Pasco Libraries

🎙️ Pasco Podcast Ep. 59 is Live! We’re celebrating Love Your Library Month with a deep dive into all the fun, innovative and community-building things happening at @PascoLibraries. In this episode, we explore the exciting opening of the new Wesley Chapel Library, the renovation of the Hudson Library, and the programs that make our libraries a hub for learning, creativity, and connection. 🎧 Tune in to hear how our libraries are growing, evolving, and inspiring the community. 🔗 Listen now at mypas.co/Podcast59

You're invited! Join @PascoLibraries, on June 28th for a great day of family fun! Learn more about us at Pascolibraries.org. #PascoProud #familyday

JOIN US: Want to learn how to do business with #PascoCounty? It’s easier than you might think, and we have a GREAT opportunity for you to be seen and heard! Join us March 3, 2025, at Wesley Chapel Recreation Complex. Our FREE ‘Doing Business with Pasco County’ workshop is designed to generate more local vendor participation and help streamline the process for contractors and vendors who want to provide goods and services to Pasco. Full details here: mypas.co/3ENVKRr

DISASTER RECOVERY UPDATE: Are you in need of disaster recovery assistance? #PascoCounty has a Disaster Recovery Center and TWO Multi-Agency Resource Centers open now to help! The Mobile Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) is open daily from 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. at: 📍 UF/IFAS Pasco Extension One Stop Shop | 15029 14th St, Dade City The west-side Multi-Agency Recovery Center (MARC) is open daily from 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. at: 📍 Hudson Regional Library | 8012 Library Road, Hudson The east-side Multi-Agency Recovery Center (MARC) is open daily from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. at: 📍 Zephyrhills City Hall | 5335 8th Street, Zephyrhills

Hope after the Hurricanes! #PascoCounty, along with @CCharitiesDOSP is proud to announce we’re adapting our innovative homeless initiative, Pasco Hope, to respond to the urgent needs of our community following Hurricanes #Helene and #Milton. Watch this video to see how several Pasco County departments and partner agencies worked together quickly to help those in need. #PascoStrong

COMFORT STATIONS: #PascoCounty is offering multiple comfort stations across the county to provide essential services to hurricane victims. All sites are open daily from 7 a.m. – 8 p.m.: 📍 Hudson Regional Library | 8012 Library Rd, Hudson 📍 Sea Ranch Civic Association | 13711 Veronica Dr, Hudson 📍 South Holiday Library | 4649 Mile Stretch, Holiday 📍 UF/IFAS Extension Pasco County One Stop Shop | 15029 14th St, Dade City 📍 Zephyrhills Public Library | 5404 8th St, Zephyrhills Comfort Stations may offer one or more of the following amenities: ✓ Showers ✓ Restrooms ✓ Laundry facilities ✓ Air conditioning ✓ Charging stations Available amenities vary based on location. Call or chat with Pasco Customer Service at 727.847.2411 / MyPasco.net to verify amenities at a specific location.

MORE SANDBAG LOCATIONS: As #HurricaneMilton rapidly approaches our coastline, #PascoCounty Emergency Management highly encourages you to be prepared for localized flooding in the next few days. Pasco County has two sandbag stations open 24/7 to help protect your property from potential flooding: · Magnolia Valley Golf Course: 7223 Massachusetts Avenue., NPR · Pasco Public Works C-Barn: 30908 Warder Road., San Antonio Due to the potential for coastal and inland flooding, we’re also opening additional locations. These sandbag sites will be open from sunrise to sunset, until further notice: · Mitchell Park: 4825 Little Road., New Port Richey · Veterans Memorial Park: 14333 Hicks Road, Hudson · Pasco Fire Rescue Station #29: 6907 Dairy Road., Zephyrhills Dade City is also providing sand to city residents: · Former Dade City Police Department building: 38042 Pasco Avenue, Dade City For more information on how to properly fill and place sandbags please click here: mypas.co/PascoSandbags

