Brevard County Library System

Its missions statement is "Brevard County Libraries enables people of all ages to improve their quality of life by providing information and enrichment through traditional resources and new technology."

Its vision statement is "We will be recognized as a Library System that excels in providing efficient, modern, accessible and customer oriented services.

[6] The F. T. DeGroodt Public Library was completed in June 1992 and is a 22,300 square foot facility which was built in the western area west of 1–95 in Palm Bay.

[9] She is noted for overseeing a number of impactful projects, including the implementation of the first online card catalog system in 1990, as well as the construction of four new libraries.

This would be for those not well adjusted to largely technological functions necessary to achieve certain tasks such as printing, document scanning, or harmless information retrieval.

Talking Books/Homebound Services provides library materials to residents with visual and physical impairments and to those with limitations associated with age.

A special collection of Talking Books is provided by the National Library for the Blind to serve the visually impaired and physically disabled population.

The service is available to anyone who cannot see conventional print clearly and comfortably for a reasonable length of time or who cannot hold a book, turn pages, or focus due to muscle or nerve deterioration or paralysis.

In addition, the official website for the county system includes an extensive array of free online resources for patron use.

The Central Brevard Library in Cocoa, FL has the largest collection, staffed full-time and employing a certified genealogist.

[17] Michael Boonstra, the youngest certified genealogist in Florida, is the head of the Catherine Schweinsberg Rood Central Library where the largest genealogy department for all of Brevard County is kept.

I attribute my interest to the influence of my maternal grandparents who loved history and lived in a home built in the 1790s that had been in the family for many generations in upstate New York.

The lab, which is in the Central Brevard Library in Cocoa, encourages STEM subject education by providing a space and the technology for creative engineering, electronics, music, video, and computer projects.

A music recording studio, sound engineering station, and 3D printer is housed in the Creative Lab, and local experts teach classes for residents.

Resources include two 3-D printers; Adobe Creative Cloud; maker kits that include littleBits electronic building blocks and Raspberry Pi boards, or small computers often used in do-it-yourself projects; a sewing machine; a workstation for grinding, engraving, sanding and polishing; and a podcasting station where you can “become a blogger, vlogger, or create your own podcast.” [19] The Creative Lab opened to the public in August 2016.

These crafts include light-up flowers and purses, poseable papercraft figures, robots, custom devices, science-based recipes and more.

Brevard County Library System
Brevard County Library System