The Maureen B. Gauzza Public Library, formerly known as the Upper Tampa Bay Regional Public Library, is part of the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System (THPL), as well as a member of the Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative (HCPLC). It is a 26,000 square foot facility located at 11211 Countryway Blvd. in Tampa, Florida. In addition to books, newspapers and magazines, the library provides DVDs, music, and internet access, as well as a variety of programs and activities and meeting rooms.[1]
Maureen B. Gauzza Public Library (formerly the Upper Tampa Bay Regional Public Library)
The Upper Tampa Bay Regional Public Library in 2015 [before being renamed the Maureen B. Gauzza Public Library]
The 1,500 square foot Upper Tampa Bay Regional Public Library was dedicated and opened to the public on January 8, 2005.[2] Construction of the $4.5 million building was funded by the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners and a grant from the Florida Department of State, Division of Library Services.
Construction on an 114,300-square-foot expansion and 2,200-square-foot renovation began in January 2013 and was completed in February 2014 at a cost of $2.2 million.[3] The additional space was needed to accommodate and serve the growing population of the community. The expansion added additional reading space, a new children's area, multi-purpose space, a larger community room, a pantry, additional bathrooms, and storage. The renovation concentrated on installing a vending cafe, and revamping the Friends of the Library bookstore and teen area. Long & Associates Architects/Engineers, Inc. served as the designers for the project with the Williams Company serving as general contractor.[4] On Wednesday, May 28, 2014, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to celebrate the expansion of the library.[5]
On August 2, 2017, the library was renamed after Maureen Gauzza, founder of the Upper Tampa Bay chapter of the Friends of the Library. Maureen Gauzza [née Beirne] was born in Yonkers, New York and relocated to central Florida in 1981 before moving to Westchase in 1998.[6] She began advocating for a public library to serve the growing population of the area, including but not limited to Westchase. She worked alongside District 5 County Commissioner Ken Hagan, whom she had met while he going door-to-door campaigning for office, and original library architect Sol Fleischman to complete the project.[7] She was the founder of the Upper Tampa Bay Friends of the Library and served at the group's president from 2005 to 2015. She died on July 3, 2017, at the age of 75.[8]
Friends of the libraryedit
Gazebo in front of library
The Friends of the Maureen B. Gauzza Public Library operate the Gazebo bookstore inside the library lobby. Money raised by the Friends is used to support library programming and events.
The Friends purchased all the art for the library, aside from the sculptural elements donated by the nearby Westfield Mall at Citrus Park and the Majolica Tile Project, donated by the Westchase Artists Society. In the lobby of the main entrance, The Friends have installed a large bronze tree that is inscribed with the names of donors (on the leaves, acorns, and stones) who have contributed to the library.[1]
The Friends of the Maureen B. Gauzza Public Library meet on the first Monday of the month at 4 pm.[9]
Servicesedit
Adobe Creative Cloud Software
Assistive Technologies
Cooking Oil Recycling Station
Free WiFi
Innovation Studio
Internet Access
Public Meeting Rooms
Photocopiers
Public FAX
Self-Checkout
Snack and Beverage Vending
Wireless Printing
24/7 Backdrop Access
Gazebo Book Store open during library hours
Referencesedit
^ ab"Maureen B. Gauzza Public Library: Locations: Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative". www.hcplc.org. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
^"Library History | Home | Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System". www.thpl.org. Retrieved 2015-11-29.
