The South Beach Community Library, the 10th public library established in New Providence was officially opened on Thursday 31st January 2002. The library opened its doors to the public on March 26th, 2002. This library falls under the administration of Bahamas Library Service, Ministry of Education, Nassau, The Bahamas. The library was established to cater to the needs of a rapidly expanding business and residential community in the Southern district of the island, hence its mission is to provide users with easy access to information and educational resources that meet the needs of a changing and diverse community. This state of the art facility spreads over 3,945.8 square feet. The main section is divided into three subsections: Children's Library, Adult Section, and Reference Section. In addition there is an audiovisual room (which also serves as a private study room, a meeting room and for Literacy tutoring), a technical service room, a supervisor's office, a staff room and a Special Collection Room. The Special Collection Room stores Bahamian and Caribbean books, government documents and publications and other local publications. The library also has a growing vertical file collection. Books at the South Beach Community Library are organized under the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system. The Nassau Guardian - available daily. The Tribune - available on Monday and Thursday South Beach library started lending book loans on January 4th 2005.
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