Editing Port Charlotte, Florida (section)

== Library ==
The Mid-County Regional Library and the Port Charlotte Library are located in Port Charlotte. They are included in the Charlotte County Library System.

=== History ===
* 1961 – Port Charlotte Library was established<ref>{{Cite book |title=Historic Charlotte County: An Illustrated History |publisher=Historical Publishing Network |publication-date=2011 |isbn=9781935377337 |first1=Douglas |last1=Houck |year=2011 |collaboration=Charlotte County Historical Center Society |oclc=711782527 |publication-place=San Antonio, Texas}}</ref>
* 1963 – The Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, and Englewood Public Libraries joined and formed the Charlotte County System.
* 1968 – The Port Charlotte Library moved to the Cultural Center of Charlotte County, the present location.
* 1985 – The Murdock Library was established as the library system administrative facility.
* 1996 – The Charlotte County Library System updated circulation with an automated catalog system.
* 2005 – Murdock Public Library moved to the new Mid-County Regional Library facility.
* 2022 – The Mid-County Regional Library and Port Charlotte Public Library were both damaged and temporarily closed as a result of [[Hurricane Ian]]. However, the latter reopened in November of the same year while Mid-County Regional Library remains under repair. Each location had hours extended on certain days to accommodate the continued closure of Mid-County Regional Library. Customers were able to pick-up holds from Centennial Park Recreation Center north of Port Charlotte.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charlotte County Libraries and History November 2022 Newsletter |url=https://charlottefl.ent.sirsi.net/custom/web/Newsletter/Nov2022/BTL_Nov_2022_WEB.pdf |access-date=July 25, 2024 |website=Charlotte County Libraries}}</ref>