Movie Matinees at the Key West Library
Every Tuesday at 3 p.m. we show a movie at the Key West Library, 700 Fleming St. Stop in and take a break!
Library News: Arts & Culture
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Today in Keys History – November 5, 2024
1954 – The new Carlos Food Center opened at the corner of Elizabeth and Caroline streets in Key West. Father and son Juan and Carlos Calleja built the $80,000 concrete block structure to replace an earlier store the family had operated for 45 years.
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Today in Keys History – November 4, 2024
1964 – The Overseas Hotel on Fleming Street was blasted as a public nuisance. It had been closed and unused for over a year and was being illegally inhabited by vagrants. The wiring was faulty, the plumbing “useless,” and the inside strewn with garbage and filthy mattresses. Key West building officials planned to recommend it for condemnation.
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Today in Keys History – November 3, 2024
1964 – A record 70.95% of registered Monroe County voters cast ballots in the day’s elections. Democrats ruled the day, and Lyndon Johnson garnered 8,287 votes over Barry Goldwater’s 4,604 in the county’s presidential tally.
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Today in Keys History – November 2, 2024
1936 – Leonard Giovannoli, former biology instructor at the University of Florida, was placed in charge of the crawfish hatchery at the Key West Aquarium.
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First Annual Key West BookFest
Meet local authors and discover new books while enjoying lively music and refreshments in the beautiful palm garden at the First Annual Key West BookFest.
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Today in Keys History – November 1, 2024
1939 – Naval Station Key West was formally reopened after having been put into caretaker status in 1932. To celebrate, factory whistles, church bells, and sirens were sounded for 10 minutes. A parade then went down Duval Street, followed by a dance.
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Today in Keys History – October 31, 2024
1934 – The first 50 of an anticipated 300 World War I veterans arrived at Matecumbe Key to begin work for the Federal Emergency Relief Administration on a series of bridges for the Overseas Highway.
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Today in Keys History – October 30, 2024
1909 – A committee appointed by the Key West City Council recommended the purchase of an Ahrens fourth size Continental steam fire engine, which could pump 500 gallons a minute. The price was $5,150.
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Today in Keys History – October 29, 2024
2004 – The State of Florida agreed to buy the Harris School on Southard Street in Key West under its “Forever Florida” program. The historic property would then be leased to the Rodel Foundation and The Studios of Key West as an art colony, with Rodel agreeing to restore the building. The Monroe County School District had not decided whether to accept the offer.