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Did you know that the Friends of Miami Public Library have a shelf with hundreds of books for sale at the library? Come see what is available! All money spent on these books goes right back into our community, supporting the library and the incredible Imagination Library Program, which provides free books to children in Ottawa county each month! Want to contribute to the sale? You can donate gently used books, DVDs, Blu-rays, and audiobooks at Miami Public Library during business hours. Learn more about Imagination Library here: https://miamipl.okpls.org/kids-connection/ #Booksale #FriendsOfTheLibrary #CommunitySupport #ImaginationLibrary

Have you joined our "Let's Talk About It" Book Club? Our current theme explores Coming of Age in America, featuring the following titles: The Silver DeSoto by Patty Lou Floyd The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers The Last Picture Show by Larry McMurtry Visit Miami Public Library to borrow a copy of the current book, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. Then, come join us for a discussion at Miami Public Library on Thursday, March 27th at 5:30 PM, led by guest scholar, Brian Cowlishaw. "Books, services, and other materials for this series are provided by Let's Talk About It, a project of Oklahoma Humanities. Generous funding and support for this series was provided by the Kirkpatrick Family Fund and Oklahoma City University. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in these programs do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or Oklahoma Humanities." #LTAI #LetsTalkAboutIt #BookClub #TheHeartIsALonelyHunter

There is still time to register for this month's adult reading challenge! Reading can take you anywhere! Join your community and read across America this month. Log your reading to earn badges and prizes throughout the challenge. Challenge will be completed after logging 600 minutes of reading. All reading counts! Register on the Beanstack app or at Miami Public Library. #AdultReadingChallenge #ReadAcrossAmerica #Beanstack #MoreThanYourGrandmasLibrary

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Children’s Christmas Books 2019

Dec 3, 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 find Iris.         The Bear and the…

New Books 11/25/19

Nov 22, 2019

  Agent Running in the Field by John Le Carre Desperate to resist the political turbulence of his 2018 London home, a young man establishes connections that lead him down a dark and dangerous path. The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson The award-winning author of A Short History of Nearly Everything presents an engaging head-to-toe tour of the human body that shares…

New Books 11/11/19

Nov 15, 2019

The National Book Awards were established in 1950 to celebrate the best writing in America.  This week’s list includes several of the finalists for that award.  In addition are new autobiographies  by Demi Moore and Elton John and next-in-series featuring Virgil Flowers (John Sanford), Charlie Parker (John Connolly), and Bailey (David Cameron.) Bloody Genius by John Sandford Virgil Flowers is brought in to investigate a…

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