Press Releases

Libraries closed Monday, Sept. 5 for Labor Day
Monday, August 22, 2022
Branches will resume normal hours on Tuesday, Sept. 6.

Library District receives Wi-Fi At Work Award
Thursday, July 7, 2022
Alachua County Library District is a recipient of the 2022 Wi-Fi At Work Award: Community Connectivity Superheroes for our WiFi2Go program.

Library District adds 100 WiFi2Gos with donation
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Alachua County Library District added 100 more WiFi2Go mobile hotspots thanks to another donation from the ACLD Foundation.

Libraries closed July 4 for Independence Day
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
All locations will reopen July 5 for regular hours.

Introducing Northstar Digital Literacy
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
New learning tool teaches basic computer skills for adults.

Libraries closed June 19, 20 for Juneteenth
Monday, June 6, 2022
All branches will resume normal hours on Tuesday, June 21.

Celebrate Juneteenth with story times, read-ins
Thursday, May 26, 2022
All branches will host programs in June to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in 1865.

Libraries closed Monday, May 30, for Memorial Day
Monday, May 23, 2022
All branches will open on Tuesday, May 31.

Dive into Summer at the Library May 28-July 31
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Dive into Summer at the Library: Oceans of Possibilities with the Alachua County Library District with programs for all ages.

Learn STEM skills at Family Invention lab events
Thursday, May 5, 2022
Inventors from ages 5 to adults can learn how to write code and engineer contraptions with the Library District's MakerSpace team.