MANDATORY evacuations ARE NOW IN EFFECT for the following areas of #PascoCounty: • Evacuation Zones A and B • Everyone living in a manufactured home, mobile home or RV anywhere in Pasco • Everyone in low-lying areas or areas prone to flooding • Everyone in an area ordered evacuated by local authorities due to life-safety hazards VOLUNTARY evacuations ARE NOW IN EFFECT for the following: • Evacuation Zone C • Everyone registered with Pasco as a Special Needs Resident • Everyone who would be vulnerable in the event of a power loss Don’t know your zone? Click HERE and enter your address on our interactive map: mypas.co/Map If you are evacuating and are not able to stay with friends or family, Pasco County is OPENING SHELTERS today at 12 p.m. All shelters are accepting family pets: The following shelters will open Monday, October 7, at 12 p.m.: • Centennial Middle School, 38505 Centennial Road, Dade City • Fivay High School, 12115 Chicago Avenue, Hudson • River Ridge Middle and High Schools, 11646 Town Center Road, New Port Richey • Wesley Chapel High School, 30651 Wells Avenue, Wesley Chapel The following Special Needs Only shelter is open: • Fasano Regional Hurricane Center, 11611 Denton Avenue, Hudson Pasco County Public Transportation bus services will be running regular routes and offering free rides to Pasco shelters starting at 12 p.m. Monday, until weather conditions deteriorate. Have questions? Call or chat with Pasco County Customer Service Center: 727.847.2411 | MyPasco.net

LIBRARIES CLOSED – All #PascoCounty library branches will be closed Monday, October 7, and remain closed until further notice. Stay tuned on our social media pages or MyPasco.net for #HurricaneMilton updates

NEW COMFORT STATION ADDED: #PascoCounty now has three comfort stations with extended hours of operation. These comfort stations will provide essentials to #HurricaneHelene victims from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. until further notice: Aripeka Baptist Church | 18731 Aripeka Rd (**No food / water**) *Air Conditioning *Restrooms *Showers (bring your own toiletries) *Laundry (bring your own supplies) *Charging stations The following amenities will be available at these locations: Hudson Library | 8012 Library Rd, Hudson J. Ben Harrill Recreation Complex | 2830 Gulf Trace Blvd, Holiday *Air Conditioning *Restrooms *Showers (bring your own toiletries) *Laundry (bring your own supplies) *Charging stations *Food and Water

🌀 WHAT'S NEXT? 🌀 Need help navigating the recovery process? Visit mypas.co/HurricaneRecovery for step-by-step guidance on what to do after the storm. Stay safe, #PascoCounty! #PascoStrong #HurricaneHelene

COMFORT STATIONS TO OPEN SUNDAY, SEPT. 29 #PascoCounty is opening two comfort stations on the west side of the county to provide essentials to #HurricaneHelene victims. Both sites will be open beginning Sunday, Sept. 29, from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m., until further notice: ◾ Hudson Library | 8012 Library Rd, Hudson ◾ J. Ben Harrill Recreation Complex | 2830 Gulf Trace Blvd, Holiday The City of New Port Richey is also opening a comfort station beginning Sunday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. until further notice: ◾ New Port Richey Recreation & Aquatic Center | 6630 Van Buren St., New Port Richey The following amenities will be available at all three locations: ✔ Air Conditioning ✔ Restrooms ✔ Showers (bring your own toiletries) ✔ Laundry (bring your own supplies) ✔ Charging stations Pasco County is also extending services at our Points of Distribution (POD) locations at Hudson Library Parking Lot and J. Ben Harrill Recreations Complex Parking Lot to ensure anyone displaced by the storm will have access to food and water. Both sites are open to drive-in customers daily from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., while supplies last. Pasco County Customer Service is open Sunday, Sept. 29 from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. to answer your questions. Call 727.847.2411 or chat with us online at MyPasco.net.

Please watch this important update from the #PascoCounty Emergency Operations Center about #HurricaneHelene recovery efforts. #PascoStrong

Did #HurricaneHelene cause damage to your home or business? #PascoCounty is offering an online tool to report storm damage. This is the fastest way to get help and schedule inspections with the county. We encourage you to upload photos of your non-emergency damages directly to our assessment teams: mypas.co/ReportDamage. If you have an emergency or you see downed power lines, please call 911. For other concerns/questions, call our customer service line at 727.847.2411.

#PascoCounty is here to help you, but you need to help yourself first. NOW is the time to evacuate. #Helene is hours away from impacting #PascoCounty. If you live in Evacuation Zone A or in a mobile home you MUST leave now. Pasco is expecting dangerous storm surge and it's NOT safe to stay in homes along the coast. Shelters are open and Customer Service is standing by to answer your questions. Visit MyPasco.net or call 727-847-2411.

