Adults @Home

Adults at Home What to do with your quarantine time

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…

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Using the Library During Social Distancing

How to use library services 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…

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Holiday Hours

The Miami Public Library will be closed for the holidays on Tuesday, Dec. 24th, Wednesday, Dec. 25th, and Wednesday, Jan. 1.

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Children’s Christmas Books 2019

How to Hide a Lion at Christmas Iris and her lion go everywhere together. But when Christmas comes and the family is going away, Mum says the lion must stay behind. After all, you can’t take a lion on a train. Luckily the lion has other ideas. He sets off on a snowy adventure to…

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Miami Public Library Strategic Plan 2019-2022

Community Needs Assesment 2019 and Library Strategic Plan 2019-2022

We recently completed our strategic plan document to guide the next three years.  This process started at the end of last year when we asked the community to complete a survey and then began holding focus groups.  We also created a Needs Assessment that included demographic information about the community, library statistics, our Edge benchmark…

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Book Sale

Don’t miss the Friends of the Library book sale held on Sept. 7th during the Designs of Autumn Festifall event in the 66 Cultural District.  Tables of books for no more than $1 each plus special deals on bags of books!

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The State of Our Health

The State of Our Health and why health literacy is a core part of what we do

For nearly 3 decades, America’s Health Rankings has provided an analysis of national health on a state-by-state basis by evaluating a historical and comprehensive set of health, environmental and socioeconomic data to determine national health benchmarks and state rankings.  In their 2018 Annual Report, Oklahoma is ranked 47th in the nation.  The report lists the…

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Miami Public Library Customer Survey

Click on link: People from all walks of life use library resources and services for a variety of reasons.  People come to the library to attend classes to improve their health or to participate in a book discussion.  They bring their children to the library for Lego League, S.T.E.A.M. classes, art classes or to participate…

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Need Help Preparing Your Taxes?

  Did you know you can file a free federal and up to three state returns if your income in 2017 was $66,000 or less? Have a QUESTION while you are preparing your return? IRS certified tax coaches can help. Contact information: By Phone: 855-698-9435 By E-Mail:  info@myfreetaxes.com IRS certified volunteers will be answering questions…

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