KEEP ST. PETE LIT

10/17/2026

What are you reading this weekend?

10/16/2026

Read and Write on!

New website, same library you love! 💻📚 St. Petersburg Library System’s online hub puts everything the library offers right at your fingertips. Place holds, borrow eBooks, find events, and more. Check it out ➡ splibraries.org/home

10/15/2026

🎨 Calling all art lovers! St. Pete’s public art collection is now on the Public Art Archive, an interactive online map where you can explore artwork across the city, learn about the artists behind it, and find pieces near you.

The collection features 90+ works, from sculptures and murals to mosaics, stained glass, fountains, and more, many in public spaces you can enjoy every day.

Start exploring: https://publicartarchive.org/collections/City-of-St--Petersburg--Florida?utm_source=chatgpt.com

📸 Featured: Elder Jordan Sr. Sculpture by Jon Hair

10/15/2026

📚Application deadline is November 1st for Writers in Paradise Conference! We are helping to spread the word!

10/08/2026

The most banned book in the 2025-2026 school year, according to the PEN America Index of School Book Bans, is Patricia McCormick’s Sold, a novel about child trafficking. See more of the most-banned books in American schools at: https://pen.org/banned-books-list-2026/

10/07/2026

Amendment 3 is not just a property tax issue. It is a library services issue.
Across Florida, public libraries depend on stable local funding to provide the services people use every day: books and e-books, public computers, Wi-Fi, children’s programs, senior services, job seeker support, homework help, meeting rooms, technology assistance, outreach, and trusted help from trained staff.

When local revenue is reduced, communities may be forced to make difficult choices. That will mean fewer open hours, fewer staff, smaller collections, reduced programs, less technology access, delayed projects, new fees, or even branch closures.

Friends groups, foundations, donors, and volunteers are essential library partners. They help libraries do more. But private support cannot replace the public funding that keeps a library system open, staffed, equipped, and available to everyone.

Before voting on Amendment 3, look closely at how your own library is funded. Ask what services depend on local public dollars. Ask what would happen to hours, staffing, books, programs, technology, outreach, and branches if that funding is reduced.

Libraries are local services. Library funding is local funding. Get the facts.
Learn more at www.KeepLibrariesFunded.org.

10/04/2026

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