Port Tampa City Library

On this day in 1998, the Port Tampa City Library opened at 4902 W Commerce Street in the renovated First Bank of Port Tampa City Building.

A Passage of the Book ceremony was held during the dedication, in which the Port Tampa Women’s Club book titled “A History of the City of Port Tampa 1888-1961” was passed hand to hand from the old library on Interbay Boulevard to the new one on Commerce Street. Mrs. Ella Bond, the President of the Port Tampa Women’s Club, was the last person to receive the book and she handed it to the librarian of the new library.

Learn more in our Library History Collection - part of our Digital Collections - at ow.ly/u5BA50W6BBJ.

The Port Tampa City Library is currently undergoing interior restoration to address several building issues.

For the latest updates on the restoration progress, visit HCPLC.org/locations/ptm-construction.

Please visit the Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library for service during this time.

Due to a building emergency, Port Tampa City Library will close today, Friday, April 12, until further notice. The book drops will be unavailable.

Please visit the Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library for service.

Our library website, HCPLC.org, is always open for you to reserve the latest best seller, download a book, or take an online class.

The Port Tampa City Library will reopen for normal operating hours today, March 25.

UPDATE (3/25/24): The Port Tampa City Library will reopen for normal operating hours today, March 25.
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Due to a building emergency, Port Tampa City Library will close today, Tuesday, February 27, at noon until further notice. The book drops will be unavailable.

Please visit the Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library for service.

Our library website, HCPLC.org, is always open for you to reserve the latest best seller, download a book, or take an online class.

Make a Love Bug and Heart Finger Puppet for Valentine’s Day. Free Take Home Craft Kits are available starting February 1 at the Port Tampa City Library while supplies last.

Access the magazine's complete archives with the National Geographic Virtual Library.

Check out this post from Jaylen, one of our Social Media Interns, highlighting this valuable resource.

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Ahoy maties! Make a Pirate Paper Hat Craft just in time for the Gasparilla season. Free Take Home Craft Kits are available starting January 2 at the Port Tampa City Library while supplies last.

‘Tis the season to be crafty. Make a Rocking Snowman and a DIY ornament to get into the holiday spirit. Free Take Home Craft Kits are available starting December 1 at the Port Tampa City Library while supplies last.

Make a paper bag turkey craft and give-thanks garland to make Thanksgiving festive! Free Take-Home Craft Kits are available starting November 1 at the Port Tampa City Library while supplies last.

Fresh for fall, these festive and fun pumpkins were decorated in lavishly literary style by staff at the Port Tampa City Library.

Make an easy paper plate pumpkin or Jack-O-Lantern craft to get into the season. Free Take Home Craft Kits are available starting October 2 at the Port Tampa City Library while supplies last.