MANDATORY evacuations ARE NOW IN EFFECT for the following areas of #PascoCounty: • Evacuation Zone A • Everyone living in a manufactured home, mobile home or RV anywhere in Pasco • Everyone in low-lying areas or areas prone to flooding • Everyone in an area ordered evacuated by local authorities due to life-safety hazards VOLUNTARY evacuations ARE NOW IN EFFECT for the following: • Evacuation Zones B and C • Everyone registered with Pasco as a Special Needs Resident • Everyone who would be vulnerable in the event of a power loss Don’t know your zone? Click HERE and enter your address on our interactive map: mypas.co/Map If you are evacuating and are not able to stay with friends or family, Pasco County is OPENING SHELTERS at 4 p.m. Wednesday. All shelters are accepting family pets: The following shelters will open Wednesday, September 25,, at 4 p.m.: • Centennial Middle School, 38505 Centennial Road, Dade City • Fivay High School, 12115 Chicago Avenue, Hudson • Wiregrass Ranch High School, 2909 Mansfield Boulevard, Wesley Chapel (Special Needs & General Population) • River Ridge Middle and High Schools, 11646 Town Center Road, New Port Richey • Sunlake High School, 3023 Sunlake Boulevard, Land O’ Lakes The following Special Needs Only shelter opened Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at 9 a.m.: • Fasano Regional Hurricane Center, 11611 Denton Avenue, Hudson Pasco County Public Transportation bus services will be running regular routes and offering free rides to Pasco shelters starting at 2 p.m. Wednesday, until weather conditions deteriorate. Have questions? Call or chat with Pasco County Customer Service Center: 727.847.2411 | MyPasco.net

SANDBAG UPDATE: #PascoCounty Emergency Management is closely monitoring the potential development of tropical weather and is encouraging you to be prepared for localized flooding in the next few days as the system makes its way toward Florida: Pasco County has two sandbag stations open 24/7 to help protect your property from potential flooding: 📍Magnolia Valley Golf Course, 7223 Massachusetts Ave. | NPR 📍Pasco Public Works C-Barn, 30908 Warder Rd. | San Antonio Due to the potential for coastal and inland flooding, we’re also opening additional locations. These sandbag sites will be open from sunrise to sunset, until further notice: 📍Veterans Memorial Park: 14333 Hicks Road | Hudson 📍Pasco Fire Rescue Station #29: 6907 Dairy Rd | Zephyrhills 📍 Heritage Park, 5401 Land O' Lakes Blvd | Land O' Lakes, FL 📍 Holiday Site, 2654 Grand Blvd, Holiday Dade City & New Port Richey is also providing sand to city residents: 📍 Former Dade City Police Department building, 38042 Pasco Avenue, Dade City 📍 New Port Richey Garage, 6420 Pine Hill Road, New Port Richey For more information on how to properly fill and place sandbags please click here: mypas.co/PascoSandbags

#PascoCounty is opening hurricane shelters for anyone who needs to leave their home ahead of Tropical Storm Helene and has nowhere else to stay. All shelters are accepting family pets. The following shelters will open Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at 4 p.m.: • Centennial Middle School, 38505 Centennial Road, Dade City • Fivay High School, 12115 Chicago Avenue, Hudson • Wiregrass Ranch High School, 2909 Mansfield Boulevard, Wesley Chapel (Special Needs & General Population) • River Ridge Middle and High Schools, 11646 Town Center Road, New Port Richey • Sunlake High School, 3023 Sunlake Boulevard, Land O’ Lakes The following Special Needs Only shelter will open Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at 9 a.m.: • Fasano Regional Hurricane Center, 11611 Denton Avenue, Hudson Please plan to stay with family, friends or neighbors, if possible. If that’s not an option, please self-evacuate directly to an open shelter. Pasco County Public Transportation bus services will be running regular routes and offering free rides to Pasco shelters starting at 2 p.m. Wednesday, until weather conditions deteriorate. Learn more about what to bring if you’re sheltering with your pet: mypas.co/PetHurricanePrep Visit MyPasco.net and follow Pasco County on social media for the latest county updates on Tropical Storm Helene.