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West Tampa Free Public Library
''For other Carnegie Libraries, see Carnegie library (disambiguation)''
The West Tampa Free Public Library is a historic building in Tampa, Florida.〔(County's oldest library a West Tampa treasure ) April 22, 2011 Tampa Tribune〕 It was the first public library in Hillsborough County, Florida when it opened on Main and Howard Avenue in 1914.〔Steele, K. (2011, April 27). West Tampa Library approaches century mark. Tampa Tribune, p. B20.〕 It was Hillsborough County’s only free public library until 1917.〔Scherzer, A. (2011, June 10). West Tampa library digs for memories. Tampa Tribune, p. B2.〕 Construction of the Neo-classical revivalist style brick building was funded with a $17,500 grant from Andrew Carnegie.〔 Residents voted in a special election to accept the donation and a yearly tax to pay for the library's operating costs. The vote was 352 to 1. Land for the library was donated by cigar factory owner Angel Cuesta. It is one of eleven Carnegie libraries built in Florida.〔
The library is now a branch of the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System.
==Restoration and expansion==
In 2004, the library completed a major renovation and expansion. The main floor became a second floor meeting room. An extension of 5,000 square feet was added to the back of the building, and what was once the basement level became the library's main reading room.〔 It is now used as the West Tampa Branch Library, located at 2312 West Union Street. Land for the library building was donated by cigar factory owner Angel Cuesta. Decorations include stained glass and a triptych oil painting on canvas by artist Ferdie Pacheco titled ''Coming to Work, The Cigar Factory, Main Intersection'' is exhibited in the library's main foyer and a 2003 acrylic painting by Synthia St. James titled ''Kaleidoscope'' is located in the main reading room.〔(West Tampa Library ) Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative〕 As part of the library's 100th anniversary, it is taking parth in the LIbrary History Roadshow.〔( The Library History Roadshow Kicks Off at West Tampa Branch Library on April 16th! ) March 2, 2011 Library History Roadshow〕
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