Storytimes near WEST FLAGLER BRANCH LIBRARY

Miami Springs Branch

Explore the library and celebrate our city’s 100-year birthday with a Civics Scavenger Hunt. Answer at least 5 questions and present your card to any staff member to receive a prize. Prizes available while supplies last. For more information, please contact 305-805-3811 or mayerr@mdpls.org. All ages.

Miami Beach Regional

Explore an exhibit that brings together 16 artists who examine drawing as a mode of investigation that can move across materials, technologies, and disciplines. Their works explore how forms emerge through iteration, systems, and exploratory gestures. Presented by Edge Zones and curated by Dimitry Saïd Chamy. For more information, please contact the branch at (305) 535-4219 or fuenteso@mdpls.org. All ages. What’s My Line? Drawing as Experience brings together 16 artists whose work expands the idea of drawing beyond its conventional definitions. The exhibition examines drawing as a mode of thinking and investigation that can move across materials, technologies, and disciplines. Curator Dimitry Saïd Chamy brings together artists working with diverse media—including digital systems, code, sculptural processes, and hybrid forms—approaching drawing less as a fixed technique and more as a flexible framework for experimentation. Rather than focusing on drawing as a specific visual language, the exhibition considers it as a foundational act: the impulse to mark, trace, construct, and test ideas through form. Within this broader understanding, drawing becomes a generative process that can unfold across surfaces, spaces, and technological environments. The participating artists emphasize the process of image-making over predetermined content. Their works explore how forms emerge through iteration, systems, and exploratory gestures. In doing so, the exhibition highlights drawing as a field of inquiry where experimentation, structure, and discovery remain central. The artists gathered here include both Miami-based and non–Miami-based practitioners. Many have long-standing ties to South Florida, while others participate from outside the region. The selection followed artistic practice rather than geography, creating a conversation between artists who share an interest in drawing as a method of inquiry across different contexts and locations. Presented by Edge Zones at the Miami Beach Regional Library, the exhibition situates contemporary art within a public civic space while acknowledging Miami as an active site of cultural production. The exhibition invites audiences to encounter work shaped by multiple perspectives while remaining in dialogue with the city’s artistic community. Edge Zones is an artist and volunteer–run contemporary arts non-profit dedicated to the research, conceptualization and execution of events that strengthen the contemporary art environment in Miami. EZ seeks to serve as a laboratory for creative exploration, and to offer a space where audiences can witness the creative process as it unfolds making contemporary art accessible, engaging and to create a focal point for international research and awareness. Edge Zones is committed to assist local artists from diverse economic, social, and cultural backgrounds in their creative production and disseminating their professional development in national and international forums by establishing a strong regional exchange network connected to the rest of the world. Artists: Carola Bravo Spencer Chang Chris Friday Richard Garet Felice Grodin Juraj Kojš Pablo Matute Ana Mosquera Owen Roberts Judith Robertson Sterling Rook Laurencia Strauss Alba Triana Claudia Vieira Tom Virgin Michelle Weinberg

Opa-locka Branch

Explore the library and celebrate our city’s 100-year birthday with a Civics Scavenger Hunt. Answer at least 5 questions and present your card to any staff member to receive a prize. Prizes available while supplies last. For more information, please contact 305-688-1134 or fontaoj@mdpls.org. All ages.

Coral Reef Branch

Join this 12-week program designed to provide parents and caregivers of children with special needs and health challenges with the support they need to successfully navigate the journey of parenting. Families will learn empathetic and effective discipline strategies, behavior encouragement techniques and caregiver self-care. Registration is required. For more information and to register, please complete the registration form or contact kwarren22@miami.edu. Ages 0-5 yrs. University of Miami's Linda Ray Intervention Center-Nurturing Parenting Program facilitates this program from funder, The Children's Trust.

Shenandoah Branch

Gol, Gol, Gol! Ale, Ale, Ale! Let's kick it with other futbol (soccer) fans to watch all the games in the lobby. Don't forget to wear your favorite team jersey and cheer on your favorite players. For more information, please contact the branch at 305-250-4688 or zunigad@mdpls.org. All ages. Click here for a list of live events.

West Kendall Regional

Snap and Share a selfie with our soccer player props and share it with your friends and family. Ask the Circulation Desk for the trophy to make the moment even more special. For more information, please contact the branch at 305-385-7135 or lopezp@mdpls.org. All Ages.

