Hart Memorial Central Library

Hart Memorial Central Library
Type Public library
Established 1910
Location Kissimmee, Florida
Coordinates 28°17′31″N 81°24′14″W / 28.29192°N 81.40386°W / 28.29192; -81.40386Coordinates: 28°17′31″N 81°24′14″W / 28.29192°N 81.40386°W / 28.29192; -81.40386
Branch of Osceola Library System
Website http://www.myosceolalibrary.org/hartmemorial/

The Hart Memorial Central Library is a member of the Osceola Library System.

Located on Dakin Avenue in downtown Kissimmee, Florida, the two story library is home to the Ray Shanks Law Library and a specialized Genealogy Collection.[1]

History

In 1910, Kissimmee’s first public library, was built at North Stewart Avenue on land donated by Mrs. Catherine S. Hart. Mrs. Hart was the widow of the tenth Governor of Florida, Ossian B. Hart. Her home was used as a post office, bookstore, and then finally a library. The local chapter of the American Women’s League donated books and furniture. The Stewart Avenue building was demolished in 1986 to make room for the city communications center. [2]

In 1968, the Hart Memorial Library moved to its current four thousand square foot building at the corner of Broadway and Dakin Avenue. In 2004, the building was renovated after back to back hurricanes caused over a million dollars worth of structural damage.[3]

Special Collections

References

  1. "Hart Memorial Central Library", Osceola Library System
  2. Robison, Jim " June 23, 1996
  3. Robison, Jim "Historic Osceola County: An Illustrated History", 2009

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