Tiffany Mautino, who will be the branch manager when the new Lakewood Ranch Library opens either late this year or early in 2024, notes that the new library will have power tools and cake pans.
And on Sept. 7, she could add ukuleles to that list.
“Traditionally, when it comes to a library, people have not thought about anything but books,” Mautino said. “But we are going to have tons of non-traditional space. We’re going to have community rooms and Makerspace.”
On Sept. 7, Aloha Ukulele, a Lakewood Ranch Community Activities club, donated eight ukuleles worth about $800 to the library. The club presented the ukuleles to Mautino at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall North during its regular meeting.
With a group of just over 20 ukulele players strumming and singing in the background, Mautino talked about the…
