Florida's Bureau of Library Development

04/24/2026

The DLIS Discussion February 2026: MLIS in Action! Is now available on our YouTube Channel!

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04/22/2026

The FLYP Side January 2026 Guest Presentation is now available on our YouTube Channel! Length: 14:46.

The FLYP Side January 2026 Guest Speaker Presentation.

04/10/2026

As we commemorate America250FL, Florida libraries are great places to learn about our history and heritage! Many local libraries have special programs in honor of America’s 250th Anniversary. Find a public library near you: https://dos.fl.gov/library-archives/research/florida-information/libraries/public-library-homepages/.

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04/03/2026

The passion flower is a beautiful native Florida vine that starts blooming in spring and attracts several species of butterfly. It gets its name from Spanish missionaries who saw the flower as symbolic of the passion narrative of Jesus.

Photo: Beckett, Ward. Legend of the Passion-flower. 20th century. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory.

03/26/2026

This Segari brand citrus crate label, ca. 1940, specifically marketed red and pink Florida Grapefruit! Today, fresh Florida grapefruit varieties are in season from October to April, which means you can find them in your store’s produce aisle now. (Labels courtesy of Museum of Florida History.)

03/20/2026

We’re kicking off the first day of spring with a look back at this depression-era citrus label from the Bell Fruit Company, Inc. of Brooksville, Florida. Citrus labels were used in Florida from the late 1800s until the early 1960s, but their “golden era” dates from 1900 to 1939.
Learn more about the citrus industry in Florida here: https://dos.fl.gov/historical/museums/historical-museums/united-connections/foodways/food-cultivation-and-economies/the-citrus-industry-in-florida/
Image from State Archives of Florida. America250FL Florida Orange Juice

03/06/2026

Florida Wildlife is a magazine that explores Florida’s wildlife and outdoor culture. It was produced by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission MyFWC Florida Fish and Wildlife from 1947-2010 and all issues have been digitized for your enjoyment. https://edocs.dos.fl.gov/fldocs/fwcc/FLWildlife/index.htm https://archive.org/search?query=series%3A%22Florida+Wildlife%22&page=2

03/06/2026

Final call! The Florida Statewide Digital Survey 2026 closes today at 4 p.m. Eastern.

Don’t miss your chance to contribute to this statewide survey.
Thank you for your participation!

02/27/2026

Originally known for logging and citrus fruit, Florida has become a state where a wide variety of industries are able to grow and succeed—with nearly 590,000 new businesses formed in 2025 alone!

02/18/2026

Play Ball! Baseball spring training gets underway on Friday. ? teams have been coming to Florida since 1888 to prepare for the long season ahead. Florida Memory’s Visual History of Baseball in Florida is a collection of historic photographs capturing Florida’s big leaguers, little leaguers and everything in between: https://www.floridamemory.com/learn/exhibits/photo_exhibits/baseball/
Photo: Baserunners for the Tampa Smokers getting a sliding lesson during spring training, February 20, 1948.
State Archives of Florida MLB America250FL

02/17/2026

Reminder: Complete the Florida Statewide Digital Survey 2026

We are halfway through the response period for the Florida Statewide Digital Survey, and we would love to hear from your organization. Whether or not you currently have digital collections, your input is important to help us understand the digital landscape across Florida’s libraries, archives, museums and cultural heritage organizations.

The survey deadline is Friday, March 6, 2026, at 4 p.m. Eastern.