West Kendall Regional

Join us for chess and other board games. Chess sets and games will be provided. For more information, please contact the branch at 305-385-7135 or lopezp@mdpls.org. Ages 12 yrs.+

Concord Branch

Discover a golden opportunity! Each young adult book you check out from the library earns you the chance to pull a golden ticket from our raffle box. Pull a golden ticket and earn one hour of community service! One hour of service granted per person, per program. For more information, please contact the branch at 305-207-1344 or meyerm@mdpls.org. Ages 12 - 18 yrs.

Kendale Lakes Branch

Enjoy some fun in the sun with sidewalk chalk! Play sidewalk games or express your creativity with artistic doodles. Materials provided. For more information, please contact the branch at 305-388-0326 or jacobsonf@mdpls.org. All ages.

Kendale Lakes Branch

Show off your board game skills! Play Monopoly, UNO®, Clue, Trivial Pursuit, and many more. For more information, please contact the branch at 305-388-0326 or jacobsonf@mdpls.org. Ages 8 yrs.+

Edison Center Branch

The next book you check out from the Edison Center Branch Library could earn you a prize! Golden tickets are hidden inside select books. Find one and you'll be rewarded with a prize. For more information, please contact the branch at 305-757-0668 or robersona@mdpls.org. Ages 3 - 10 yrs.

West Kendall Regional

Help yourself to a free packet of seeds. All seeds are collected to be freely shared and grown in our community. We ask that you only choose seeds that you have time and space for and plant the seeds within seven days. Happy sowing and growing! For more information, please contact the library at 305-385-7135 or lopezp@mdpls.org. Ages 19 yrs.+

Kendale Lakes Branch

Grab a coloring page or two and color your cares away. Select from a variety of characters, themes, and patterns. Materials will be provided. For more information, please contact the branch at 305-388-0326 or jacobsonf@mdpls.org. All ages.

Kendale Lakes Branch

Gol, Gol, Gol! Ale, Ale, Ale! Let's kick it with other futbol (soccer) fans to watch all the games in the lobby. Don't forget to wear your favorite team jersey and cheer on your favorite players. For more information, please call the branch at 305-388-0326 or jacobson@mdpls.org. All ages. Click here for a list of live events.

Kendale Lakes Branch

Need help with your job search? Representatives from CareerSource South Florida will be on hand to help you with job search strategies, resume creation and more. By appointment only. For more information or to register, please contact the branch at 305-388-0326 or jacobsonf@mdpls.org. Ages 19 yrs.+

Westchester Regional

Get ready to move, think and read and search for hidden pictures throughout the library. Once you've found them, write the secret message to unlock a prize! Scavenger hunt themes will change every month, so keep coming back for new adventures! For more information, please contact the branch at 305-553-1134 or gonzalezja@mdpls.org. Ages 3-12 yrs.

Kendale Lakes Branch

In honor of America 250, feel inspired to write something you like about the United States of America and what makes your community unique. Materials will be provided. For more information, please contact the branch at 305-388-0326 or jacobsonf@mdpls.org. All ages.

West Kendall Regional

Gol, Gol, Gol! Ale, Ale, Ale! Let's kick it with other futbol (soccer) fans to watch all the games in the lobby. Don't forget to wear your favorite team jersey and cheer on your favorite players. For more information, please contact the branch at 305-385-7135 or lopezp@mdpls.org. All ages.

Country Walk Branch

Gol, Gol, Gol! Ale, Ale, Ale! Let's kick it with other futbol (soccer) fans to watch all the games in the lobby. Don't forget to wear your favorite team jersey and cheer on your favorite players. For more information, please contact the branch at 786-293-4577 or imbimbog@mdpls.org. All ages.

Kendale Lakes Branch

In honor of America's 250 anniversary, a revolutionary scavenger hunt has begun! Search for the Revolutionary War diary and add your mark on our history. Bring it to the front desk to receive a small prize. For more information, please contact the branch at 305-388-0326 or jacobsonf@mdpls.org. All ages.

