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Largo Public Library
120 Central Park Drive
Largo, FL 33770
(727) 587-6715
Largo, FL 33770
(727) 587-6715
3 reviews for Largo Public Library
Huge library, awesome! Lots of programs and stuff too. As always, libraries, please start getting some "real" technical books.
Facing an extended stay in the sleepy community of Largo on Florida's central Gulf Coast, I headed to the library in order to become a member so I can maintain a healthy supply of reading material for the pool and beach. The old building - low-ceilinged, windowless, and cluttered, which made it very claustrophobic - has been replaced by a dazzling two-story structure in a park-like setting quite unlike anything you'd expect to find in a small town. Walls of glass infuse the space with natural light and, unlike the former facility, in this one the aisles separating the bookcases are wide enough to allow two people to pass with neither one needing to suck in his gut. There are sections dedicated to those interested in personal investment, career opportunities, and small business assistance; a children's department boasting a collection of some 40,000 books and computers programmed with educational games and research materials; a teen zone that features a writer's club open to all middle and high school students; Internet access via one hundred computers; and an extensive selection of videos, DVDs, CDs, audio books, and sheet music. That it's open on Sundays is an added bonus. An over-priced Starbucks-style cafe at the entrance seems superfluous, and to allow patrons to carry drinks throughout the building is asking for trouble. Unfortunately, placing no limit on the number of videos and DVDs that can be taken at one time, as they did before the introduction of self-check-out stands, results in shelves empty save for a few titles starring the likes of David Spade and Pauley Shore. But, aside from these minor complaints, this is a library of which the local residents - heavily responsible for raising the funds that built it - can be proud.
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This is pretty impressive for a small town library. The DVD collection isn't terrific, but every library in the county is using the same computer system now, so you can request films from other branches and pick them up here.