Citrus County Library System

10/11/2026

Tomorrow is the last day to shop the Fall MEGA Booksale! This has been a RECORD BREAKING sale for the Friends, and you can still show your support.

This year, the Friends are offering a limited run of new yellow shopping totes - available for a $5 cash donation - that can be used for “bag day” tomorrow!

Thank you to everyone who has come out to support the Friends this weekend as we celebrate Friends of the Library Month 💛

10/10/2026

KEEPING YOU INFORMED 📗
The 9 a.m. Library Advisory Board Meeting on August 26 will be available to watch on YouTube by 12 p.m. the same day. It will not be streamed live due to a concurrent workshop streaming at that time.

Watch the meeting at: https://www.youtube.com/

10/10/2026

Friends of the Citrus County Library System - Foccls is hosting its Fall Mega Book Sale at the Citrus Springs Community Center 📚 County Administrator Steve Howard stopped by with his daughter to buy books and thank Foccls for the great work they do to support our Citrus County Library System.

Sunday, Oct. 11 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. is half-price day, and Monday, Oct. 12 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. is clearance day! Come out to support our local libraries and find something new to read this fall.

10/10/2026

All Citrus Libraries branches will be closed on Monday, October 12 for our Annual Staff Training Day.
Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, October 13 at 9AM.

While we're closed, you can still access our digital collection, book drops, and outdoor Wi-Fi.

10/05/2026

📖💥 Don’t judge this sale by its cover...it’s even better inside. The Friends of the Citrus County Library System - Foccls 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗠𝗘𝗚𝗔 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲 kicks off this Friday night - and it's their 25th Anniversary, so you know the Friends will be bringing an extra level of excitement to this sale!
Find treasures, grow your TBR pile, and support the libraries you love.

And don't forget, the Friends will have a limited number of 𝙉𝙀𝙒 yellow tote bags available at this sale, making shopping for a stockpile even easier. 😉

The Friends of the Library in Citrus County provide support for programs, events, supplies, and circulating items for Citrus County.

10/02/2026

🎉 Congratulations to our winners of the Book Bundle prizes as part of the Library Card Sign-Up Month reading challenge on Beanstack! The participants of this challenge logged more than 50,000 minutes this month and celebrated reasons of why they LOVE the library.

📖 There's new Beanstack challenges that appear each month, and can all be found at citruslibraries.beanstack.org to keep you reading all year!

09/30/2026

Tonight is the LAST NIGHT to drop your tickets into the virtual baskets to win one of these 5 books (and some extra library swag!) as part of our Library Card Sign-Up Month reading challenge on Beanstack!

Logged your reading but haven't added your tickets? Make your selections by 11:59PM to make sure your name is in the running.

Winners will be contacted and announced tomorrow, October 1!

09/30/2026

📚 Books & Beyond is coming to you!

What’s happening at Citrus Libraries? What have we accomplished together, and what’s happening next? These questions and more will be answered by Library Director Adam Chang during the October "Books & Beyond: A Year of Impact" presentations!

These presentations will be offered at each of our five branches, giving library users throughout the county an opportunity to hear directly from Director Chang and learn more about their library system.

📍 Central Ridge Branch (Beverly Hills)
📅 Friday, October 2 at 2:00PM

Can’t make it to this presentation? Join us at another branch:

📍 Homosassa Branch — Friday, October 9 at 11:00AM
📍 Floral City Branch — Wednesday, October 14 at 2:00PM
📍 Coastal Region Branch (Crystal River) — Monday, October 19 at 1:30PM
📍 Lakes Region Branch (Inverness) — Thursday, October 22 at 2:00PM

Come and celebrate what your library has accomplished and learn what’s happening across Citrus Libraries. We hope to see you there!

09/28/2026

🌎📱 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲? 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱!

Citrus Libraries recently introduced 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲, a language-learning resource available for free with your library card. This week, we’re offering a special Tech Talk!

Learn how to access Transparent Language, navigate the app, explore its language-learning tools, and make the most of this resource wherever you are. More information about the app and how to access it can be found here: https://loom.ly/4R4uvE8

🎓 Getting Started with: Transparent Language
📅 Thursday, October 1 at 10:30AM
📍 Coastal Region Branch, Crystal River

Can’t make it this week? We’ll be offering the class again on:

📅 Friday, 10/16 at 2:00PM - Homosassa Branch
📅 Thursday, 10/22 at 10:30AM - Central Ridge Branch, Beverly Hills
📅 Friday, 10/30 at 10:30AM - Lakes Region Branch, Inverness

Registration is required. Visit https://loom.ly/5ycE25s for details and to reserve your spot.

09/25/2026