Sarasota News Leader
January 18, 2013
Page 48
GULF GATE LIBRARY DOORS CLOSING JAN. 19
The Gulf Gate Library, 7112 Curtiss Ave., Sarasota, will close its doors at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 19, in anticipation of reopening in
the Westfield Sarasota Square Mall, 8201 S.
Tamiami Trail, next to JCPenney, the county
has announced.
eight other libraries located throughout the
county, the release notes. From Jan. 19 to
Feb.18, Gulf Gate Library customers will have
the opportunity to pick up reserves and drop
off items at one of the other library locations,
it adds.
The mall location is expected to open on Tuesday, Feb. 19; it will serve as the library's temporary home while a new Gulf Gate Library
is built at the Curtiss Avenue site, a county
news release says. The new Gulf Gate Library
is anticipated to open in 2014.
Throughout the period, customers also may
access the entire library system catalog, view
the events calendar and reserve items anytime
on the library system website, www.sclibs.net.
For more information, contact the Sarasota
County Call Center at 941-861-5000, or visit
"The mall location offers the amenities we www.scgov.net.
were seeking, including plenty of free parking, close proximity to the existing Gulf Gate
Library and the same [Sarasota County Area
Transit] route," said Sarasota County Library
System Director Sarabeth Kalajian in the release. "It's a great opportunity for us to introduce the diverse resources of a public library
to people who may not be familiar with them."
During the transition, Sarasota County library
customers are encouraged to use any of the
Map image courtesy Google
The original Gulf Gate Library will be closing Jan. 19 in preparation for its demolition and replacement by a larger facility. Photo courtesy Sarasota County