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A pair of 30 ft. circular "bubble houses" were built in October 1953 by the Hobe Sound Corporation on the south side of ...
10/23/2026

A pair of 30 ft. circular "bubble houses" were built in October 1953 by the Hobe Sound Corporation on the south side of Zeus Circle. 📐

Designed by architect Wallace Neff and constructed by Murphy Construction Company of West Palm Beach, the homes cost about $6,000 each. The Reed family used them as rental properties for many years. The east house was demolished in 2012.

Scan gift of Stuart Heritage Museum, Inc.; donated by Vee Chambers. Martin Digital History is a participatory archive that works to make historical photographs, documents, and stories accessible to everyone. Explore this image and thousands more: https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/9246

On October 21, 2004, Martin Memorial Hospital dedicated the John Scott Healing Garden in honor of its longtime employee,...
10/21/2026

On October 21, 2004, Martin Memorial Hospital dedicated the John Scott Healing Garden in honor of its longtime employee, John Scott.

In 1939, Scott took a bus from Hobe Sound after hearing about possible job opportunities at the new hospital. He found D.S. Hudson, treasurer of the Board of Directors, pulling weeds. After Scott offered to do it for him, he was hired on the spot as a gardener, at a salary of $30 a month plus one meal a day. The plaque at the garden reads "This healing garden is dedicated to John Scott in honor of his 65 years of devoted service."

Scan gift of Jenny Flaugh via Sandra Thurlow. Martin Digital History is a participatory archive that works to make historical photographs, documents, and stories accessible to everyone. Explore this image and thousands more: https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/12235

What's your next "spooky season" read? 👻Tell us your favorite thriller(s) for this time of year 🍁If you enjoyed the chil...
10/21/2026

What's your next "spooky season" read? 👻
Tell us your favorite thriller(s) for this time of year 🍁

If you enjoyed the chilling atmosphere of The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, grab The Unknown by Riley Sager!
This gripping, dual-timeline follows five women as they prepare for a movie role using a century-old diary from Daisy Rue. The island is remote, but extenuating circumstances suggest otherwise...

Full of twists, eerie questions, and relentless suspense, you will be asking yourself: what? where? when? This is a page-turner you won't be able to put down!
Browse the library catalog for this and more: https://mrco.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/default/

🎉Martin County Library Staff participated as presenters, a panelist, and an award winner in the Southeast Florida Librar...
10/20/2026

🎉Martin County Library Staff participated as presenters, a panelist, and an award winner in the Southeast Florida Library Information Network (SEFLIN) Conference "Beyond the Expected" last week! 👏Our staff shared our successes with other library systems in staff engagement, as well as our sensory services available to our patrons. Our own Terry Dick, Volunteer Manager, won the SEFLIN Beacon Lifetime Achievement Award for her long and dedicated library career with MCLS. From starting as a Library Specialist at the old East Ocean library location, to Circulation Supervisor, and now our Volunteer Manager, Terry has played many important roles in making MCLS the great library system we see today. Congratulations Terry for a well-deserved award, and to the rest of staff for representing all the work we do.

And a special thanks to Friends of the Martin County Library System, Inc for funding our attendance to the conference!

The Stuart Woman's Club 60th anniversary celebration took place in 1973 🎊Published in Stuart News (19 Oct 1973) with the...
10/17/2026

The Stuart Woman's Club 60th anniversary celebration took place in 1973 🎊
Published in Stuart News (19 Oct 1973) with the caption: "Wearing vintage dress are [from left]: Lucille Gawn (past president); Naomi Waldvogel, Mary M. Cox, Doris Russell (whose costume is a cut linen outfit on loan from the Elliott Museum); Mercy Birnn, first vice president; Marion Moore and Iola Connolly." Scan gift of GFWC Woman's Club of Stuart.

Martin Digital History is a participatory archive that works to make historical photographs, documents, and stories accessible to everyone. Explore this image and thousands more: https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/6861

FREE online homework help and tutoring from Brainfuse HelpNow experts is a "no-brainer"! 🎒 Get started (with your MCLS l...
10/14/2026

FREE online homework help and tutoring from Brainfuse HelpNow experts is a "no-brainer"! 🎒 Get started (with your MCLS library card): https://www.martin.fl.us/homework-help

Sponsored by the Library Foundation of Martin County, Inc. with support from Nina Haven Scholarships Inc. See less

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Welcome back! We are excited to announce that Peter & Julie Cummings Library in Palm City will resume normal operations ...
10/12/2026

Welcome back! We are excited to announce that Peter & Julie Cummings Library in Palm City will resume normal operations with regular hours starting Tuesday, October 13 (at 10:00am). The Library staff looks forward to being able to fully serve the community and seeing all our patrons again! https://www.martin.fl.us/library-hours.

Families: We'll be hosting Family Tree Yoga with Kim: 10:30am-11:30am here at Peter and Julie Cummings Library that day, so be sure to bring your mats and get ready for a child-centric session. Sponsored by the Friends of the Martin County Library System, Inc.

Be sure to find all event listings, computer class schedules, story time hours, and so much more, for all library locations, at: www.martin.fl.us/events-classes-clubs
See everyone soon!

Happy National Farmer's Day! 🚜In 1955, Martin County’s watermelon harvest was big business. This Earl Dyer Ricou photogr...
10/12/2026

Happy National Farmer's Day! 🚜
In 1955, Martin County’s watermelon harvest was big business. This Earl Dyer Ricou photograph appeared in the Stuart News on May 26 under the headline, “County’s Watermelon Production Total Passes Half Million.” That year, 334 carloads of Martin County melons were shipped from Indiantown by Seaboard Air Line Railroad, with another 60 carloads shipped from Stuart.

Here, Buddy Beech supervises the loading while melons from the Scott & Beard farm wait to be shipped across the country. Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow.
Martin Digital History is a participatory archive that works to make historical photographs, documents, and stories accessible to everyone. Explore this image and thousands more: https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/13526

Your vision is their focus! 🏥 Dr. Jeffrey Diskin, M.D., of East Florida Eye Institute will be joining us for "An Interac...
10/07/2026

Your vision is their focus! 🏥 Dr. Jeffrey Diskin, M.D., of East Florida Eye Institute will be joining us for "An Interactive Discussion On Cataracts and Eye Health", Thursday, October 22: 11:30am-12:30pm at Blake Library. This will be engaging, audience-centered discussion, including tips for maintaining healthy, clear vision and more! Registration recommended: https://mcls.libnet.info/event/17303400

FREE online homework help and tutoring from Brainfuse HelpNow experts is a "no-brainer"! 🎒 Get started (with your MCLS l...
10/06/2026

FREE online homework help and tutoring from Brainfuse HelpNow experts is a "no-brainer"! 🎒 Get started (with your MCLS library card): https://www.martin.fl.us/homework-help Sponsored by the Library Foundation of Martin County with support from Nina Haven Scholarships Inc.

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2351 SE Monterey Road
Stuart, FL
34996

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Monday 10am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 10am - 8pm
Wednesday 10am - 5:30pm
Thursday 10am - 8pm
Friday 10am - 5:30pm
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