Seffner-Mango Branch Library
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| Seffner-Mango Branch Library | |
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| 28°00′03″N 82°16′43″W / 28.00096°N 82.27850°W | |
| Location | Seffner, Florida, United States |
| Established | 2009 (current location) |
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| Website | hcplc |
The Seffner-Mango Branch Library is a 15,000 square feet facility located on 410 N Kingsway Road, in Seffner, Florida. It is part of the Tampa–Hillsborough County Public Library System (THPL).
The library holds 84,524 volumes and offers free wireless access, 14 Internet-connected computers, photocopiers, public FAX access, snack/beverage vending machines, and a public meeting room.[1] The Seffner-Mango Branch serves the two communities of Seffner and Mango.
Before the Seffner-Mango Branch Library was renamed, the library served as the Eastlake Branch Library. As part of the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System, this library opened on April 29, 1988, inside the Eastlake Square Shopping Mall on E. Hillsborough Avenue and 56th street.[2] The mall closed in 1998, forcing the library to temporarily close on May 11, 1998.
The Eastlake Branch Library moved its operations to a new 6,000 square foot rental location on East Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, next to the Walmart in Mango Plaza.[3][4] This library introduced the new name, Seffner-Mango Branch Library, and officially reopened on December 29, 1998. The Seffner-Mango Branch Library served the local community for a decade at this location before ground was broken for a new library building replacement, in 2008.
On January 15, 2009, the new and current Seffner-Mango Branch Library location was opened to the public on Kingsway Road in Seffner. This location is a 15,000 square foot facility next to the Seffner Community Park, and serves the Seffner and Mango community.