^"Upper Tampa Bay Regional Library Expansion". www.dcd.com. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
^"Sandy Murman: Headlines from Hillsborough County" (PDF). Sandy Murman: Headlines from Hillsborough County. May 23, 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
^Home, MacDonald Funeral. "Maureen Ann Beirne Gauzza Obituary - MacDonald Funeral Home & Cremation Services". www.macdonaldfuneral.com. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
^"Library now bears the name of its driving force: Maureen B. Gauzza". 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
^Johnston, Joey (September 2017). "UTB Library Renamed the Maureen B. Gauzza Public Library" (PDF). WOW: Westchase's Official Newsmagazine. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
^"Friends of the Library of Tampa Hillsborough County Inc. - Chapters". foltampa.org. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
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The Maureen B Gauzza Public Library formerly known as the Upper Tampa Bay Regional Public Library is part of the Tampa Hillsborough County Public Library System THPL as well as a member of the Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative HCPLC It is a 26 000 square foot facility located at 11211 Countryway Blvd in Tampa Florida In addition to books newspapers and magazines the library provides DVDs music and internet access as well as a variety of programs and activities and meeting rooms 1 Maureen B Gauzza Public Library formerly the Upper Tampa Bay Regional Public Library The Upper Tampa Bay Regional Public Library in 2015 before being renamed the Maureen B Gauzza Public Library 28 03 45 N 82 37 23 W 28 06248 N 82 62301 W 28 06248 82 62301LocationTampa Florida United StatesEstablished2005Branch ofTampa Hillsborough County Public Library SystemOther informationWebsitewww wbr hcplc wbr org wbr hcplc wbr locations wbr mgl wbr Contents 1 History 2 Friends of the library 3 Services 4 ReferencesHistory editThe 1 500 square foot Upper Tampa Bay Regional Public Library was dedicated and opened to the public on January 8 2005 2 Construction of the 4 5 million building was funded by the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners and a grant from the Florida Department of State Division of Library Services Construction on an 114 300 square foot expansion and 2 200 square foot renovation began in January 2013 and was completed in February 2014 at a cost of 2 2 million 3 The additional space was needed to accommodate and serve the growing population of the community The expansion added additional reading space a new children s area multi purpose space a larger community room a pantry additional bathrooms and storage The renovation concentrated on installing a vending cafe and revamping the Friends of the Library bookstore and teen area Long amp Associates Architects Engineers Inc served as the designers for the project with the Williams Company serving as general contractor 4 On Wednesday May 28 2014 a ribbon cutting ceremony was held to celebrate the expansion of the library 5 On August 2 2017 the library was renamed after Maureen Gauzza founder of the Upper Tampa Bay chapter of the Friends of the Library Maureen Gauzza nee Beirne was born in Yonkers New York and relocated to central Florida in 1981 before moving to Westchase in 1998 6 She began advocating for a public library to serve the growing population of the area including but not limited to Westchase She worked alongside District 5 County Commissioner Ken Hagan whom she had met while he going door to door campaigning for office and original library architect Sol Fleischman to complete the project 7 She was the founder of the Upper Tampa Bay Friends of the Library and served at the group s president from 2005 to 2015 She died on July 3 2017 at the age of 75 8 Friends of the library edit nbsp Gazebo in front of library The Friends of the Maureen B Gauzza Public Library operate the Gazebo bookstore inside the library lobby Money raised by the Friends is used to support library programming and events The Friends purchased all the art for the library aside from the sculptural elements donated by the nearby Westfield Mall at Citrus Park and the Majolica Tile Project donated by the Westchase Artists Society In the lobby of the main entrance The Friends have installed a large bronze tree that is inscribed with the names of donors on the leaves acorns and stones who have contributed to the library 1 The Friends of the Maureen B Gauzza Public Library meet on the first Monday of the month at 4 pm 9 Services editAdobe Creative Cloud Software Assistive Technologies Cooking Oil Recycling Station Free WiFi Innovation Studio Internet Access Public Meeting Rooms Photocopiers Public FAX Self Checkout Snack and Beverage Vending Wireless Printing 24 7 Backdrop Access Gazebo Book Store open during library hoursReferences edit a b Maureen B Gauzza Public Library Locations Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative www hcplc org Retrieved 2017 11 20 Library History Home Tampa Hillsborough County Public Library System www thpl org Retrieved 2015 11 29 Westchase library expansion gets noisy this month TBO com 2013 04 11 Retrieved 2017 11 20 Upper Tampa Bay Regional Library Expansion www dcd com Retrieved 2017 11 20 Sandy Murman Headlines from Hillsborough County PDF Sandy Murman Headlines from Hillsborough County May 23 2014 Retrieved 29 November 2015 Home MacDonald Funeral Maureen Ann Beirne Gauzza Obituary MacDonald Funeral Home amp Cremation Services www macdonaldfuneral com Retrieved 2017 11 20 Library now bears the name of its driving force Maureen B Gauzza 2017 09 18 Retrieved 2017 11 20 Johnston Joey September 2017 UTB Library Renamed the Maureen B Gauzza Public Library PDF WOW Westchase s Official Newsmagazine Retrieved 20 November 2017 Friends of the Library of Tampa Hillsborough County Inc Chapters foltampa org Retrieved 2017 11 20 Retrieved from https en 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