Like something out of the movies love this little library. We ride our jetski/boat to the tiki bar…read moreand then walk from there. It's such a fun little date! There's a cute little garden to enjoy a picnic or coffee too. Perfect little library!

Love, love, love. If ever there were a library that felt like those small bookstores you see in…read morethe movies, this would be it.

Think twice before moving to this city. The grass goes uncut for long periods the area around 27th…read moreAvenue looks completely neglected. And worst of all, the cost of water has skyrocketed! It's absolutely ridiculous for a place like this; I didn't even pay a water bill that high when I lived in Miami.

Although Groveland is rapidly expanding it is still a laid back rural area with several orange…read moregroves and tree farms. They also have a handful of beautiful parks and a community center. You will not find lots of restaurants and shopping options but Clermont and Winter Garden are close by.

The employees are incredibly rude and treat patrons like they hate them. They work bankers hours…read moreand you're never more than five feet from a sign with threats on it. There's absolutely no reason to treat taxpayers like this; we may as well just not have a library. I reserved a room for a work meeting and Ardina decided to aggressively barge in to loudly to yell at me for an empty cup and question me about the name on the reservation. The power trip was insane. The woman is clearly unwell and I am concerned about her working for our local government.

Gets my recommendation as a library: lots of books and magazines! Free wifi. Computers if u need…read morethem ( I don't). Quiet. Good help if you can't find a book. Many desk, sofas, and carols. Great to go for a planning day or just to catch up on current magazines. Only thing missing is the " old library smell". But then: one can't have everything!!

We came to visit this little historic village and it's very scenic. The trees are so pretty too…read more There is parking and public restrooms available. We made a bad choice for dinner but I will return.

The Clermont Historic Village is a collection of historic buildings in Clermont, Florida. The City…read moreof Clermont purchased the land for the village in 1996 and it included the Train Depot and the Quonset Hut. Through the years various other historic buildings were moved to the village. The non profit South Lake Historical Society, formed in 1997 operates the village in conjunction with the City of Clermont. The mission of the historical society is to preserve, maintain, and share the history of South Lake County's pioneer families. The village opened in 2005. The historical society gives tours which covers the period of history from the 1800's to WWII. There are seven buildings that make up the village. These include the Herring Hooks Schoolhouse which was the last building added to the property. It is a replica of an 1881 one room schoolhouse that used to exist near Jack's Lake and served as Clermont's first school. It was recreated using old photographs. The Cooper Memorial Library was built in 1914 and nicknamed The Little Cooper. It was moved to the village from West DeSoto Street in 2009. The outhouse is a replica of one and was built as an Eagle Scout project. The Train Depot stands in its original location. It received refurbishment in 2011. The Quonset Hut was built by the US military and it is original to the WWII era. It has been turned into a museum. The Kern House was built in 1895 on Montrose Street in a traditional New England style by Alexander Kern. He was one of the original signers on the incorporation of Clermont. The house was moved to the village in 2008. The Townsend House was built in 1895 on SR 50 by the first Black family to move to Clermont, James and Sallie Townsend. It was the first building to be moved to the village in 2002 and it opened for tours in 2005. The Historic Village is free but asks for a suggested $5 per person donation. It is open for tours Saturday and Sunday between 1 and 4. You can contact them for private tours and rentals. Every year the Historical Society hosts a Heritage Day Festival. During my visit there was a very nice Christmas village on display. I love how the city of Clermont has preserved their history in these buildings. This is a great place to get a glimpse of what life was like at the turn of the century through WWII.

One of the Best Libraries I've Ever Visited! I've been to a…read morelot of libraries over the years, but Montverde Library easily ranks among the absolute nicest and most impressive ones I've experienced. From the moment you walk in, it just feels right. The staff is genuinely friendly and incredibly helpful -- they go out of their way to assist without ever making you feel rushed. What really blew me away is the collection: per square foot, they have an outstanding selection of books, DVDs, and audiobooks. It's surprisingly well-curated and up-to-date. The facilities are fantastic too. The work areas are functional and comfortable, the study/meeting rooms are excellent, and the computer lab is better equipped and more modern than most I've seen anywhere. But the absolute highlight? It's actually quiet. In a world where libraries seem to have turned into noisy community centers, Montverde has managed to preserve that peaceful, focused atmosphere that makes a library truly special. If you're in the area and need a great place to read, study, work, or just escape for a while, do yourself a favor and visit Montverde Library. It's a hidden gem and a true credit to the community. Highly, highly recommended!

The Helen Lehmann Memorial Library is located in the center of Montverde. It is part of the Lake…read moreCounty Library System. They are closed on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The days that they are open the hours are from 8:30 am to 6:30pm. There is adequate parking and a convenient book drop off in the parking lot. It's a very small and quaint library. They recently added several books and dvds to their collection. They have a calendar of events in hopes that the community will participate.