West Kendall Regional

Celebrate America turning 250 with a special, secret craft. Grab a sealed brown paper bag that contains all the materials you need. Work on the craft at the library or take it home. Materials will be provided, while supplies last. For more information, please contact the branch at 305-385-7135 or lopezp@mdpls.org. Ages 12 yrs.+

Coral Reef Branch

Representatives from FDLRS-South will provide assistance in the development of family-friendly programs, training, support services for children with disabilities, and the establishment of partnerships between schools and families to enhance student achievement. For more information, please contact the branch at 305-233-8324 or quiroslasom@mdpls.org. All ages.

Pinecrest Branch, Meeting Room

Get ready to move, play, and learn! This interactive storytime experience shows how music and movement boost language development and fundamental literacy in young children. Learn about activities that use rhythm, songs, and creative play to strengthen listening, focus, and comprehension, all while having fun together. In collaboration with FIU's Center for Children and Families. For more information, please contact the branch at 305-668-4571 or booke@mdpls.org. Ages 18 mos. - 3 yrs.

West Flagler Branch

Have questions about legal matters? Wondering about programs and services offered by the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office (SAO)? Connect with a Community Outreach Representative from the SAO who will be available to answer questions on a range of topics including applying for child support, victim services and more. For more information, please contact the State Attorney's Office at mailbox@miamisao.com or the branch at 305-442-8710 or muniasm@mdpls.org. Ages 19 yrs.+

Arcola Lakes Branch

Test Miami Mobile is currently providing free HIV/STD screenings, free in-home HIV Test Kits, PrEP referrals, care and treatment, and education and awareness to the community. For more information, please contact the branch at 305-694-2707 or powellk@mdpls.org. Ages 13 yrs.+

Kendall Branch

This course provides English lessons for non-native speakers, which include assistance with communication skills, reading, listening comprehension, grammar, and writing. To register, please call Miami Palmetto Adult and Continuing Education Center at 305-270-2707. For more information, contact the branch at (305) 279-0520 or corredorj@mdpls.org. Ages 19 yrs.+

Miami Beach Regional, Miami Beach Virtual Programs Room

Join us online and discuss stories from the anthology "The Best Short Stories 2025: The O. Henry Prize Winners." Copies of the book are available in the library upon request. Registration is required. Zoom link will be emailed to registrants prior to the event start time. For more information, please contact the branch at 305-535-4219 or capleyb@mdpls.org. Ages 19 yrs.+ Short Story Discussion Schedule The Best Short Stories 2025: The O. Henry Prize Winners , Edited by Edward P. Jones & Jenny Minton Quigley July 9th, 2026 The Stackpole Legend by Wendell Berry The Arrow by Gina Chung July 23rd, 2026 That Girl by Addie Citchens The Pleasure of a Working Life by Michael Deagler August 6th, 2026 Blackbirds by Lindsey Drager Hearing Aids by Clyde Edgerton August 20th, 2026 Sanrevelle by Dave Eggers Stump of the World by Madeline Ffitch September 3rd, 2026 Shotgun Calypso by Indya Finch City Girl by Alice Hoffman September 17th, 2026 Sickled by Jane Kalu The Spit of Him by Thomas Korsgaard October 1st, 2026 Winner by Ling Ma Countdown by Anthony Marra October 15th, 2026 Just Another Family by Lori Ostlund Morning at the Ministry by Ehsaneh Sadr October 29th, 2026 Rosaura at Dawn by Daniel Saldana Paris Three Niles by Zak Salih November 5th, 2026 Strange Fruit by Yah Yah Scholfield Miracle in Lagos Traffic by Chika Unigwe The Writers on their Work

Main Library, Main Library Virtual Programs Room

Would you like to practice your Spanish conversation skills from the comfort of your home or office? Participate in our virtual group conversation circle and gain confidence speaking Spanish in a friendly, relaxed setting. Registration is required. A Zoom link will be emailed to registrants within 24 hours of the event start time. For more information, contact 305-375-2665 or hinzes@mdpls.org. Ages 19 yrs.+

Northeast Dade-Aventura Branch

Learn tips to protect, detect and report suspected scams and fraud. Join Lilliana Rey, Senior Medicare Patrol Specialist, as she delivers information on Medicare and addresses questions related to Medicare fraud. Presented by Alliance for Aging. For more information, please contact the branch at 305-931-5512 or lefrakp@mdpls.org. Ages 19 yrs.+

Miami Springs Branch

Join us for stories, songs and activities for toddlers and their caregivers. For more information, please contact the branch at 305-805-3811 or mayerr@mdpls.org. Ages 18 mos. - 3 yrs.