Posts by Callie C
Adults @Home
Currently, the job market is a very confusing place. People are under quarantine; adults are working from home, taking leave or sometimes even finding themselves in search of a new career. So, what is everyone doing with all this extra time at home? One of the best ways to be productive during quarantine is to…
Read MoreUsing the Library During Social Distancing
No doubt about it, social distancing will be the phrase of the year! But how can you use the services of the library when we are closed? Below are some questions you might have with our answers. When will you be open again? We are so sorry, but we do not know at this time…
Read MoreCoronavirus Information
Basic information about the COVID-19: What you need to know factsheet Precautionary measures you can take: Handwash poster Handrub poster Helpful websites: Prevention and preparation information from State Dept. of Health Advice for the public on disease Information about COVID-19 is rapidly changing. For the most up-to-date information, please visit the Centers for Disease Control and…
Read MoreNew Books 3/9/20
1774: The Long Year of Revolution by Mary Beth Norton Norton discusses the sixteen months during which the traditional loyalists to King George III began their discordant “discussions” that led to their acceptance of the inevitability of war against the British Empire and to the clashes at Lexington and Concord in mid-April 1775. Arguing…
Read MoreNew Books 2/17/20
Agency by William Gibson Verity Jane becomes the beta tester for the latest product of a San Francisco start-up: a digital assistant, accessed through a pair of ordinary-looking glasses who soon manifests a face, a fragmentary past, and an unnervingly canny grasp of combat strategy. American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins Lydia Quixano Perez lives…
Read MoreNew Books 1/27/20
Love stories, cook books, religion, history, self-help, and suspense. This week’s shelf has something for everyone. The Dark Game by Jonathan Janz Ten writers think they are signing up for a weeklong writing retreat with the most celebrated author in the world, but they are really entering the twisted imagination of a deranged genius, a…
Read MoreNew Books 1/20/20
Dead Astronauts by Jeff VanderMeer In a city with no name of its own, in the shadow of the all-powerful Company, lives human and otherwise converge in terrifying and miraculous ways with the fate of Earth at stake. The Doll Factory by Elizabeth MacNeal In 1850s London two people meet by happenstance, Iris, an…
Read MoreNew Books 1/6/20
First shelf of new books for 2020! Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton Exiled far from the rest of the world in Darra, Australia, twelve-year-old Eli is just trying to follow his heart, learn what it takes to be a good man, and train for a glamorous career in journalism while life insists on…
Read MoreInterlibrary Loan
The Miami Public Library Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service helps us connect you to the joy of reading and information for lifelong learning by allowing you to borrow items we do not own from other libraries nationwide. Patrons must have a current MPL card with no attached fines. Allow a minimum of 2 weeks from the…
Read MoreLearn Something New in 2020!
2020 is your year to learn something new and we can help! Use your Miami Public Library card (Patron ID) to get professional online training; take no-credit courses on almost any imaginable topic; learn a new language; develop a new technology skill; find your ancestors. Call 918-541-2292 or come by the library for help on…
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