Dr. B.l. Perry Jr. Branch Library

[Raul Herrera]

TheDr. B. L. Perry, Jr. Branch Library serves the residents in some parts of Tallahassee City in Leon County, Florida. The library is a division of LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library, which maintains over 608,500 volumes and circulates 1.9 million items per year. The branch has public computers with internet access and offers mobile printing, printing, photocopying, scanning, and curbside pickup services, as well as family storytime and homework help.

The division is a resource for County operations and community residents for topics related to energy conservation, waste reduction and recycling, green building practices and products, greenhouse gas emissions and more.

The LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library System, named for the late Gov. LeRoy Collins, enriches the community by inspiring a love of reading, providing a dynamic resource for creative and intellectual pursuits, and enabling residents to live a life of learning.

Leon County citizens use the downtown Collins Main Library or any of the fve branch libraries, the Dr. B.L. Perry, Jr. Branch, the Ft. Braden Branch, the Lake Jackson Branch, the Northeast Branch and the Parkway Branch. Bookmobile services are also available for use.

Cay Hohmeister was appointed Library Director in May 2010, having worked as a Library Services Manager in the System since 2004. She has also worked at the State Library of Florida and as a freelance copy editor.

- Library users check out more than 5,700 items - More than 3,300 people visit the library - Librarians answer more than 900 questions - The library website and databases receive 8,300 hits - 40 literacy volunteer tutor pairs meet each day, and - More than 70 children and adults attend library programs

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