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Alachua County Library District Alachua County Library provides books, movies, music, & research assistance free of charge to Alachua County & Florida residents. Questions? Ask Us!

https://linktr.ee/alachualibrary Alachua County Library District (ACLD) is a public library system in North Central Florida. We provide books, movies, music, research assistance, and programs free of charge to residents of Alachua County and the state of Florida. We respond to direct messages M-F 10am-5pm. ACLD has 12 locations, 2 bookmobiles, and numerous deposit collections. Hours listed are for Headquarters Library. For library branches, visit www.aclib.us/locations or for events www.aclib.us/all-events. Download the library 24/7 at www.aclib.us/media. http://ask.aclib.us

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Local Indie musician Adriel Bolocon, also known as Buboy, shines in the Gainesville music scene. Plug in some headphones...
10/21/2026

Local Indie musician Adriel Bolocon, also known as Buboy, shines in the Gainesville music scene. Plug in some headphones and bop to the beat in this Local Artist Spotlight.

Click the link in our bio to check out this ACLD Blog and more.

10/21/2026

Did you guess the book before the time ran out? 🤡🎈🚤

Join us for ArtSpace: Fall Ceramic Painting on Thursday, October 22, at 4 p.m., and Saturday, October 24, at 2 p.m., at ...
10/21/2026

Join us for ArtSpace: Fall Ceramic Painting on Thursday, October 22, at 4 p.m., and Saturday, October 24, at 2 p.m., at the Waldo Branch.

Paint spooky and seasonal ceramics just in time for Halloween, with guest artist Lindi Baldwin!

Halloween do-it-yourself projects are only limited by your imagination, and the Alachua County Library District has an a...
10/21/2026

Halloween do-it-yourself projects are only limited by your imagination, and the Alachua County Library District has an array of spooktacular programs to get you inspired.

Click the link in our bio to check out the ACLD Blog, "DIY Your Halloween at Home and at the Library"

Join us for a Teddy Bear & Friends Health Clinic on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 2 p.m. at the Headquarters Library. Participa...
10/21/2026

Join us for a Teddy Bear & Friends Health Clinic on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 2 p.m. at the Headquarters Library.

Participants visit with a veterinarian from Newberry Animal Hospital while one stuffed animal friend gets a check up/minor repairs done.

From Descendants and Zombies to The Nightmare Before Christmas and Hocus Pocus, find all your favorite Disney Halloween ...
10/20/2026

From Descendants and Zombies to The Nightmare Before Christmas and Hocus Pocus, find all your favorite Disney Halloween soundtracks on Hoopla!

Click the link in our bio to check out this Hoopla Highlight.

The True Crime genre has taken readers nationwide by storm. The evidence speaks for itself. 🔎 Dig into the stories of so...
10/20/2026

The True Crime genre has taken readers nationwide by storm. The evidence speaks for itself. 🔎 Dig into the stories of some of the worst criminals in our nation's history and the people who worked to uncover them.

Click the link in our bio and check out the ACLD Blog, "Crazy for True Crime."

10/20/2026

Welcome to TeenTober 2026! Our expert library staff is recommending teen reads all month long.

Fiona recommends "All My Rage" by Sabaa Tahir.

Lahore, Pakistan. Then.
Misbah is a dreamer and storyteller, newly married to Toufiq in an arranged match. After their young life is shaken by tragedy, they come to the United States and open the Cloud’s Rest Inn Motel, hoping for a new start.

Juniper, California. Now.
Salahudin and Noor are more than best friends; they are family. Growing up as outcasts in the small desert town of Juniper, California, they understand each other the way no one else does. Until The Fight, which destroys their bond with the swift fury of a star exploding.

Now, Sal scrambles to run the family motel as his mother Misbah’s health fails and his grieving father loses himself to alcoholism. Noor, meanwhile, walks a harrowing tightrope: working at her wrathful uncle’s liquor store while hiding the fact that she’s applying to college so she can escape him—and Juniper—forever.

When Sal’s attempts to save the motel spiral out of control, he and Noor must ask themselves what friendship is worth—and what it takes to defeat the monsters in their pasts and the ones in their midst.

From one of today’s most cherished and bestselling young adult authors comes a breathtaking novel of young love, old regrets, and forgiveness—one that’s both tragic and poignant in its tender ferocity.

THIS WEEKEND! The FOL Fall Book Sale opens on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 9 a.m. at the FOL Bookhouse, 430 N. Main St., Gaines...
10/19/2026

THIS WEEKEND! The FOL Fall Book Sale opens on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 9 a.m. at the FOL Bookhouse, 430 N. Main St., Gainesville.

2026 Fall Book Sale hours:

Saturday, October 24, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday, October 25, noon - 6 p.m.
Monday, October 26, noon - 6 p.m.
Tuesday, October 27, noon - 6 p.m. 1/2 price day
Wednesday, October 28, noon - 6 p.m. $0.10 day
Thursday, October 29, NON-PROFIT DAY / Open only to non-profits; please call to reserve a time for pickup. (352) 375-1676

10/19/2026

Fortunately, you can still escape into a good book at the library. Free of charge. 😉

Address

401 E University Avenue
Gainesville, FL
32601

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

Telephone

+13523343950

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