Raymond Santiago |
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Miami-Dade Public Library System. With 47 branch locations and four bookmobiles, our library system aims to reach every resident of Miami-Dade County who has a desire for informational, educational, or recreational materials. We proudly serve more than seven million visitors each year and our customers have access to a collection of more than 3.5 million books and materials, 1500 public computers, 117 Self-Checkout machines, Wi-Fi at every location, and a wide range of digital resources, including downloadable e-books, audio books, music and videos. We offer over 150 databases, covering areas such as health, biography, psychology, science and technology, and travel and careers, and we provide more than one thousand literary, cultural and educational programs each month.
We are committed to keeping our collection up-to-date and introducing new services and programs to meet your needs. Our signature event is the annual Art of Storytelling(AOS) International Festival, which brings storytellers and performers from countries such as Australia, the Caribbean, Brazil, France, Colombia, and Canada to share their culture and to highlight the importance of literacy and reading as pathways for imagination and lifelong learning.
With a dedicated and knowledgeable staff and the support of our Library Foundation, Friends of the Library and elected officials, the Miami-Dade Public Library System continues to be a leader in its class. This effort earned us the 2008 National Medal for Museum and Library Services, the nation's highest honor for museums and libraries.
I encourage you to take advantage of all that our library system has to offer and thank you for visiting our website. |
