Lutz Branch Library

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April is Earth Month and what better way to celebrate what the planet has to offer than enjoying nature! These 1960s pho...
04/28/2026

April is Earth Month and what better way to celebrate what the planet has to offer than enjoying nature! These 1960s photographs from the Elizabeth Riegler MacManus Collection of Lutz Area Pioneer History depict a variety of wildflowers growing along Dale Mabry Highway around current day Lake Park. Wildflowers are essential to a thriving ecosystem as they provide habitats for insects and pollinators, prevent erosion, and can benefit local soil health. The UF IFAS Extension Hillsborough County also notes that wildflowers are hardy and thrive in our subtropical climate and enhance biodiversity where they are planted.

If you want to see more from this collection of local history, check out the Elizabeth Riegler MacManus Collection of Lutz Area Pioneer History at DigitalCollections.HCPLC.org.

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. The library has partnered with the Children's Board of Hillsborough County to bri...
04/13/2026

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. The library has partnered with the Children's Board of Hillsborough County to bring awareness of the importance of providing safe and secure environments for children by creating pinwheel gardens outside our library branches throughout the county. Learn more at ChildrensBoard.org.

Do you ever wonder how the streets around Tampa and Lutz were originally created? This 1921 photograph shows L.B. Smith ...
02/22/2026

Do you ever wonder how the streets around Tampa and Lutz were originally created? This 1921 photograph shows L.B. Smith using a horse-drawn earthmover called a wheel scraper to grade the dirt bed before asphalt brick was laid on S.R. 5, now known as U.S. 41. Specifically, he was driving the wheel scraper at the intersection of Bearss Avenue and Florida Avenue!

View more historical photographs of Hillsborough and Pasco counties in our Elizabeth Riegler MacManus Collection of Lutz Area Pioneer History at the DigitalCollections.HCPLC.org. You can also visit the Lutz Branch Library to see items from the collection in person.

Using the same principle ingredients made to create science fair volcanoes, our artists at the Lutz Branch Library creat...
02/21/2026

Using the same principle ingredients made to create science fair volcanoes, our artists at the Lutz Branch Library created fizzy, colorful heart art just in time for Valentine's Day in a recent STEAM Time program.

Discover more programs happening at our libraries at HCPLC.org/Events.

Fresh for fall, these festive and fun pumpkins were decorated in lavishly literary style by library staff.
10/31/2025

Fresh for fall, these festive and fun pumpkins were decorated in lavishly literary style by library staff.

Library patrons became library painters at the Lutz Branch Library where they created watercolor masterpieces in the las...
10/18/2025

Library patrons became library painters at the Lutz Branch Library where they created watercolor masterpieces in the last day of a 5-week program in partnership with the Tampa Museum of Art, Inc.

Find more creative programs at HCPLC.org/Events.

Oooh! Kids created colorful lava lamps using household items at our recent STEAM Time program at the Lutz Branch Library...
09/24/2025

Oooh! Kids created colorful lava lamps using household items at our recent STEAM Time program at the Lutz Branch Library.

Discover more fun programs to attend at HCPLC.org/Events.

Access the magazine's complete archives with the National Geographic Virtual Library.Check out this post from David, one...
09/22/2025

Access the magazine's complete archives with the National Geographic Virtual Library.

Check out this post from David, one of our Social Media Interns, highlighting this valuable resource.

Get started at HCPLC.org/Magazines.

Ever wondered how people used to get around town? Trucks were sometimes converted to buses to shuttle people between not...
09/22/2025

Ever wondered how people used to get around town? Trucks were sometimes converted to buses to shuttle people between notable places, including this former ice delivery truck turned bus that transported passengers from Tampa and Sulphur Springs to Lutz captured in this 1920s photograph.

Check out more historical photographs in our collection of Lutz Area Pioneer History at ow.ly/qhz650WKiy5.

Batter up! Ever thought about joining a sports team? It is a great way to stay active and make friends in your community...
09/09/2025

Batter up! Ever thought about joining a sports team? It is a great way to stay active and make friends in your community.

The Lutz ladies pictured here are a community girls softball team that often played against Tampa’s girls team in the 1950s.

Find more photographs of Hillsborough County community activities through our Digital Collections at DigitalCollections.HCPLC.org.

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101 W Lutz Lake Fern Road
Lutz, FL
33548

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm

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+18132733652

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