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Sarasota News Leader January 17, 2014 Page 80 JACARANDA LIBRARY TO HOLD 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Members of the Sarasota County Commission will be joining representatives of Friends of the Jacaranda Public Library and library staff in celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library, the county has announced. Featured speakers on Jan. 24 will be Charles Hines, the Sarasota County Commission chairman; state Sen. Nancy Detert of Venice; Andrea Taylor, the library manager; and Scott Dowdy, president of the Friends of the Library, the release adds. The yearlong celebration will kick off with a reception on Friday, Jan. 24, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., a news release says. The event will feature guest speakers starting at 6 p.m. The celebration will continue on Saturday, Jan. 25, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with activities for the entire family, the release notes. All the festivities will be held at Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library, located at 4143 Woodmere Park Blvd. in Venice. Each event will be free and open to the public. On Jan. 25, the library will host a Wii tournament and offer face painting for teens, as well as a bounce house, games and art activities for children. "The library has been serving Venice residents since its construction in 1994," the release explains. "In the late 1980s, Sarasota County Library Advisory Board members and Venice residents recognized the need for expanded library services there, and with funding from The Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library is located at 4143 Woodmere Park Blvd. in Venice. Image courtesy Sarasota County