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Sarasota News Leader February 22, 2013 Page 74 Mason encouraged all those present to ���shop ami Trail. It is only 1.5 miles from the Curtiss till you drop��� at the mall ���and make sure when Avenue library site. you do drop, it���s in a chair at the Gulf Gate Kalajian also introduced the library manager, Library.��� Jim Mitchell, and Deanie Erb, president of the Kalajian then introduced Commissioner Nora Friends of Gulf Gate Library, calling Erb ���the Patterson, calling her the champion of the efheart and the soul of the library.��� fort to build a new library. ���I have certainly heard for years, ���When are Erb pointed out that it costs only $15 in annuwe going to get a new facility for the busiest al dues to be a member of the Friends organilibrary in the Sarasota County Library Sys- zation, but ���if you want to go up to a million [dollars], we have no problem with that. ��� So tem?������ Patterson pointed out. I encourage you to be friendly and to become That new library is set to open in late 2014. In the meantime, Patterson said, ���Our staff and a Friend of Gulf Gate Library or any other liall the volunteers have pulled off this incred- brary.��� ible miracle.��� The organization, which has about 380 memThe library is near the entrance to JC Penney bers, raises funds for resources beyond those in the mall, which is located at 8201 S. Tami- the county can afford, Kalajian noted, adding Patrons are quick to start roaming the stacks and using the library���s other services.