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The State Library of Florida collects, preserves, and makes available the published history of Florida. Its extensive holdings represent one of the most comprehensive collections about Florida and Floridians in existence. See our social media posting policy at info.florida.gov/smpp.

Florida Health Notes was a publication issued by the State Board of Health from the late 1800s to the mid 1970s. You ca...
09/03/2026

Florida Health Notes was a publication issued by the State Board of Health from the late 1800s to the mid 1970s. You can access the digitized version here. https://bit.ly/4y7ta3y

204 years ago this month, Florida made its first acts of territorial legislation in 1822. We have copies of this handwr...
08/31/2026

204 years ago this month, Florida made its first acts of territorial legislation in 1822. We have copies of this handwritten document in our catalog https://bit.ly/4cdofWs and Florida Memory https://bit.ly/45QnI9u.

Happy National Dog Day! We have a plethora of pictures in our catalog of Floridians loving their dogs. Take a look! ht...
08/26/2026

Happy National Dog Day! We have a plethora of pictures in our catalog of Floridians loving their dogs. Take a look! https://bit.ly/4x8DSqu.

Written sometime in the 1880s, Facts About Florida is history/travel book by William D. Chipley who was a former Florida...
08/24/2026

Written sometime in the 1880s, Facts About Florida is history/travel book by William D. Chipley who was a former Florida State Senator. https://bit.ly/4gji981

Take a look back at the Sarasota High School Sailor Circus which was a gymnastic program formed at Sarasota High School ...
08/21/2026

Take a look back at the Sarasota High School Sailor Circus which was a gymnastic program formed at Sarasota High School in 1949. https://bit.ly/4bWPHrk Today it is no longer a part of the high school, but an academy for the circus arts. https://bit.ly/4gf5Ycw

Florida’s first roller coaster was built in 1963. It was called Starliner and operated until 2008. Here are various pic...
08/17/2026

Florida’s first roller coaster was built in 1963. It was called Starliner and operated until 2008. Here are various pictures of other roller coasters across Florida that are in our catalog.

In celebration of national creamsicle day, here are some recipes from a book published in 1844 called The Ice Book that ...
08/14/2026

In celebration of national creamsicle day, here are some recipes from a book published in 1844 called The Ice Book that you can easily make at home. https://bit.ly/45CWQK1

Take a look at The Historic Highway Bridges of Florida that was produced by the Florida Department of Transportation En...
08/10/2026

Take a look at The Historic Highway Bridges of Florida that was produced by the Florida Department of Transportation Environmental Management Office in 2012. https://bit.ly/4yVCBVi

Today is international cat day. Take a look at these photos of Floridians with their feline pets from our collection. h...
08/08/2026

Today is international cat day. Take a look at these photos of Floridians with their feline pets from our collection. https://bit.ly/4hljihM

Happy National Lighthouse Day! Florida has many lighthouses of which you can find from books in our catalog. https://bit...
08/07/2026

Happy National Lighthouse Day! Florida has many lighthouses of which you can find from books in our catalog. https://bit.ly/4vWrbhj

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