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Helen B. Hoffman Plantation LibraryABOUT THE LIBRARYThe Helen B. Hoffman Plantation Library was established in the late 1950s by Mrs. Helen B. (Abram) Hoffman. It was initially a volunteer library, staffed by Plantation Woman’s Club members to help local children with their homework. Originally called the Plantation City Library, it occupied the sixth grade classroom of Peters Elementary School four nights a week. In 1963, the Library became a City Department, and was relocated to the Plantation Community Center on Palm Tree Road. The current Library building located at 501 North Fig Tree Lane was officially dedicated October 6, 1968, and through the years, expanded to meet the needs of the growing community in which it resides. In 1974, a non-fiction wing was added, followed by the Children’s Room in 1980. In 1981, to honor Mrs. Hoffman's service to the City and its students, the Plantation City Council renamed the library the Helen B. Hoffman Plantation Library. The library houses over 70,000 books and an extensive video, CD, DVD and audio cassette collection. Thanks to grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and other local organizations, the library also provides access to computers with printers, high-speed cable modems, Microsoft Office, reference software, educational titles and Internet access. Memorial GiftsMany individuals and organizations wish to make contributions to their local community library. A gift may be used to memorialize a loved one, to celebrate an important occasion in the life of a friend or relative, or to enrich the library’s resources. Contributions are used to provide books, and other useful materials for your community library. A bookplate with the name of the donor and the person honored can be placed in each volume purchased with your gift. The person honored or the family of the one memorialized is notified of the gift without mention of the amount. Donors receive an official acknowledgement from The Helen B. Hoffman Plantation Library. Each donation enables the giver to share with the community as well as to mark occasions of recognition and remembrance through a meaningful gift to the library. To make a gift, please complete the Memorial Gift Form Location and DirectionsThe Helen B. Hoffman Plantation Library
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