK Jr Blvd Tampa Florida 33610Coordinates27 58 52 N 82 25 49 W 27 981177 N 82 430387 W 27 981177 82 430387Opened1994Websitehttp www hcplc org hcplc locations cba The library offers books audiobooks music CDs magazines and DVDs and internet access is available through computers and WiFi There is a large community room and a small meeting room available for public usage The full suite of Adobe Creative Cloud desktop apps is also available for members to use by booking ahead and on a walk in basis 1 Contents 1 History 2 Future plans 3 Friends of the library 4 Library art 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe library first opened to the public as the College Hill Public Library on June 16 1989 in an 800 square foot double wide trailer The current building opened in 1994 and in 2010 was renamed after C Blythe Andrews Jr a publisher of the Florida Sentinel Bulletin a newspaper serving the African American community 2 Future plans editAt 8 500 square feet the previous library building was considered too small for the number of customers the library was intaking The C Blythe Andrews Jr Public Library Closed on April 15 2017 so that work could start on the construction of a new larger library to better assist the needs of the community The new C Blythe Andrews Jr Public Library re opened in 2019 3 Friends of the library editThe C Blythe Andrews Jr Public Library receives support from the Ada T Payne Friends of the Urban Libraries Their fundraising efforts support not only this branch but also the Robert W Saunders Sr Public Library and the West Tampa Branch Library The Ada T Payne friends have bookstores in all three of these libraries Library art editThe library features two lithographs in the main reading room area No Place Like Home 1990 by artist Louis Delsarte and With Honors 1989 by artist Synthia St James There are twenty one Burgert Brothers black and white photograph reproductions that are included in the library s art collection References edit Adobe Creative Cloud HCPLC www hcplc org Retrieved 2019 10 28 Varian Bill 12 January 2010 C Blythe Andrews newspaperman and influential businessman dies at 79 Tampa Bay Times Archived from the original on 1 June 2016 Retrieved 2 May 2016 C Blythe Andrews Jr Public Library HCPLC hcplc org External links editC Blythe Andrews Jr Public Library hillsboroughcounty org Retrieved 2016 04 12 Official website C Blythe Andrews Jr Public Library Locations Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative www hcplc org Retrieved 2016 04 12 C Blythe Andrews Jr Public Library Expansion Replacement www hillsboroughcounty org Retrieved 2016 04 12 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title C Blythe Andrews Jr Public Library amp oldid 1175886947, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
