Egypt Lake Partnership Library
3403 W. Lambright St.
Tampa,
Florida
33614
813-273-3652
Services
The Egypt Lake Partnership Library has technology common to all locations.
Overview
The Egypt Lake Partnership Library is a collaboration between the Tampa- Hillsborough County Public Library System and the School District of Hillsborough County. In addition to the materials purchased by the school, there are books, DVDs, audio books, music CDs, and magazines available for checkout. This branch has a large collection of Spanish language and bilingual English/Spanish materials and computer classes are available in both Spanish and English. Although the public library is not available during school hours, the library is open to the public after school, evenings, and on Saturdays.
Friends of the Library
Programming for this branch is supported by the Friends of the Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library.
History
The Egypt Lake Partnership Library began in the summer of 1997. With help from a Linking Libraries and Communities grant, public library staff worked at the school media center during the summer months and offered programs to encourage the love of reading in children. This same programming was repeated in the summers of 1998 and 1999.
In the fall of 1999, the public library began to staff the school media center after school hours and year round, expanding the traditional summer programming. In September 2000, the school media center and the public library moved from a portable classroom to a new 5000 square foot building on the grounds of Egypt Lake Elementary School.
Library Art
The interior of the Egypt Lake Partnership Library features a Florida History Mural. The mural was commissioned and funded by Hillsborough County Public Schools in 2005 to celebrate the history of Florida. In 2022, public library staff created an Augmented Reality experience that expands on the mural and its themes further. The experience is free and accessible to all library visitors with a compatible Android or iOS device.