Saturday, November 17, 2012

November Specials

Christmas magazines will be available beginning November 19th 

All other Christmas materials will be on display  November 26th.

Do your Holiday shopping at the Library:

Holiday baskets will be available for purchase at the Circulation Desk and in the Book Store beginning November 24th.


Tuesday, October 9, 2012

October 21-October 27 is Friends of Library Week

 
 Join the Friends of Largo Library
                October 22-December 22
                Be entered in a drawing for a
                    $20.00 gift card

            Already a member of the Friends?
              Bring in a new member and
              you both will be entered in
              the drawing!

            Your membership helps us be advocates for the Library.
              Since our inception in 1979 we have given $1,000,000
              to the Library. Be part of this wonderful group.
       
 JOIN TODAY

 

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

OCTOBER DEALS

Thanksgiving materials and Christmas craft books will be available the middle of October in our Book Store. Stop by and browse.


Save the date:   January 25th and 26th, 2013 -  Giant 2 day book sale coming . Watch for more information.

Sunday, September 9, 2012

September News

September 22nd - GIANT BOOK SALE - A lot of mysteries and good fiction, cookbooks, travel and other non-fiction. Don't miss this sale


Stanley Shalit Short Story Competition for grades 4-5 now open.  Submission deadline is October 20th.  For more information pick up a flyer in the Children's Dept.

Monday, July 30, 2012

August Deals and News

BOGO - Buy one paperback for one dollar, get one free.

Listen up! Come see our great selection of audio cassettes and books on CD

Save the date! Our next book sale, Saturday, September 22nd.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

MAY BOGO

Self-help books. Buy one for $1.00 get second one free.




Now available new reusable canvas bags with the Friends logo Yours for only $7.00, sold in the Book Store.

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Short Story Winners



MIDDLE SCHOOL

1st Place SASHA DE SILVA  
     LOVE IS NOT FOR WUSSES                         ADMIRAL FARRAGUT ACADEMY      GR 8
2nd Place DAYITA WABLE    
     HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF THAT SONG MORGAN     FITzGERALD MIDDLE     GR 7
3rd Place AMANDA PENNINGS 
     FINDING LILLIAN                                                        SAFETY HARBOR MIDDLE     GR 7

Honorable mention:
     AUSTIN “AJ” BRAHM   SUMMER LOVE                      JOHN HOPKINS MIDDLE      GR 7
     ASHLYN BUMGARNER    LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED             CARWISE MIDDLE      GR 7
     BRENDAN MARQUARDT   THE RESCUE                          ST. PAUL’S SCHOOL        GR 8
     TREY PUTZEL         THE LOVE OF HOCKEY                        CARWISE MIDDLE        GR 7
     BRITTANY RYDER      THROUGH THE MIST                       CARWISE MIDDLE         GR 7

HIGH SCHOOL

1st Place STEPHANIE SANDERBECK
                         THE REQUIEM                                   OSCEOLA HIGH                            GR 12
2nd Place GRACE RENNINGER 
REMNANTS OF THE STORM                                     OSCEOLA HIGH                           GR 12
3rd Place JOEY HAGER      
(WHAT USED TO BE) A GOOD THING                      PALM HARBOR UNIV HIGH       GR 10

Honorable mention:
     NATASHA BEWERNITZ   ONLY NATURAL         PALM HARBOR UNIV HIGH        GR 10
     MEGAN R. EMERY      OPEN DOORS                   SEMINOLE HIGH                           GR 12
     JACLYN HAMPSON     ON THE LINE                   OSCEOLA HIGH                            GR 10
     JORDYN MARLIN       WITHIERING FLOWER    CALVARY CHRISTIAN HIGH       GR 12
     CORY PHELPS         TRAILER MADE                  OSCEOLA HIGH                               GR 12
     CASSANDRA THOMOPOULOS
       A TIMELESS TALE OF AN ENDLESS LOVE      DUNEDIN HIGH                              GR 12 

                                                        

Monday, April 2, 2012

Save the Date

Saturday May 5th our 1st sidewalk sale. 


Fiction books ONLY. 


Watch for further information.

April BOGO

 Romance paperbacks buy one get one free!

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

February BOGO

Buy one cassette and get one free.

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Fiction BOGO

Now through January 31st: 


All $1.00 fiction paperbacks are Buy One Get One free.

Visit Our Bookstore

The volunteer-run Kathryn E. Porter Bookstore is located inside Largo Public Library at 120 Central Park Dr., Largo, FL, selling donated used books, magazines, and videos to support library programs and projects. Stop by and check out our great prices! Donate your own gently used books, magazines, and videos to our store. Read about the bookstore in The St. Petersburg Times.

Bookstore hours: Monday through Saturday: 9:30 am-4:30 pm
Sunday: 1-4:30 pm