The Miami Dade Public Library System offers many free programs, events, and activities at over 40 local branches throughout the County. So encourage your entire family to visit the library and visit it often, to read and participate in the numerous events and activities that the MDPLS has to offer. An MDPLS library card is required for most of these programs and can be obtained at any branch library.
Junior Reference Collection
Make summer learning a blast! Avoid the summer slide and keep middle school students engaged with Junior Reference Collection's age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more. Explore a wide range of the most studied topics including cultures, government, people, U.S. and world history, literature, and more.
Ancestry Library
Are you part of American Royalty? Looking to research your family tree, but don't know where to start? Ancestry Library can help. Just use a computer at any branch locations or log on to the library's free Wi-Fi with your own device and begin your search! You must be in the library to access the service. Ancestry Library covers the United States and the United Kingdom and includes census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as records from Canada, Europe, Australia and other parts of the world. Log in today and discover your family history!
Spice up your cardio routine in time for summer with Freegal Music'sGet up & Go! A Cardio-Crushing Soundtrack. The playlist is now available with unlimited streaming with your library card.
Small Business Resource Center.
Want to start your own business, but don’t know how? Start with the Small Business Resource Center's comprehensive database. Access information about starting and operating a business, including accounting, finance, human resources, management, marketing, taxes and more. Experience an easy-to-browse interface mapped to four key stages—plan, fund, start, and manage—to fit your research needs at any point in your business's development. More information here. MDPLS library card required.
Here are links to special programs and events for children and teens.
The Library for Children
The Library for Teens
For a listing of events and activities for the entire family: kids, teens, babies, toddlers, preschoolers, moms, and dads at your local branch, click on the name listed below to visit the website! Can't visit your local branch? Click HERE for the mobile library schedule and locations!
2875 McFarlane Rd., Miami, FL 33133 Phone: 305-442-8695
3443 Segovia St., Coral Gables, FL 33134 Phone: 305-442-8706
9211 SW 152 St., Miami, FL 33157 Phone: 305-233-8324
350 NW 13 St., Miami, FL 33136 Phone: 305-579-5322
1398 SW 1 St., Miami, FL 33135 Phone: 305-643-8574
700 N. Homestead Blvd., Homestead, FL 33030 Phone: 305-246-0168
299 Crandon Blvd., Key Biscayne, FL 33149 Phone: 305-361-6134
101 W. Flagler St., Miami, FL 33130 Phone: 305-375-2665
14850 SW 280 St., Homestead, FL 33032 Phone: 305-242-2290
17641 Old Cutler Rd., Palmetto Bay, FL 33157 Phone: 305-232-1771
5835 SW 111 St., Pinecrest, FL 33156 Phone: 305-668-4571
2111 SW 19 St., Miami, FL 33145 Phone: 305-250-4688
10750 SW 211 St., Cutler Bay, FL 33189 Phone: 305-233-8140
6000 Sunset Dr., South Miami, FL 33143 Phone: 305-667-6121
3255 Plaza St., Miami, FL 33133 Phone: 305-442-7872
5050 W. Flagler St., Miami, FL 33134 Phone: 305-442-8710
