Miami-Dade Public Library System
Main Library, Downtown Miami
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| Country | United States |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1966 |
| Location | 101 W Flagler St, Miami, FL 33130 |
| Branches | 50 + 2 bookmobiles |
| Collection | |
| Size | 3,916,631 |
| Access and use | |
| Access requirements | 1,084,841 |
| Circulation | 6,762,294 |
| Population served | 2,496,435 |
| Other information | |
| Director | Ray Baker |
| Website | [1] |
The Miami-Dade Public Library System (MDPLS) is a system of libraries in Miami-Dade County, Florida in the United States.
MDPLS is a County Department within Miami-Dade County Government that reports to the Mayor of Miami-Dade County. The Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners [2] is the Governing Body over MDPLS.
The Library Advisory Board (Sect. 2-192 Code of Miami-Dade County) serves in an advisory capacity to the Board of County Commissioners on public library issues, providing reports, recommendations, and guidance to the Board of County Commissioners. The full scope of the Library Advisory Board's duties can be reviewed at the link provided.
The service area of MDPLS is defined by the Miami-Dade Library Taxing District. The Miami-Dade Library Taxing District includes the majority of the geographical boundaries of Miami-Dade County, including most of its 35 municipalities and all of Unincorporated Miami-Dade County. Exceptions include the Cities of Hialeah [3], North Miami [4], North Miami Beach [5], and Miami Shores [6], all of which provide library service directly to their respective residents. Additionally, the Cities of Bal Harbour and Surfside are not part of the Miami-Dade Library Taxing District.
The Miami-Dade Public Library System traces its origin to the late nineteenth century. The first library was a reading room established in Lemon City on April 7, 1894 by the Lemon City Library and Improvement Association. Miss Ada Merritt had already started a library in the public school in Lemon City in 1893, but the modest Lemon City Library, which was originally located in the front room of Mrs. Cornelia Keyes' Cottage, was opened to serve all of the 350 Lemon City residents. In 1902 the Lemon City Library moved into its own building made of wood planks located at 412 NE 61st Street.
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