The 1980s...Tampa Takes Off! If asked in 1880, most people outside Florida would not know where Tampa was located.
But, then came the railroad, rapid growth of the cigar industry, the discovery of phosphate, and the 1898 Spanish-American War. Thanks to Teddy Roosevelt and the national press, by the end of the decade everyone know about Tampa - good and bad!
Today's hours
We're open 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Mon, Sep 15 | 10:00AM to 9:00PM |
Tue, Sep 16 | 10:00AM to 9:00PM |
Wed, Sep 17 | 10:00AM to 9:00PM |
Thu, Sep 18 | 10:00AM to 9:00PM |
Fri, Sep 19 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
Sat, Sep 20 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
Sun, Sep 21 | Closed |
The 25,000 square foot building serves communities in east Hillsborough County including Bloomingdale, Valrico, Lithia, and FishHawk Ranch. It houses a collection of over 105,000 items for all ages - a broad range of popular fiction, nonfiction, DVDs, music CDs, books on CD, periodicals and Spanish language materials. A separate genealogy room contains books and online resources to aid family history research. The Children's Room provides a kid-friendly space for pre-school and elementary age customers and their parents or caregivers. In addition to the collection of children's books and DVDs, the room offers computers configured just for kids and child-sized tables and chairs.
Online and Internet access is provided through library computers, a computer lab and WiFi connectivity. The library routinely offers a variety of programs and computer training classes for children, teens and adults. To make check out of library materials fast and easy, the library is equipped with state-of-the art RFID technology - including Express Check stations for customer use. Public meeting rooms at the Bloomingdale Regional Library include the McLean Community Room (named to honor members of the family that formerly owned the land where the library is sited), a large meeting room in the new addition, a small meeting room that doubles as the children’s story room, and three other rooms that can be used for quiet study or small group meetings.