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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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Newly Added Materials September 2023

Oct 2, 2023

Materials Amplified – Launchpads & Wonderbooks

Sep 29, 2023

Miami Public Library (MPL) is always seeking ways to improve our services and materials for our community. One of the things we have been doing is adding items from Playaway to our collection. Playaway has improved the way children read along with Wonderbooks and is bridging the digital divide with Launchpads. The great news is that MPL is growing our collection of Wonderbooks and Launchpads!…

Miami Public Library puts the UNITY in Community

Aug 29, 2023

By: Callie Cortner “Bad libraries build collections, good libraries build services, great libraries build communities.” – R. David Lankes Before I jump into how amazing Miami Public Library is, let me tell you a little about how I came to be here. Growing up, I was definitely not what you would call an avid reader. I didn’t go to the local library, and I didn’t…

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