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We are thrilled to showcase our first artist at the Miami Public Library! Visit us to get a closer look at their artwork before the month comes to a close!

Tomorrow, February 27th, is the next Let's Talk About It book discussion in the series Coming of Age in America. Join us at Miami Public Library at 5:30 PM to discuss the book The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. Guest scholar Brian Cowlishaw will be leading the discussion. Refreshments will be served. After the program, be sure to borrow the next book in this series, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers. Learn more about Let's Talk About It here: https://miamipl.okpls.org/lets-talk-about-it-oklahoma/ 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. #LetsTalkAboutIt #TheCatcherInTheRye#JDSalinger#BookDiscussions #MoreThanYourGrandmasLibrary

We are still looking for local artists to feature their work in our display cabinet! If you or someone you know is 18 years or older and would like to showcase their art, please reach out to the Miami Public Library! Email: librarystaff@miamiokla.net Phone: 918-541-2292 We accept all types of art, including photography, paintings, quilting, pottery, beading, and much more! If it's art, we’d love to display it! Get in touch with us now to secure a spot on the sign-up sheet for our display case!

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Art in April

May 12, 2016

  Fourth and fifth graders learned about Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Georgia O’Keefe, and Vincent Van Gogh at the Miami Public Library during our Art in April program.  After learning each artist, children were given the opportunity to create their own works of art.  They used tissue paper to create collages, painted flowers on tiles at the Clay Station, and made oil pastel renditions of…

Book Sale April 23 & 24

Mar 16, 2016
Our last annual book sale.

  The Friends of the Miami Public Library will hold their final annual book sale on Saturday, April 23rd from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 24th from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Miami Civic Center.  Thousands of books will be available for as cheap as 3 for a $1.  While this is the final annual sale to be held at the…

Miami Public Library Adult Literacy Program

Nov 25, 2015

  Representative Ben Loring stopped by the Library last week to present the Adult Literacy Program with a $7,000 grant awarded to the program by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Did you know that 14% of adults are functionally illiterate? This means that they may struggle with every day tasks that require reading skills beyond a basic level. They may struggle to find success in…

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