Pinellas Public Library Cooperative -PPLC

09/01/2026

Preventing mosquito bites and reducing mosquito breeding around your home can help protect you and your family. Check out these tips from the Florida Department of Health and share them with your family, friends and neighbors. Learn more: www.FloridaHealth.gov/Dengue 🚫🦟

09/01/2026

Museum pass partner Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center has issued a call for artists! Apply by September 21 to be part of the Peace on the Pier group exhibition.

Share Your Vision of Peace 🎨

The Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center is excited to announce Peace on the Pier, a new group exhibition inspired by the connection between people, nature, and the places that bring us together.

We’re inviting local artists to submit pieces that explore peace through the lens of the natural world. Whether it's the beauty of wildlife, or the actions we take to protect our environment, we want to see your interpretation!

📅 Submission Deadline: September 21, 2026, at 5:00 PM

📍 Exhibition Dates: October 22, 2026 – January 22, 2027

💙 All exhibited artworks will be available for sale, with 25% of proceeds supporting Tampa Bay Watch's mission to restore and protect Tampa Bay's estuarine ecosystem.

Ready to share your work? Apply through the link in our bio, and tag an artist who should apply! ➡️ https://bit.ly/4hSy3Je

**Eligible mediums: Painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, mixed media, and sculpture**

This exhibition is supported by a grant from the Smith & Associates Real Estate Foundation administered by the Community Foundation Tampa Bay. We are grateful for the funding to help us make a more significant positive impact in our community.

09/01/2026

The PPLC Administrative Office, Deaf Literacy Center, Pinellas Talking Book Library, and all Member Libraries will be closed on Monday, September 7, in observance of Labor Day. Our digital library is always open at https://pplc.us/.

08/28/2026

Human resources professionals! Looking for a new gig with great benefits? The Pinellas County Tax Collector's Office is recruiting for an HR Generalist. Check the comments for a link to the job listing.

08/27/2026

The PPLC's Museum Pass program offers families FREE access to a variety of local museums. Visit your nearest PPLC Member Library to borrow a pass today!

This month's featured museum partner is the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art on the St Petersburg College - Tarpon Springs campus. The museum houses more than 6,000 pieces of 20th and 21st century art. Enjoy the eight permanent galleries featuring the art of Abraham Rattner, Allen Leeper, and Esther Gentle, as well as special exhibitions rotating through year-round.

⏰ Open Tuesday–Saturday, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
📍 Learn more: https://leeparattner.org/

08/26/2026

Happy National Dog Day! 🐾 We put together a short list of our favorite dogs in contemporary fiction. Who did we miss? Let us know in the comments!

08/25/2026

Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday at age 80, was many things over her 60-year professional career: singer, songwriter, actor, entrepreneur, philanthropist, cultural icon – and a tireless advocate for literacy. “Everywhere I go, the kids call me The Book Lady,” she said in a PBS interview. Parton’s Imagination Library has been sending books to children — one book a month until they turn five — since 1995. And on February 27, 2018, she came to Washington, D.C., to dedicate the 100 millionth Imagination Library book — a story she wrote, “Coat of Many Colors” — to the Library of Congress. (Watch and listen to the video of her appearance at https://www.loc.gov/item/2021687564?loclr=fbnls.) Imagination Library is still going strong; in 2023 it gifted its 200 millionth book.
Parton’s 1994 memoir, “Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business (DB39868),” is a definitive account of her life, from her impoverished childhood in East Tennessee to her rise to fame in Nashville and beyond. Parton also told her story in last year’s “Star of the Show: My Life on Stage (DB133565).” “Dolly on Dolly: Interviews and Encounters (DB92810)” collects interviews with Parton going back to 1967, when she was 21.
Parton discusses her passion for fashion in “Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones (DB117524),” and she and her sister share favorite recipes in “Good Lookin’ Cookin’ (DB127729).”
The NLS collection also has children’s books by Parton, including the autobiographical “Coat of Many Colors (DBC32781)” and “Dolly Parton’s Billy the Kid Makes It Big (DB114353),” about a bulldog with an ear for music.
“Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics (BR24608, DB102063)” is an annotated collection of lyrics from 175 of her songs. The NLS Music Collection has piano scores for “I Will Always Love You (DBM04628)” and “Hardcandy Christmas (DBM03726).” And Popular Music Lead Sheets, No. 132 (BRM37679) includes a braille score for “Jolene.”
Search the NLS catalog for many more books by and about Parton.
[Image: In a screenshot from a video of her appearance at the Library of Congress on February 27, 2018, Dolly Parton reads “Coat of Many Colors” to a group of children.]

08/25/2026

📢 TODAY, SEPTEMBER 1 IS THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING ARTWORK FOR TEEN MOSAIC‼️

Do you know a creative kid who needs to be included in this year's Teen Mosaic magazine, showcasing the art and literature of Pinellas County teens? Have them submit their work at https://pplc.us/mosaic/ by the end of the day! 🎨📝

08/21/2026

08/19/2026

The Barbara S. Ponce Public Library will be closed Friday through Monday for maintenance. We’ll reopen Tuesday, August 24. Thank you for your understanding!