Editing Leesburg, Florida (section)

== Arts and culture ==
The Leesburg Public Library was founded in 1875.<ref name=":0" /> The library moved to the Venetian Gardens in 1953 when Leesburg established a library charter,<ref name=":0">Tolle, Lois B. (1965). ''Torch Bearers: The Story of the Leesburg Public Library.'' Leesburg, FL: Friends of the Leesburg Library Association, Inc.</ref> and in 2007, it moved to a {{convert|42000|sqft|m2|sigfig=2|adj=on}} building.<ref>Mahoney, Cathy (2007). ''Leesburg Finally Gets a New Library.'' Leesburg, FL: PowerPoint</ref> The library joined the [[Lake County Library System]] in 2002.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 28, 2002 |title=Everybody Wins in Library Merger |work=Orlando Sentinel |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2002-04-28-0204280026-story.html}}</ref>

The Leesburg Center for the Arts is a nonprofit founded in 2000 to provide art education and exhibitions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.leesburgarts.com/about|title=Leesburg - Arts|website=LCFA|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-04}}</ref>

The Leesburg African American Museum contains African-American artifacts.<ref>{{Citation |title=ONE CENTRAL FLORIDA {{!}} Small Museum, Big Story {{!}} Season 2013 {{!}} Episode 18 {{!}} PBS |url=https://www.pbs.org/video/one-small-museum-big-story/ |language=en |access-date=2022-10-14}}</ref>

The Melon Patch Players is a nonprofit theater group founded in 1951.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Melon Patch Theatre, Leesburg FL |url=https://melonpatchplayers.org/ |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=melonpatchplayers.org}}</ref>