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Women on the Mother Road in Oklahoma: Route 66
A documentary film maker and two historians will present a program on women on the Mother Road on Tuesday, September 19, 7:oo p.m. at the library. Called the “Mother Road” by author John Steinbeck, U.S. Route 66 stretches some 2,400 miles from Los Angeles to Chicago, symbolic of the mobility available to Americans, and an…
Read MoreBook Sale 9/9/17
The library will be participating in our community Festi-FALL event by holding a book sale in front of the library (Main Street) on Saturday, Sept. 9th from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Hundreds of books will be available at $1.00 for hardbacks and $0.50 for paperbacks. All proceeds go to the Friends of the Library…
Read MoreSummer Reading Program starts soon!
Join us this summer as we explore construction, art and science, while practicing cooperation in our effort to BUILD A BETTER WORLD. Kids will have an opportunity to challenge themselves during our programs as well as setting reading goals to earn prizes, coupons, and awards! The Summer Reading Program begins June 5th with special programs for…
Read MoreWill Rogers Middle School Art Show at the Library
Students in Michelle Logan’s classes are first class artists, and they can prove it. Their art was on display at the library May 6th-13th. The 112 middle school students are in grades 6 through 8. The artwork included various mediums, sculpture and subject matter. Mrs. Logan commented “With all of the cut backs in education,…
Read MoreFriends of the Library Book Sale
The Friends of the Miami Public Library are holding a book sale on Friday May 5th and Saturday May 6th from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The sale will be held outside the library, weather permitting, on the sidewalk at the southwest corner. In case of inclement weather, the sale will be moved inside. A…
Read MoreThe Oklahoma Experience: Looking for Home
Let’s Talk About It, Oklahoma (LTAIO) offers more than your average book club for adults. With the added benefit of a humanities scholar to inform and broaden discussions, participants are able to explore the human experience through literature in meaningful and thought-provoking ways. A series consists of 4-5 sessions, each featuring a book from the…
Read MoreThe 2016 National Book Awards
The winners of the National Book Award for 2016 include the following: Fiction WINNER: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead FINALISTS: The Throwback Special by Chris Bachelder News of the World by Paulette Jiles The Association of Small Bombs by Karan Mahajan Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson Nonfiction WINNER: Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in…
Read MoreFree Genealogy Workshops Offered at the Library
Genealogy librarian Barbara Becker will be offering her tenth annual series of workshops for those interested in genealogy. These classes are for beginners and seasoned pros as well. To learn more about these workshops, read the Miami NewsRecord article below. To learn what will be covered in each workshop, click on the Keys to…
Read MoreNeed Help Preparing Your Taxes?
MyFreeTaxes info The MyFreeTaxes free income tax preparation program has been available since 2009. It is an online collaboration with United Way Worldwide using H&R Block software. Taxpayers prepare their own returns from the comfort and convenience of their home or office. Program Requirements A free federal and up to 3 state returns can be…
Read More2017 Andrew Carnegie Medal of Excellence : the Shortlists
The Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, established in 2012, recognize the best fiction and nonfiction books for adult readers published in the U.S. in the previous year and serve as a guide to help adults select quality reading material. They are the first single-book awards for adult books given by the…
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