There are many libraries in the Sarasota area including college, university, museum and other special libraries. Our surrounding counties also have excellent public library systems with whom we have cooperative borrowing agreements. Click on the links below to access other library Web sites and catalogs.  If you find materials that you need at another library that the Sarasota County Library System does not own, please contact the reference desk at your local library to request the material. Combined Catalogs WorldCat a combined catalog of libraries worldwide FloridaCat a combined catalog of Florida libraries Local Public Libraries Sarasota County Library System public library system in Sarasota County Manatee County Library System public library system in Manatee County Charlotte County Library System public library system in Charlotte County Tampa-Hillsborough County Library System public library system in Hillsborough County Local Colleges and Universities New College Jane Bancroft Cook Library shared with USF University of South Florida at Sarasota Jane Bancroft Cook Library shared with New College Ringling College of Art and Design Verman Kimbrough Memorial Library - visual art and design resources State College of Florida (formerly Manatee Community College) supports the academic mission of State College of Florida Local Special Libraries Sarasota History Center local history resources Sarasota County Law Library provides legal resources in print and online Mote Marine - Arthur Vining Davis Library collection supports marine research and education Ringling Museum of Art Library/Archives devoted primarily to baroque art and the art collections of the Ringling Museum of Art Sarasota Memorial Hospital Medical Library medical resources for staff and public Sarasota Music Archive recordings, tapes, sheet music, books Selby Gardens Research Library diverse collection of media resources on tropical botany Pinellas Talking Book Library Braille and recorded books and magazines for visually impaired and physically handicapped Other Local Information Resources Sarasota Herald-Tribune Infomart searches for news articles for a fee Sarasota Visitors Bureau official travel and tourism site of the Sarasota Convention and Tourist Bureau Florida Libraries State Library of Florida more than one million items in a wide variety of formats and subjects Florida Electronic Library a gateway to select Internet resources Links to Florida Libraries directory of Florida libraries by type Florida Library Directory pdf files on Florida libraries by type Database of Florida Libraries searchable Florida library information database Libraries Nationwide Library of Congress the nation's library National Library of Medicine world's largest biomedical library Public Libraries - U.S. public libraries listed by state or keyword search University and College Libraries - U.S. academic libraries listed by state or keywaord search Special and School Libraries - U.S. list of links to special and school libraries State Libraries list of links to the state libraries Archives and Primary Sources manuscripts, archives, rare books, photographs, and other primary source sites U.S and international Presidential Libraries comprehensive NARA Presidential Library system site International Libraries National Libraries of the World IFLA's list of official and unoffical national libraries LibDex search for libraries by country Electronic Libraries Florida Electronic Library gateway to select Internet resources Internet Public Library public service from the University of Michigan Search for Libraries lib-web-cat a directory of libraries throughout the world Gateway to Library Catalogs from the Library of Congress, search other catalogs all over the world Virtual Library Museums search for museums by country  Libweb        library servers via the world wide web, updated daily Information For and About Librarians American Library Association oldest library association in the world Florida Library Association supports Florida libraries Public Library Association division of ALA specifically for public libraries Special Libraries Association organization for special librarians Library Research Service statistics & research for library & education professionals Solinet regional library network Internet Library for Librarians to locate Internet resources related to the profession Tampa Bay Library Consortium classes and resources for continuing education