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DOCTORS BRUCE AND LEE FOUNDATION LIBRARY

Florence County Library System. CELEBRATING THE. DOCTORS BRUCE AND LEE FOUNDATION LIBRARY. YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF. June 2004 – June 2014. Pre-Construction Timeline. CELEBRATING. YEARS. 1998 – County Council began discussions on building a new library.

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DOCTORS BRUCE AND LEE FOUNDATION LIBRARY

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  1. Florence County Library System CELEBRATING THE DOCTORS BRUCE AND LEE FOUNDATION LIBRARY YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF June 2004 – June 2014

  2. Pre-ConstructionTimeline CELEBRATING YEARS • 1998 – County Council began discussions on building a new library. • Jan. 2000 – Council purchased the former site of Carolinas Hospital System. • Aug. 2000 – Council ordered the old building on property torn down. • May 2001 – Drs. Bruce and Lee Foundation pledged $10 million to library construction. • Aug. 2001 – Basic design was unveiled to the public. • Sep. 2001 – Final design was approved. Artist’s rendering, 2001

  3. GroundbreakingCeremony CELEBRATING Wednesday, October 23rd, 2002 – County, foundation officials, along with students and residents celebrated the groundbreaking with a ceremony. YEARS

  4. Construction CELEBRATING October 2002 – June 2004 – The library was originally scheduled to be completed February 2004, but construction lasted until June. YEARS

  5. Hard Hat PreviewParty CELEBRATING Thursday, May 6th, 2004 – With the library construction nearing completion, the Friends of the library offered a glimpse inside the building for the first time. YEARS

  6. Ribbon CuttingCeremony CELEBRATING Sunday, June 6th, 2004 – Florence residents are welcomed to tour the completed facility at the ribbon cutting ceremony with guest speaker Gov. Mark Sanford. YEARS

  7. Departments CELEBRATING The Drs. Bruce and Lee Foundation Library officially opened its doors to the public on Monday, June 14th, 2004. YEARS FIRST FLOOR__________________________________________________________________________ CIRCULATION CHILDREN’S SECOND FLOOR_______________________________________________________________________ INFORMATION SERVICES SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORY ROOM

  8. Rooms CELEBRATING YEARS FIRST FLOOR______________________________________________________________________________________________ Joseph T. Stukes Meeting Room Privette Children’s Program Room Founders’ Room SECOND FLOOR___________________________________________________________________________________________ Dunlap-Hopkins Technology Training Room Study Rooms County Training Room

  9. Additions CELEBRATING YEARS Job Resource Center (2009) Allowing patrons convenient computer access to job resources. TeenScape (November 2010) An area for teens to explore young adult material and literature. Book Nook (January 2011) Providing patrons inexpensive used books for purchase.

  10. Dr. N. Lee MorrisGallery CELEBRATING Sunday, October 16th, 2011 YEARS Construction began July 2011, and the gallery opened October 16th, 2011. The gallery is named in the memory of the late Dr. N. Lee Morris, former chief of the medical staff for Florence General Hospital. It was made possible through a generous donation by his wife, Mrs. Sandra Morris. The collection was made possible through a large art donation by artist Carol Mulholland and her husband, the late Ralph Attanasioof Florence, SC, as well as contributions by Jack and Cathy Dowis.

  11. Children’s Programs CELEBRATING Entertainment, festivals, learning and reading incentive contests, events, and programs, story time, and much more! YEARS

  12. Adult Programs CELEBRATING Art classes, book club meetings, book signings, computer literacy classes, entertainment, financial workshops, public meetings, and more! YEARS

  13. Joe Stukes History Series CELEBRATING YEARS

  14. Friends of the FlorenceCounty Library Events CELEBRATING Friends of Florence County Library is a non-profit organization that enhances the library by supplementing public funding for books, materials and programs through popular events like Books ‘n’ Boil. YEARS

  15. Florence County LibrarySystem Directors CELEBRATING YEARS Ray McBride May 2007 – March 2013 George Hobeika September 2000 – July 2006 P. Alan Smith March 2014 - Present

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