About Seminole County Public Library

The Seminole County Public Library System is a 5 library county system serving a population of 395,000 citizens.  The library system was established in 1978 by action of the Seminole County Board of County Commissioners and is a Department of Seminole County Government.

Annual circulation approaches 2.5 million.  All 5 branches are open 56 hours per week, 6 days a week, including 4 nights.

The system offers a full range of services including:

• Collection of over 500,000 volumes,
• Interlibrary Loan service,
• Free Internet access including wireless access,
• An experienced Reference staff available by walk-in, telephone, and online,
• Homebound Mail Service for those physically unable to travel to the library.
• Award-winning programs for children and teens,
• Word processing computers,
• Public meeting rooms,
• Remote access to the library catalog through the Internet,
• TeleMessaging automated telephone information service,
• Electronic books access through NetLibrary, and
• An Email Book Club.

Volunteers provide invaluable support to staff in many different ways. If you would like to volunteer and are age 16 or older, please fill out the Volunteer Application and make an appointment to meet with the Volunteer Coordinator at your branch.