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The Sanibel Public Library reported that the Shell Islands Garden Club donates its time and talent to add beauty to the library throughout the year. In additio
Sanibel library to present ‘Battle of Fort Myers’ By SPL - | May 18, 2021 PHOTO PROVIDED Duane Shaffer’s display of Civil War memorabilia at the Sanibel Public Library. Locals and visitors can attend U.S. Civil War history programs via Zoom with Duane Shaffer of the Sanibel Public Library. Shaffer will present “The Battle of Fort Myers” on May 28 at 10 a.m. In February 1865, angry farmers, cattlemen and Confederate soldiers attacked the Union fort on the Caloosahatchee River. The defenders of the fort were a mix of Colored Regiment soldiers, Union sympathizers and men from the New ...
Sanibel library ranks No. 1 within the state By SPL - | Jan 20, 2021 PHOTO PROVIDED Sanibel Public Library District Commissioners Linda Estep and Melanie Congress review the budget at a board meeting. The state library rankings are out, and the Sanibel Public Library ranks at or near the top in many areas, including materials borrowed, program attendance and percentage of population with a library card. The 2020 ratings are based on FY 2018 Florida Library Statistics, which measures 82 libraries/library systems in the state. Sanibel was ranked number one per capita (per 1,000) for: circulati...