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Mayor proclaims April 2025 National Library Week; library second‑story reopening set for April 10
Summary
Mayor Joe Ayub proclaimed April 2025 as National Library Week at the April 7 commission meeting and the library announced a grand reopening of its second story on Thursday, April 10 and a children's wing event earlier that week.
Mayor Joe Ayub on April 7 read a proclamation declaring April 2025 as National Library Week in the City of Safety Harbor and highlighted an upcoming grand opening for the library’s second‑story improvements.
"I, Joe, we, mayor of the City Of Safety Harbor, and on behalf of the City Commission, do hereby proclaim April 2025 as National Library Week here in the City Of Safety Harbor," Ayub said as he presented the proclamation. The proclamation text cited libraries as community hubs that "spark creativity, fuel imagination, and inspire lifelong learning."
A library staff member identified only as Lisa described events planned for the week, including a children's wing grand reopening with programming and amenities and a ribbon cutting and concert sponsored by the Library Foundation. Lisa said: "Tomorrow is our children's ... grand reopening, with lots of new enhancements. There'll be cake, there'll be balloons, there'll be face painters." The commission announcement named a ribbon cutting and tour of the library's second story on Thursday, April 10 and referenced a children's wing grand opening scheduled for Tuesday between 3 and 6 p.m.
The proclamation was presented as part of the meeting's presentations; no formal vote or ordinance was recorded. Library staff and Friends of the Library representatives were present for the recognition and thanked volunteers for programming support.
