Upper Tampa Bay Regional Public Library, Public library in Tampa, United States.
The Upper Tampa Bay Regional Public Library is a public library in Tampa offering books, magazines, DVDs, and digital resources for the community. The facility includes meeting rooms and provides free internet access and public computers.
The 1,500-square-foot Upper Tampa Bay Regional Public Library opened on January 8, 2005, built with $4.5 million from the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners and a Florida Department of State grant. An expansion and renovation, designed by Long & Associates and built by the Williams Company, was completed in February 2014 at a cost of $2.2 million. The library was renamed for Maureen Gauzza, founder of the Upper Tampa Bay Friends of the Library, on August 2, 2017.
The library is named after Maureen Gauzza, who founded the Upper Tampa Bay chapter of the Friends of the Library and led it from 2005 to 2015. The Friends run the Gazebo bookstore in the lobby, and a large bronze tree at the main entrance carries donors' names on its leaves, acorns and stones.
The library sits at 11211 Countryway Blvd. and offers free WiFi, self-checkout, photocopiers, public fax and wireless printing, plus an Innovation Studio with Adobe Creative Cloud. The Friends' Gazebo bookstore in the lobby is open during library hours, and the Friends meet on the first Monday of the month at 4 pm.
The building houses a Gazebo Bookstore in the lobby that generates funds through book sales. Additionally, an innovation studio offers space where visitors can work on creative projects.
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