The Art of Being Floridian exhibit

We are happy to be hosting the Art of Being Floridian exhibit throughout August, a traveling exhibit of artist-painted plastic flamingos courtesy of the Tampa Bay Estuary Program.

The flamingos support their Be Floridian campaign which promotes Gardening Like A Floridian - including reducing the use of summer fertilizers, to protect our bays, rivers and the Gulf of Mexico.

The exhibit features 25 plastic flamingos, vibrantly and inventively painted by 20 artists from throughout the Tampa Bay region.  The painted birds, nestled in their environmental planters, are accompanied by a poster to acknowledge the artists who donated their talents and time.

To see the Fabulous Flamingos, please stop by our Childrens Department!

For more photos and information on the exhibit, visit the Be Floridian Facebook page or their Pinterest board.

Don't forget to visit the Be Floridian website for ideas on how to skip the fertilizer and have a great, Florida-friendly yard this summer!

Small Business Counseling with SCORE

SCORE business counselors provide experienced, unbiased, face to face business mentoring to small business owners & new entrepreneurs. Whether you're looking to fine-tune an existing business or achieve that new business start-up you've been dreaming about - SCORE is willing to help.


A business counselor from the Pinellas county chapter of SCORE is at the Oldsmar Library on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month from 10am to Noon & 1:00-3:00pm. To schedule a free 1 hour appointment call the Library's Reference desk at (813) 749-1181 or sign-up in person.


Pinellas County SCORE is a non-profit association & resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)


For more information about SCORE see http://www.pinellascounty.score.org

Want to win a Kindle Fire? Take our survey!

Would you like a chance to win a Kindle Fire?  We are raffling one off to a lucky participant in our Customer Satisfaction survey.

This is a brief survey to gauge how you use the Oldsmar Library and what you may like to see us improve. We're interested in input from regular library users as well as those who have never visited us, so tell your friends!  You can give us feedback anonymously, or enter your name & phone number and be entered in the drawing for the Kindle Fire.

You can take the survey online or from the Survey Monkey tab on our Facebook page.  We will also have paper surveys in-house beginning next week.  One survey per customer, please.


You can read more about the 2012 Kindle Fire's features here, though please note ours is new & factory sealed, NOT refurbished!

New Non-fiction book club

We will be hosting an informal meeting to gauge interest in a monthly daytime non-fiction book club on:

Wednesday, January 8,  2014

1:00 PM

Rotary Literacy/Conference Room

If you have questions or are interested but can't attend this meeting, please send your name/phone/email address to: information@oldsmarlibrary.org or leave your information with our Reference Desk, 813/749-1181 and we will have the group leader contact you.

New - Teen Coffee House schedule

We're changing the format of our Teen Coffee Houses and will now have different themes every month. Programs are the 3rd Tuesdays of the month from 6:00 - 7:30 in the Storytime Room.  All in Grades 6-12 are welcome.

Coffee (and tea) and snacks are always served and all materials for crafts are provided.  No registration required, but please call 813-749-1179 with any questions.

Here's just some of our upcoming schedule:

Tuesday, November 19, 6:00 pm
Craft Night

Make some loom band bracelets, finger woven scarves and necklaces

Tuesday, December 17, 6:00 pm
Holiday Coffee House

Decorate gingerbread people & houses, make an ornament & have some snacks!

Tuesday, January 21, 6:00 pm
Birthday Party!

Happy birthday, 2014 (and maybe someone else too!).  Birthday cake, games & prizes for the winners.

Tuesday, February 18, 6:00 pm

Eat Around the World
Come try some new & delicious food from around the world

Tuesday, March 18, 6:00 pm

SCIENCE!!
What is the equinox and why is it important?

 

Tuesday, April 15, 6:00 pm

Book & movie reviews
What have you been reading or watching lately?

New Mobile App

In addition to our mobile-friendly website (http://www.oldsmarlibrary.org/mobile/mindex.html), Oldsmar Library (along with our fellow PPLC member libraries) is now offering a customized library app: PPLC POP (Pinellas Online Portal).

Want to renew an item or place one on hold? There’s an app for that. Library hours or locations? There’s an app for that. Download an eBook? Find information fast? There’s an app for that, too!

From any mobile phone or tablet connected to the internet you can instantly tap into library resources, search the catalog, check your account, place a hold and more.  Also included is BookLook Mobile, a feature that lets you scan an ISBN barcode to see if a PPLC library owns the title.

To download PPLC POP, visit pinellas.boopsie.com on your mobile device, or go directly to the Google Play Store, iTunes or the Windows App Store.


The library’s mobile app was developed by Boopsie Inc. More than 250 libraries and universities use Boopsie to increase community and campus visibility.

Florida Library Patron Survey

The State and your local public library are cooperating in updating an important and extensive survey about the benefits and value of public libraries in Florida. Your participation is essential to the success of this study. All individual responses are ANONYMOUS, and it should take about ten minutes to complete.

To take the survey click here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FLLibraryPatronSurvey

Thank you so much!  For past survey results, see Return on Investment in Florida Public Libraries