Editing St. Pete Beach, Florida (section)

==Library==
[[File:St. Pete Beach, Florida, library.jpg|thumb|right|St. Pete Beach Public Library in 2022]]
The St. Pete Beach Public Library<ref>[https://www.spblibrary.com/484/Public-Library St. Pete Beach Public Library] St.Pete Beach, FL.</ref> is the public library that serves the city of St. Pete Beach and the greater Pinellas area. The library was founded in 1951 by the St. Petersburg Beach Community Club inside their clubhouse with “450 books on two shelves”.<ref name="digital.lib.usf.edu">{{cite news |last1=Sturges |first1=Virginia |title="Library to Celebrate 30th Anniversary This Month" |url=https://digital.lib.usf.edu/SFS0000165/00001 |access-date=2 May 2021 |agency=Suncoast Sun |date=April 30, 1981}}</ref> The library grew to include “200 adult and 200 children’s books” from the Florida State Library Extension Service.<ref name="digital.lib.usf.edu"/>

In 1957 it became a municipal library when the city of St. Pete Beach was incorporated allowing the St. Petersburg Beach Community Club to turn operations over to the city. In 1968 the Friends of the St. Pete Beach Public Library was formed raising over $26,000 for a new library building.<ref>{{cite web |last1=St. Pete Beach Public Library |title=Friends of the Library |url=https://www.spblibrary.com/359/Supporters |website=St. Pete Beach Public Library |access-date=30 April 2021}}</ref>

On July 7, 1969 the St. Pete Beach Library opened an 8,200 square foot building by architect Glenn Q. Johnson at 365 73rd Avenue.<ref name="digital.lib.usf.edu"/> The building was partially refurbished in 1995, and underwent a major renovation in 2020–2021.  A member of the Pinellas Public Library Cooperative since 1989, the library was temporarily relocated to 7470 Gulf Boulevard during the renovation.<ref>{{cite web |last1=St. Pete Beach Public Library |title=About |url=https://www.spblibrary.com/353/About |website=St. Pete Beach Public Library |access-date=30 April 2021}}</ref> On March 26, 2021 the St. Pete Beach Library reopened after a $2.6 million restoration and renovation.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schantz |first1=Mark |title=Retro-colorful St. Pete Beach Library reopens with $2.6 million facelift |url=https://www.tbnweekly.com/beach_beacon/article_d6ad8a6e-8cdb-11eb-b007-8b81c4230876.html |access-date=24 April 2021 |work=Tampa Bay Newspapers |date=March 26, 2021}}</ref>