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More than one million customers own
a Broward County Library. A standard library card is almost 3.5 inches wide.
If you took one million cards and placed them in a line that would reach 55 miles – more than twice the length of the beaches in Broward County and longer than the entire width of Broward County.
Broward County Library’s African-American Research Library and
Cultural Center (AARLCC) is one of
only a handful of specialized research libraries in the U.S. This magnificent facility is located on historic Sistrunk Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale. AARLCC is a treasure for researchers in the
State of Florida and across the entire nation. With one-of-a-kind Special Collections, including unfinished manuscripts from Alex Haley, Esther Rolle’s actual Emmy award, and
original oil paintings from the Hewitts,
this library is a treasure not to be
missed. AARLCC also offers 75,000
books and related materials on people of African descent.
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On average, ten million customers visit Broward County Library on an annual basis. That is more than the entire population of New York in the
2000 census.
Broward County Library has 1,425,358 square feet of libraries. That is half the size of the entire Empire State Building, which has 2,768,591 square feet.
No library has a stronger
commitment to customer
communication than Broward
County Library. In addition to library locations, Broward County Library
offers an E-Suggestion Box for
comments and library material recommendations. The library also
offers printed Tell Us About Your Visit pads for customers to leave comments
in locations. In addition, each month thousands of customers can stay informed through Broward County Library’s free, monthly E-Newsletter.
The library even offers E-Invitations
for ceremonies of new or remodeled library locations.
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