Editing Dunedin, Florida (section)

===Library===
{{Infobox building
| name             = Dunedin Public Library
| location         = Dunedin, Florida
| address          = 223 Douglas Ave
| coordinates      = {{coord|28.0020|N|82.7865|W|display=inline}}
| opened_date      = 1996
| website          = https://www.dunedingov.com/city-departments/library
}}

The Dunedin Public Library has two branches, the Dunedin Main Library (located at 223 Douglas Ave) and the Friends Branch Library (located at 1920 Pinehurst Road), which opened in 2007. The library is considered the oldest library in Pinellas County. In 1895, Christopher B Bouton, a resident from Cleveland, gave the city of Dunedin 200 books for public use. Mr. Bouton's brother owned the town's meeting hall but gave ownership of it to the Dunedin Library Association to house the public library and a reading room. The building became known thereafter as Library Hall. Belle Culton (Mrs. S. Arthur) Davies was named Dunedin's first librarian in 1920 after the Dunedin Woman's Club took over the running of the library. By this point, the library's collection had grown from 200 books to over 2,000.<ref name=":FL98">{{Cite web|url=https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED422005.pdf/|title=The Florida Library History Project.}} {{ERIC|ED422005}}</ref>

In 1935, the City of Dunedin took over the Library when the collection grew to be 7,000 titles. As the population of Dunedin and the usage of the library grew, the facility was in need of more space. Two new libraries were built, one in 1956, on Louden Avenue and another in 1964, on Main Street. Mary (Mrs. William Lovett) Douglas, who was appointed as head librarian in 1935, retired and was replaced by Annie Elizabeth (Mrs. W. Dwight) Niven in 1957. Niven would later be officially appointed as library director in 1959 as the collection continued to grow. In late 1972, Niven retired and was originally going to be replaced by Elizabeth Bradley, but was later replaced by Lucy Eddy in early 1973. After serving for a little over a year, Eddy was replaced by Sydniciel Shinn in July 1974.<ref name=":FL98" />

In 1976, the Library leased and moved into a vacant space in the Douglas Plaza Shopping Center, which was purchased by the City of Dunedin for the Library in 1986. After Shinn’s retirement in March 1988,  Julia J. (Mrs. Raymond L.) Noah was appointed as the new library director after working as a library employee for 10 years. In 1989, the estate of Franklin Chase Milliken, a retired attorney, was left to the City of Dunedin to benefit the Dunedin Public Library. After years of planning, the City Commission approved funding for a 38,000 square foot building in 1994, costing approximately $3.5 million. Beginning in 1992, the library paved way to the introduction of the internet and new technologies. They began to replace old systems with new public computers and converted their library services, such as the catalog and circulation checkouts, to be available online.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1998-01-01 |title=Dunedin Public Library |url=https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/fl_library_history/9 |journal=Florida Library History Project}}</ref>  Noah later retired as director in July 1994, replaced by Wendy (Mrs. James P.) Foley in October of that year.<ref name=":FL98" /> Soon after the Library's centennial in April 1995, the collection was moved into trailers while the old building was torn down and a new one was built in the same location. The new building opened to the public on September 3, 1996.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of the Library |url=https://www.dunedingov.com/city-departments/library/history-of-the-library |website=Dunedin, FL |access-date=13 April 2020}}</ref>

As part of their offerings and services, the Dunedin Public Library offers monthly delivery service to homebound residents of Dunedin. Other offerings include a seed library where patrons can check out seeds for gardening, Wi-Fi hotspots available for checkout, and technology assistance. The Dunedin Public Library initiated a [[Little Free Library]] movement in Pinellas County. There are currently fifteen Little Free Libraries within Dunedin. The Literacy Council of Upper Pinellas, Inc., which promotes adult literacy in North Pinellas County, is headquartered in the Dunedin Public Library.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dunedin Library Services |url=https://www.dunedingov.com/city-departments/library/how-do-i |website=Dunedin, FL |access-date=7 October 2020}}</ref>

Dunedin Public Library is currently a part of the [[Pinellas Public Library Cooperative]] (PPLC), a coalition of all public libraries within Pinellas County, Florida.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Public Libraries {{!}} PPLC |url=https://pplc.us/public-libraries/ |access-date=2022-03-16 |language=en-US}}</ref>