FRIENDS OF THE PACE LIBRARY
PO
Box 2068
Pace,
Florida 32571
THANKS, PACE! |
Summer Reading Coming Up!Funds Needed!Last year the Friends made the Summer Reading Program possible by donations. The money was raised through fund raising and book sales that we worked hard on all year long. With looming budget cuts, the needs increase. We need over $5,000. Funds raised go for new books, prizes for readers, and special summer events. Please help us keep the children of our community a priority! Donors will be recognized on the Thanks, Pace! page |
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About Us --
The Friends of the Pace Area Library was incorporated in December of 2000. The group was the outgrowth of a Chamber of Commerce Committee that was looking into getting a library for Pace. Through the efforts of the group, plans for the building were drawn up, and the county applied for and received a state grant of $500,000 to build the library. A vote on a tax to build an 18,000 sq. ft. building failed, but the county was able to downsize the building and use Pace area recreation dollars to begin construction. The building was completed and opened in April of 2007. The library is part of the Santa Rosa County Library System.
Mission
The purpose of the Friends of the Pace Area Library is to promote library involvement in the life of the community and community involvement in the life of the library, by developing financial and human resources and sponsoring activities and programs.
Program Services
The Friends group sponsors the library's youth programs throughout the year, during 2008 we contributed half the cost of the folding wall for the children’s area. We supplement the library budget with purchase of books and equipment, and provide broad support to the library and its activities. One of our sercies to the commnity is the Local History Project. Our members solicited memorabilia, photographs, and even entire books to make up this online history site.
Library Building
The library is built on 25 acres of county-owned land south of Pace High School. The size is about 5, 9006 sq. ft. The branch library became a reality with grant dollars from the state, and recreation dollars earmarked for Districts 1 and 2! The building has become a focal point for the Pace area community, and serves Pace, Floridatown, Pea Ridge, Wallace, and other outlying communities.
The architect for the new library was Caldwell
and Associates. Speegle Construction was the builder.
The key to getting the branch library was the $500,000 state grant for the
Pace area. Building had to be under contract by Dec. 23, 2005, to avoid having
to return the money to the state. At a time when funds are needed for rebuilding,
returning the money was not an option.
A Florida Taxpayer's Return on Investment Report (January 2005) indicates that
libraries return $6.54 in economic benefits for every $1.00 invested! So, in
some small way, this branch library benefits all taxpayers through contributions
to education, work force development, and overall quality of life issues. Libraries
change not only lives, but entire communities.
The Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Pace Library was held on January 13, 2006! County Commissioner Tom Stewart formally dedicated the site, and recognized the many individuals who have been part of bringing the library dream to fruition.
Pace Library
Did You Know?
You can select books and other materials through the Santa Rosa County Library System online and pick up those items later. You can make your selections anytime, browse the entire collection, and make your chjoices. Items shelved in other community libraries in SAnta Rosa County may take a few days longer to come in, but the Pace Library will send you an email when they are available for pickup!
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PLEASE! SEND Your Contribution Today!
- All contributions will be deposited to the Building Fund of the Friends of the Pace Area Library, Inc. We are a Non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization. Your contribution is a tax writeoff.
- Contributors will be recognized with plaques in the library entryway, and on the library website. The library might be named for your family member for a large contribution!
- All funds collected in this Building Drive will be made over to Santa Rosa County at the time furnishings are purchased.
- Send contributions to: Friends of the Pace Area Library, Building Fund. (Click here for Donation Form).
With citizen contributions we can:
- Provide a collection to include audio books for senior citizens and current titles for young and adult readers.
- Provide DVDs, videos, audiotapes, and CDs.
- Provide comprehensive online databases.
- Provide adequate seating and shelving for a user-friendly library.
- Provide computers for all areas of the library.
- Provide display cases for local history materials and artifacts.
The county library system will provide the following services to patrons:
- Basic branch reference and reader’s advisory services; critical listening, language, and reader’s advisory services;
- Children’s and adult programs;
- Borrowing from other branches;
- Coordination of Interlibrary Loan Requests;
- Work with literacy providers;
- Coordinate with local schools on class assignments and other activities.
Santa Rosa County Library System
Check out the new Santa Rosa County Library online, at http://www.santarosa.fl.gov/libraries/index.html