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About TBLC
The Tampa Bay Library Consortium, Inc. (TBLC) is a nonprofit multi-type library cooperative that assists and empowers libraries. All types of libraries – public, academic, school and specialized – are members. Since 1979, TBLC has worked with member libraries to provide better, faster service to the residents of west central Florida.
TBLC headquarters, located in Tampa, is the heart of the consortium. The staff is composed of 7.5 FTE MLS librarians and five FTE support and administrative staff. The organization is administered by an executive director and is governed by the 13-member TBLC Board of Directors. The board of directors is composed of elected representatives from member libraries.
Our members
Today 101 libraries are members of TBLC. Together these libraries serve over 4.3 million Floridians in 12 counties in west central Florida: Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Manatee, Okeechobee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk and Sarasota.
Our mission
TBLC's mission is to lead and encourage collaboration, resource sharing, staff development, and innovations to ensure that the people of west central Florida receive excellent, up-to-date library services and have access to the world of information.
Our vision
TBLC member libraries see a time when ALL the people of west central Florida will enjoy seamless access to the rich information resources of the region, the state and the world. TBLC will be the bridge connecting all types of libraries in a regional information network.
Funding
Grant monies from the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant program enable TBLC to offer innovative projects to member libraries. LSTA grant monies are used as seed money to begin projects, which libraries then integrate into the services they provide to their users. The LSTA is a state-based program with a broad mandate to use technology to bring information to people in innovative and effective ways, and to assure that library service is accessible to all, especially those who have difficulty using the library.
Recent LSTA-funded projects have brought a full range of technology and library skills training to member library staff, expanded the database of Florida library holdings on OCLC and begun the development of regional, user-initiated interlibrary loan to the region.
Florida cooperatives
TBLC is one of six multi-type library cooperatives in Florida:
Central Florida Library Cooperative
Northeast Florida Library Information Network
Panhandle Library Access Network
Southeast Florida Library Information Network
Southwest Florida Library Information Network
Tampa Bay Library Consortium
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