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During
the month of February, you can participate in a Black History
Month Program, attend a rededication ceremony, experience
an international fair, view a collection of portraits, or
hear rhythms from Trinidad and Tobago. There is always something
to do at your Broward County Library!
Celebrate
Black History Month
During the month of February, Broward County Library offers
more than fifty Black History Month Programs for adults and
children. Click
here to view a list of our Black History Month Programs.
Literary
Feast 2005
Click
here to find out more information about the stellar
authors and view the books for this year's Literary Feast.
For more information on tickets to the Night of Literary
Feasts, please call the Broward Public Library Foundation's
Literary Feast hotline at 954-357-5954.
New
York Times Best Sellers
Click
here to view the New York Times Best Sellers List.
You can view the list and place a hold on materials
directly from the web page.
Hallandale
Beach Branch Dedication Ceremony
On Friday, January 21, a dedication ceremony was held to
name the Youth Services Section of the Hallandale Beach Branch
after Arnold and Joanne Lanner. Visit our website to see an online slide show of photos from the
event.
Find
a Library Near You!
Ever want to stop by a library after work, shopping, or on
the way to an appointment, but you are not sure where the
nearest library is? Click
here and search any Broward County zip code to find
the Broward County Library nearest you!
Friends
of Broward County Libraries
Click
here to read this month's Focus on Friends,
the story of the Friends of the Fort Lauderdale Library.
For more information, contact friends@browardlibrary.org,
or call 954-563-5322.
Please click
here to view the new systemwide Friends of Broward
County Libraries Brochure.
Trumpet
for Freedom
"Once you learn to read you will be forever free."
- Frederick Douglass, Abolitionist Leader and Lifelong literacy
advocate.
Trumpet for Freedom: The Life of Frederick Douglass
with Tony Thompson, actor and director of Metropolitan Diversity
Theater, will be performed on Saturday, February 12 at 2 pm
at North Regional/BCC Library. Sponsored by the Broward Public
Library Foundation as part of the American Heritage Series,
the Literacy Coalition of Broward County and the Friends of
North Regional/BCC Library.
North Regional/BCC Library is located at 1100 Coconut Creek
Blvd. in Coconut Creek. For more information, please call
954-201-2601.
11th
Annual Taste of the World International Festival
Join us on Saturday, February 19 from 1 to 3:30 pm for a
taste of the world. Experience international food, music,
dancing, and crafts. The event will be held at West Regional
Library, 8601 West Broward Blvd., Plantation. For more information,
please call 954-831-3300.
Margate
Rededication Ceremony
Join us on Friday, February 25 at 10 am at the Margate Catharine
Young Branch for a rededication ceremony. The branch is reopening
after a complete renovation and expansion adding 5,000 square
feet for a total of 15,000 square feet. In addition, the library
has new furnishings, fixtures, and shelving. It has also added
new computer stations and enlarged the parking lot. The branch
is located at 5810 Park Drive, Margate.
Portraits
at gallery six
A beautiful collection of paintings by Alan Dayton will be
on display from February 5 to March 5 in gallery six on the
sixth floor of the Main Library. The paintings are of noted
contemporary artists from literary, visual, musical, and dance
professions. The opening reception will be held on February
10 from 7 to 9 pm.
The Main Library is located at 100 South Andrews Avenue in
Fort Lauderdale. For more information, please call 954-357-7443.
Rhythms
From Trinidad and Tobago
Listen to a free performance of steelpan music by Andy Phillips
on Tuesday, February 22 from 6 to 7 pm at the Hallandale Beach
Branch located at 300 South Federal Highway in Hallandale
Beach. For more information, please call 954-457-1750.
Save
the Date!
Children's
Reading Festival 2005
This year's Children's Reading Festival will take place on
Saturday, April 16 from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday, April 17
from noon to 5 pm. The theme is Once Upon a Fairy Tale...A
tribute to Hans Christian Andersen.
The featured performers include Storyteller Antonio Rocha,
Jim from The Animal Band, and That Puppet Guy Lee Bryan.
Important
Telephone Numbers and Web Addresses (Please
click on the blue links to access the corresponding web pages)
Renew Materials: 954-357-RENU (7368)
Information and Reference at the Main Library: 954-357-7444
Youth Services Administration: 954-357-7336
Outreach Services Administration: 954-357-7348
Library Administration: 954-357-7397
Talking Books: 954-357-7555
Learning Services (Literacy Programs): 954-357-8211
Florida
Center for the Book: 954-357-7401
Bienes
Center for the Literary Arts: 954-357-8692
Broward County
Library
Online Resources
New
Movies in Collection - .pdf version
Did
You Know?
Did you know that 944,575 people own a Broward County Library
card? Click here
to search the catalog for a book, DVD, audio book, or anything
else in the Library's collection.
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