Special Collections

Special collections are scattered throughout member libraries throughout the county.

These collections include:

Clearwater

Clearwater Sun Archives – Main Library
Wickman Collection – A collection of books and materials about boating, yachting, and the sea – Main Library
Leadership Collection – A collection of books and materials on business leaders and leadership methods – Main Library
Florida Collection – A collection of books and materials (fiction and non-fiction) on the State of Florida – Main Library
African American Collection – North Greenwood Branch

Dunedin

In addition to the standard fiction, genre fiction and non-fiction collections in regular and Large Print for all ages, the Dunedin Public Library has an excellent audio-visual collection. This collection features DVDs, videos, audiobooks on CD and cassette, music CDs and interactive CD ROMs.
John A. Mease, Jr. Genealogical Collection – mostly early New England sources Morton Plant Mease medical reference collection

Gulf Beaches

African American Films
Art – “How to” (Watercolors)
Foreign Films
Florida Collection
Large Print
Westerns

Gulfport Public Library

Gabber Archives
Gulfport Gabber Archives
LGBTQ Collection
Russian Language Collection

Largo

English Language Learning
Genealogy
Local History
Spanish Language Collection
Parent/Teacher Collection

Palm Harbor Library

Adaptive Toys
Business Center
First Steps to Go
Florida Collection
LP’s with turntable
Launchpads
Literacy Collection
Musical Instruments
Playaway Views
Robin Dombrowsky Genealogical Collection
Spanish Collection (Adult & Juvenile)
S.T.E.A.M. Kits

Barbara S. Ponce Public Library

Adult New Reader (literacy) Collection
Bilingual and Sign Language Collection – juvenile materials for learning foreign languages (primarily Spanish) and sign language instruction
Professional Collection – resources for teachers and homeschool parents
Spanish Language Collection

Safety Harbor

Historical Safety Harbor Herald Newspapers from 1925 – 1972. Full sheets in archival encapsulation. May be viewed in the library.
Deaf Collection
Literacy Collection
Spanish Collection

St Petersburg

Florida History/St. Petersburg History (reference collection)
Florida Index (subject index to St. Pete Times and other Florida publications)
Government Documents collection (33% federal documents depository, plus Florida state documents)
Pinellas County city directories (from c. 1916, with gaps)
St. Petersburg Times microfilm
St. Petersburg Evening Independent microfilm

St. Pete Beach

Florida Collection – fiction, history, biography, travel, cooking, gardening about the Sunshine State
Foreign and Documentary Films – large separate sections for foreign-language films and documentaries
Music Collection – varied artists/genres in an extensive collection of CD music

Seminole

Parent Teacher Collection – resources on parenting, teaching, and homeschooling (located in the children’s department, and designated with the letters PTC at the beginning of the call number)

Tarpon Springs

Depository for materials on Stauffer Chemical Company Superfund Site and Tampa Bay Water Gulf Coast Desalination Project
Florida Collection
Foreign Language Collection, with an emphasis on Greek and Spanish
Genealogy Collection
Peska Business Center