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The Charles J. Fendig Public Library is part of the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System.

Discover more about this location at HCPLC.org/locations/charles-j-fendig. Learn more about events, programs and classes taking place throughout the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System by visiting our events calendar, HCPLC.org/Events. By commenting in this forum, you give Hillsborough County (and the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System) the right to reproduce, distribute,

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07/28/2026

UPDATE 07/29: The Charles J. Fendig Public Library has reopened for regular hours of operation.
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The Charles J. Fendig Public Library will be closing early today, July 28, due to air conditioning issues. Please visit the Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library for service.

Our library website, HCPLC.org, is always open for you to reserve the latest bestseller, download a book, take an online class, or access library services.

07/17/2026

Get face to face with animals from The Florida Aquarium, learn the art of portrait drawing with no prior experience needed, create original folklore alongside others while learning about local and national legends, and make your own chainmail keychain to take home at our libraries next week!⁠
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Check out HCPLC.org/Summer for more information.

06/20/2026

Listen to them, the children of the . . . late morning. What slime they make!

It wasn't difficult for these kids to . . . B positive . . . during the recent Dracula's Blood Drive program at the Charles J. Fendig Public Library. These summer vacation vampires learned about blood and made some sticky slime with a little extra bite.

Sink your teeth into more summer programs at HCPLC.org/Summer.

06/12/2026

See sparks fly and explore scientific principles with MOSI, drum and dance in an interactive drum circle with Giving Tree Music, learn from The Florida Aquarium about staying safe around the scaley reptiles that call our state their home, and participate in a "Choose Your Own Adventure" story revolving around the cryptids that may or may not inhabit the United States at our libraries next week!

See what's happening at a library near you this summer at HCPLC.org/Summer.

04/26/2026

Tampa was booming in the 1920s and Beach Park was coming alive with its Mediterranean style houses, but everything stopped in the 1930s when the Great Depression hit the country. While there are plenty of non-fiction titles available relating to this time period, you can check out the Florida-centric title, 𝘉𝘶𝘣𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘯: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘢 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 1920𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘵 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 by Christopher Knowlton. You can check out the book either in physical or digital form at ow.ly/aFXV50YMMJL.

Both of the houses in this picture still exist today!

[Image: New Mediterranean Revival-style residences at 5013 and 5015 Shore Crest Circle in Beach Park: Tampa, Fla., (1926) Burgert Brothers Photographic Collection, PA 4470]

04/20/2026

This week is National Library Week! The theme this year is "Find Your Joy!" and we thought it'd be fun to look back at a joyous celebration at one of our branches in 1983! These photos display a National Library Week celebration at the Peninsular Branch Library, now known as the Charles J. Fendig Public Library. In the first photo, librarian Marsha Pollak poses outside the library with a sign displaying open house information for visitors. The second photograph shows a local school band performing inside the library. The final photo shows the refreshments offered at the celebration for our wonderful library visitors.

There are plenty more historical photographs in our Library History Collection. You can check out that collection at DigitalCollections.HCPLC.org. Happy Library Week!

03/06/2026

Explore your creative side, master the art of writing in cursive, or watch a fun movie for free at our libraries this upcoming week.

Join us for these events and discover more at HCPLC.org/Events.

02/11/2026

Gardeners learned some practical tips and tricks to start their own personal garden from our partners at the Hillsborough County Extension- Florida-Friendly Landscaping Program in our recent gardening workshop at the Charles J. Fendig Public Library.

Become a green thumb with our gardening workshops happening at your nearest library. Find the next one at HCPLC.org/GardeningWorkshops.

01/29/2026

We had a splash of fun with The Color Express at the Charles J. Fendig Public Library in a recent canvas painting program where artists made their own versions of a Van Gogh piece.

Create and learn at our programs happening at a library near you. Find more at HCPLC.org/Events.

01/15/2026

The following Story Time programs have been cancelled at the Charles J. Fendig Public Library:

• Baby Time - Thursday, January 15 at 10:15 a.m.
• Family Story Time - Thursday, January 15 at 11 a.m.

Attend a program at a different location: HCPLC.org/StoryTime
Access programs on-demand from anywhere: YouTube.com/TampaHillsLib

Address

3909 W Neptune Street
Tampa, FL
33629

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 6pm
Tuesday	10am - 6pm
Wednesday	10am - 6pm
Thursday	10am - 6pm
Friday	10am - 6pm
Saturday	10am - 6pm

Website

http://www.hcplc.org/

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