During the month of July, you can celebrate American Heritage Month, enter to win great prizes during our Summer Reading Program, learn about Revolutionary Spies and participate in a book discussion. There is always something to do at your Broward County Library!

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Our Monthly Magazine

Click here to download a .pdf version of our monthly magazine, Bookings. Read about the Fourth of July, Summer Reading Kick-Off, and PrimeTime II. You can also view our programs and events or find a computer class at a branch near you.

Broward County Mayor Kristin Jacobs' Community Exhibit: Celebrating Broward County's Rich History and Cultural Diversity

Celebrate the Culture of India during the month of July in the lobby of the Broward County Governmental Center. It is located at 115 South Andrews Avenue in Fort Lauderdale.

Summer Reading Program

Be part of Broward County Library's Summer Reading Program. Everyone who registers receives a free orange "Read Around Florida" bracelet.

You can register, view programs, and submit reading logs online.

Click here to view systemwide programs.

Click here to view programs by library location.

Northwest Branch Dedication

Join us on July 19 at 10 a.m. for a dedication ceremony for the new Northwest Branch located at 1580 NW 3 Avenue in Pompano Beach.

Click here to view a postcard invitation for the event.

Best Children's Story Time

Broward County Library received a Kids Crown Award from South Florida Parenting Magazine for Best Children's Story Time.

Revolutionary Spies: The Unknown Story

On July 11 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the 8th floor Board Room of the Main Library, explore the little-known history of espionage in the American Revolution and how it won the war. See demonstrations of unique spy techniques used during the time period. The Main Library is located at 100 South Andrews Avenue in Fort Lauderdale.

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For more information about this free event, please call 954-357-7426.

Recognize the Top Librarian in Your Life with the New York Times 2005 Librarian Awards

If you know a librarian who goes above and beyond, don't hesitate - nominate. The New York Times is currently taking applications for their 2005 Librarian Awards, open to all fully accredited librarians currently working in a public library. The New York Times, long a supporter and advocate of literacy, offers this annual contest to honor public librarians and to recognize those librarians who consistently demonstrate the highest level of professionalism, knowledge and public service.

To download a .pdf version of the application, please click here.

American Heritage Month

Songs, movies, crafts and music celebrate American Heritage Month. Click here to view a .pdf version of a flyer listing programs at Broward County Library.

Florida Center for the Book Presents Women of Mystery

Join us as we continue our popular Women of Mystery book discussions with lively dialogue about contemporary literary and social issues. July's selection is Suspicion of Malice by South Florida's own best-selling mystery author Barbara Parker.

In Suspicion of Malice, Parker reunites Gail Connor and Anthony Quintana for a shocking case that exposes the underbelly of sleek Miami - a case that could bring them closer together, or destroy everything they hold dear.

Discussion will be led by Sun-Sentinel Mystery Columnist Oline Cogdill.

The event will be held on Tuesday, July 19 at 6 pm on the 6th floor of the Main Library in the Bienes Center.

Please call 954-357-7401 to RSVP for this event.

Want to know more about Florida Center for the Book? Click here to download a fact sheet or click here to download their brochure.

Promoting Natural Florida Through the Arts, a series of activities including an art exhibit and reception, panel discussions, art workshops and canoe trips, will begin in July at the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center at 2650 Sistrunk Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale.

An exhibition featuring the paintings of Florida's Highwaymen Artists will be on display at the library July 8 through August 21. The Highwaymen are a group of African-American artists who, in the late 1950s, began painting landscapes of natural Florida. Some of the original Highwaymen, as well as some second generation Highwaymen, are scheduled to attend a reception for the library exhibit at 7 p.m., July 8.

For more information, please call 954-625-2845.

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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

Ask a Librarian

Florida Center for the Book: 954-357-7401

Bienes Center for the Literary Arts: 954-357-8692

Broward County Library

Broward Public Library Foundation: 954-357-7382

Online Resources

New Movies in Collection - .pdf version

Did You Know

Did you know that Broward County Library provides public service once each second*? Click here to search the catalog for a book, DVD, audio book, or anything else in the Library's collection.

*Door, phone and remote computer counts per weekly hours open.