I love, love, love the Mount Dora Library - also known as the WT Bland Library in Lake County…read more With ample parking walking distance to both a butterfly garden AND a walking trail, what's not to love? Even their library cards feature pictures of butterflies. Friendly staff are quick to help you find what you need. Classes are available for local residents. And self-checkouts are available, as well as access to public computers. I am a committed bibliophile and thrilled the Mount Dora Library is here to support my reading adventures.

This is one of the BEST libraries around. They offer a wide selection of books and will also get…read moreyou books from other Lake county libraries, if needed. The staff is extremely friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. Check their calendar for all activities they over (chair yoga, classes, story time etc.) Right next to the main building is a beautiful butterfly garden. I am so grateful to have this library in our community.

I LOVE THIS LIBRARY! It is my favorite; the staff is friendly and extremely helpful. They honor…read moreveterans and the atmosphere is quite and conducive for studying and reading. The library also has study/conference rooms available.

Books, programs on health and culture , what don't they have. CDs and best sellers as well as…read morechildren events. The Tavares library has something I like.

If you have a library card for the Lake County libraries, You can take books out of the Umatilla…read morebranch. If you live far away, you can order them online and have them sent to a Lake County library near you. But we live fairly close, so I like to visit on occasion in person. It is a small library and reminds me of when I was a kid and had a goal to read every single book in the children's section of my local library. (I never made it. Once I read the Count of Monte Cristo, I moved over to the adult books). I don't know if it is a permanent feature, but they also have a long table with books you can buy. Oh, and because it is part of the Lake County library system, it is free.

Trains, lions and…read morebig chairs The first Umatilla library started back in 1917 in a spare part of a local department store. Nothing unusual about this, sticking the library in any available space was common practice back then. During the 30's the people of the town realized that the library needed a bit more space so they constructed a log cabin to serve as the library and town hall. This work pretty well, at least until fire burned it down in 1959. So a new building was constructed to again serve as the library, town hall and community center but by the early 80's the small, one room library just wasn't large enough. Fortunately a rather unconventional but very cool idea surfaced. An old railroad depot building, built back in 1915 was just sort of hanging around so it was donated to serve as the library. To make it even cooler a big orange caboose was added in 1986 to serve a for literacy classes and then another, more modern addition was added in 1991. The library was now almost 3,000 very cool square feet. The old depot part of the library is still very obvious from both the inside and out and of course it's impossible to miss a big orange caboose. The inside is filled with old train stuff that almost gives the library a museum feel and even the new part has some very unusual things like a huge lion and a cool old chair. This library is now a fully modern and functional place with all the books, DVDs, video games, computers, programs, classes and friendly librarians you would expect in a modern library. However one quick look around and the building never lets you forget that it was once something far different than a place for books.

Helpful and courteous staff. Love my local library. Easy to order book and have it delivered to my…read moreELCL.

Substance over style…read more Sorrento Florida isn't a very large town, I believe it has less than one thousand people living there. One of those quiet little towns that is easy to pass right by without even noticing. The town library is the same way, unassuming and quiet, located on a side street it takes a bit of effort to find if you don't know exactly where to look. The library certainly isn't much to look at. Not ugly or intrusive, just plain and functional. Probably like a lot of things in this town the library values substance over style and doesn't try to be something it isn't. I was surprised when the librarian told me that the library is only ten years old. Before that the people in the town had to go up to the Mount Dora library if they wanted books. This is one of those places that is impossible to tell how old it is and will probably look exactly the same one hundred years from now. The library is small but very friendly and useful. Everything is laid out in a practical if not exactly aesthetically pleasing manner. A place where no one will ever hush you or speak harshly to you. A little library that suits the town perfectly.

From bread to…read morebooks The town of Howey-in-the-Hills library got it's start about ten years ago as an eagle scout project. As usual with libraries that are just starting out, the books were moved around quite a bit. Finally through private donations and other means the town managed to buy an old convenience store and did some impressive renovations and now the books have a permanent home. Lots of work was done on the building and you have to look hard to see the convenience store roots. Everything is clean and even though the building isn't especially large, everything is well placed and spacious so the library gives the impression of being larger than it really is. Of course the library has all the usual modern library stuff including four computers, audio books and a nice kids department. I believe it is still a work in progress so I expect more changes in the future. The rather strange name of Howey-in-the-Hills originated with William Howey who founded the town in 1925. I guess he wanted to call the town Howey but folks ended up thinking that was a bit pretentious of him so they added the rather awkward in-the-Hills after it because of all the rolling hills in hills in the area. Rather small hills I might add, in fact more like bumps than actual hills. An interesting library in an interesting town. Just shows what people and a town can do when they make up their mind that they really, really want a library of their own.

I hesitate to put this review out there because I know it might make the classes more crowded--but…read moreI have to give credit to OCLS for the fantastic programs they offer! I recently attended a storytime class at the North Orange branch. Mr. Bill was the moderator for this session, as well as another one we attended about a year ago. He mentioned he hasn't been there recently, so there may be a different moderator at times. Mr. Bill was engaging, funny, and did a great job encouraging parents to actively participate alongside their children. My girls especially loved the puppets he used! OCLS continues to impress with its quality programming, and we'll definitely be back.

This is absolutely ridiculous (the screaming kids, kids running around the library and a male and…read morefemale worker sitting at the desk doing and saying absolutely NOTHING.

This brown library box with green trim stands on a single 4x4 wooden post in front of one of the…read moreplaygrounds of Gilbert Park. The single door is secured with a twist catch. It is in excellent condition. Inside, two shelves that did not have very much today. Some thrillers and paperbacks. Plenty of room for more but I'm already 4000 miles into this trip and I've stopped at over a dozen libraries along this trip so I have no new books to drop off. This is charter number 162933 and while it is not listed in the Little Free Library database or map, the plaque on the front indicates that it was "Donated by MDMS NJHS" which I assume is the Mount Dora Middle School's branch of the National Junior Honor Society. [Review 1031 of 2024 - 1907 in Florida - 22059 overall]

I love this little gem found in Leesburg, Florida. A underrated college with affordable tuition and…read morescholarships. A family atmosphere in athletics and a growing college atmosphere. #lakehawks I also went to this nursing school and passed. It is tough. But I want a competent nurse to take care of me when I'm older :). They make sure of that.

No help over the phones. Can't speak or get anyone. In admissions or Continuing Education.read more