💻 Laptop Giveaway 💻 We have finished all of our upcoming digital literacy classes! Thanks to the attendees that showed up and learned with us. Our goal was to make things fun AND educational! Hopefully everyone learned something new and had a great time with us. It is because of you guys that we get to do awesome things like this for the community. Funding for the laptops and classes were provided to us with support from AT&T, and workshops and modules were created by the Public Library Association.
Today is Superman day! Up, Up, and Away! Superman was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, first appearing in Action Comics #1 in 1938. Celebrate Superman Day and prepare for the upcoming movie on July 11th with this deep dive into the Man Of Steel’s legacy: https://ow.ly/2B7U50VUICT. You can also visit Miami Public Library to borrow books and DVDs featuring Superman! #Superman #SupermanDay #ManOfSteel #NewsBank
This Pride Month, read beyond the binary with LGBTQIA+ reads. A selection of books are available on Libby- the library reading app and at Miami Public Library. The federal government first recognized June as “Gay & Lesbian Pride Month” in 1999, following a proclamation by President Bill Clinton. Subsequently, in 2009, President Barack Obama officially designated June as LGBT Pride Month. Learn more about the history of Pride Month from the Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/lgbt-pride-month/about/ Learn more about the Libby app and our other electronic resources here:https://miamipl.okpls.org/electronic_resources #PrideMonth #Libby
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Books by a noted historian and a noted scientist, personal reflections on books and on life, political views, and a long awaited best seller by the author of The Girl on the Train are the latest new books available at the library. Read more. American Spirit by David McCullough A timely collection of speeches by one of the most honored historians in the United States—winner of…
Gardening is fun and it’s all the more so if you involve kids! According to Susan Patterson, 9 Reasons Every Child Should Help Grow a Garden, there are many benefits to gardening with children not the least of which is to get them to eat more vegetables. It seems that the more we verbally emphasize the health benefits of vegetables the less vegetables appeal to them.…
Alternate worlds, dystopias, and intergalactic sagas top the list of new books for the week. All Our Wrongs Today by Elan Mastai Living in an alternate world of flying cars, moon bases and plentiful food, aimless Tom Barren is blindsided by an accident of fate that leads to a time-travel mishap that lands him in our less-than-ideal 2016, where he discovers wonderful unexpected versions…
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