Starkey Ranch Theatre Library Cultural Center
Starkey Ranch Theatre Library Cultural Center is a building in Starkey Ranch, Pasco County, Florida, used as a library and theater. It is jointly purposed by Pasco County Libraries, Pasco County Schools, and the Starkey community, being known as "the community's living room".
The center was completed in 2021 by Fleischman Garcia Maslowski Architecture costing over US$2,000,000 to build. The building's architecture was featured in a Library Journal 2021 issue recognized for incorporating nature in its design.
Creation
The Starkey Ranch Theatre Library Cultural Center creation was completed in August 2021, by Pasco County Libraries, the Pasco County Schools, Pasco County Parks and Recreation, and the Starkey Ranch developer, costing more than US$2,100,000 to build. The building is located at 12118 Lake Blanche Dr. in Odessa, Pasco County, Florida.
Architecture
It was built by Fleischman Garcia Maslowski Architecture. The building's architecture was featured in Library Journal's “Year in Architecture 2021” issue. It was recognized by the magazine for incorporating nature in its design, like soft, natural light in the lobby and natural wood in the main building parts.
Characteristics
Overall, the building is 26,000 sq ft in size.
Theater
Starkey Ranch Theatre Library Cultural Center has a 250-seat theater used for performances, lectures, graduations, and other events. The theater also has a sound booth, theatrical lighting, and dressing rooms.
Library
The Starkey Ranch Theatre Library Cultural Center has a library section. The library has more than 97,649 book volumes in its collection, circulating over 328,610 transactions a year. It has story time sessions, which can have over 115 children at once.
Usage
The Starkey Ranch Theatre Library Cultural Center has over 16,000 total visitors per month. The center is mostly used by Pasco County Libraries, Pasco County Schools, the Starkey Ranch K–8 School, and the Starkey Ranch community. The facility is dubbed as "the community's living room".
Starkey Ranch K–8 School
The Starkey Ranch K–8 School uses the Starkey Ranch Theatre Library Cultural Center as its media center, library, and student tutoring area. The children's room is used as the school's media center and the gymnasium is a space for school events.