County Public Library has 5 branches. A major renovation of the Fernandina Beach branch was completed in 2015 and a grand opening of the branch was held in April, 2016. The newly renovated library, at 25 North 4th Street, doubled its size to approximately . Per the Nassau County Public Library's long range plan for 2013–2017, this renovation brought that building, originally opened in 1976, up to current Nassau County code. A resolution between the City of Fernandina Beach and Nassau County was also passed that details the ownership of the Library facility and Library operations. The Fernandina Beach branch also houses over one thousand titles that belong to the Amelia Island Genealogical Society. The materials are available for public use at the library. Bryceville Callahan Fernandina Beach Hilliard Yulee Media There are three newspapers in Nassau County. The largest, the Fernandina Beach News-Leader, is owned by Community Newspapers Incorporated, a media company headed by Tom Wood and Dink NeSmith. The Nassau County Record is also owned by Community Newspapers Incorporated. Both of these periodicals are available by subscription or from newsstands. The Westside Journal, an independent newspaper, is published by Florida Sun Printing, and is available for free through the mail and usually features submitted copy. Municipalities and Communities City Fernandina Beach Amelia City American Beach Towns Callahan Hilliard Andrews Census-designated places Nassau Village-Ratliff Yulee Other unincorporated communities Amelia City American Beach Andrews Becker Boulogne Bryceville Chester Crandall Crawford Dahoma Dyal Evergreen Franklintown Glenwood Gross Hedges Hero Ingle Italia Keene Kent Kings Ferry Lessie Mattox Nassauville O'Neil Verdie Yulee Heights Gallery of Municipalities and Communities Politics Notable people William B. Allen, political scientist who was chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights from 1988 to 1989, was born in Fernandina Beach in 1944. Kris Anderson – National Basketball Association player with the Milwaukee Bucks Raymond A. Brown, attorney whose clients included Black Liberation Army member Assata Shakur, boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter and "Dr. X" physician Mario Jascalevich. George Crady – Former member of the Florida House of Representatives Kyle Denney – Major League Baseball catcher Ben "Bubba" Dickerson, professional golfer. John M. Drew – tax collector George Rainsford Fairbanks, a Confederate major in the U.S. Civil War, he was also a historian, lawyer and Florida state senator. The Fairbanks House is listed on the NRHP and is operated as a bed and breakfast lodging establishment. Joseph Finegan,