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.

William John Howey (January 19, 1876 - June 7, 1938) was an American real-estate developer, citrus…read moregrower, and Republican politician from Florida. He founded and served as mayor for the town of Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida where he developed and sold citrus groves, becoming one of Florida's greatest citrus developers. He was one of the first citrus growers to send fruit from Florida to England. In 1921 he opened Florida's first citrus juice plant. He ran for governor on the Republican ticket in 1928 and 1932. Mr. Howey's prominence led to many distinguished guests visiting the Howey mansion, These included Lord Bathhurst of England, H.B. McNeal, publisher of Golfer's Magazine, golf master Chick Evans, Kansas Governor Alfred Landon, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Phillip's of petroleum fame, and President Calvin Coolidge who was guest of honor at an all-male dinner party in February 1930. Mr. Howey's former home near Lake Wales, Florida became the site of Florida's Bok Tower at the Bok Tower Gardens. In 1925 Mr. Howey commissioned a 20 room mansion in the town he founded. The architect was Katherine Cotheal Budd. During WWI she designed temporary lodgings known as hostess homes for women who were visiting their husbands at military training camps. Budd is credited for creating 72 lodgings with a homelike atmosphere and the Howey House is one of a few existing examples of her work. The Howey Mansion was designed in the popular Mediterranean Revival style. The house is set back on a wide lawn with wrought iron gates and a long horseshoe drive. The entrance to the home features an elaborate, two story bas relief frontispiece .The massive front door and the woodwork on the first floor is made from peaky cypress. Leading to the second floor is a graceful curving stone stairway with a wrought iron banister. Other features of the home include three large fireplaces, a ballroom-size drawing room, enormous beamed ceilings, and a servant call-bell phone system. There is even a hidden passage behind a sliding bookshelf panel in the library. The original 15 acres grounds of the mansion were called The Park and included many botanical plants and shrubs. On March 6, 1927 The Park was the host site for an open air concert performed by the New York Civic Opera Company bringing the top opera singers of the day to the mansion for a concert for the community. The mansion was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Place on January 27, 1983. On April 12, 2017 it was listed for sale at $480,000. The new owners are Brad and Clay Cowherd, Orlando real estate investors who have made period-accurate restoration of the house. I visited the Howey Mansion for the Founders Day Festival. Admission for tours of the home was discounted to $10. The Howey Mansion is available for private rentals like weddings while historical tours are also available Monday through Friday at 11am. The Founder's Day event included a local market, food trucks, live music, and family activities. I enjoyed visiting the tents and touring the mansion including the hidden bar in the basement that was created during prohibition. Behind the mansion, is a trail through the woods that will take you to the Georgian marble mausoleum where the Howey family is interred including William J. Howey (1938), daughter, Lois Valerie Howey (1941), and Mary Hastings Howey (1981). This year Centennial Founder's Day Celebration, marked100 years since the town's founding in 1925.

What an incredible place! We really enjoyed the tour Fran and Mercy gave us. They were extremely…read moreknowledgeable about the property and you can tell they love what they do. The property itself is gorgeous. If you're looking for an event space, you're in luck they rent it out for weddings and other events.

i'm a mathematician - with a master of science degree from james madison university. my favorite…read moreclass was statistics and probability. i documented and proved mathematically that the nursing program has a completely arbitrary grading paradigm, and that they do not follow any policy regarding who passes and who does not. that is to say, if they decide that they don't want you to pass, they will create a fabrication to base their decision on. when i very explicitly documented this and presented it to the board of directors, instead of correcting the problem, i was failed, and given a trespass warning in the meanwhile, the dean of the nursing program resigned and accepted a position with valencia college. the officer of equal opportunity and diversity also left, (as did the director of the office for students with disabilities) after numerous complaints that were brought to the attention of the president (sidor) were dismissed. the administrators who were aware of the problem, and knew that the problem wasn't being addressed or corrected, left for better academic environments, leaving behind a cabal of pseudoadministrators with so many choices of places to go to school (dsc, valencia, rollins, stetson, ucf) there isn't any reason to attend this third rate school if you absolutely need a school in lake county to go to, and even though it isn't a college, i would recommend lake technical school (laketech.org) over lssc

I had the privilege of meeting Esther Fagan today at Lake Sumter State College she's helping me…read moreenroll my daughter. She's an administrative staff assistant at the South Lake campus and man is she wonderful, she was so friendly and she was so helpful. I had to do my champ VA forms to get my daughter into her health insurance I'm having to do my veterans forms and at the same time get her enrolled with/on the Florida prepaid college plan so much paperwork it seem like such a confusing mess but she made it so easily understandable and I'm so thankful that I met her she's a super lady and I would recommend her to anyone of you anytime. She's a true professional and I thank her for all her help