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A special task force charged with figuring out how to fund and run Miami-Dade County’s libraries officially started work Oct. 30.Even though a grassroots…
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Touting his job-creation record, Governor Rick Scott says it’s time to cut taxes. But with questions about both the state's unemployment rate and…
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After an 8 1/2-hour public hearing, Miami-Dade County commissioners found a way to keep its library system essentially intact early Wednesday morning…
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Hoping to soften the blow of expected library closings due to county budget cuts, the Miami-Dade School Board may open some of the district’s facilities…
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Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez, who on Tuesday will hold the first in a series of town hall meetings about next year’s budget, says three county…
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Just over two weeks ago, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez, along with a majority of county commissioners, tentatively agreed to a proposed budget…
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An updated plan for cuts to the Miami-Dade County budget would keep open six of 22 public libraries initially slated for closure.The tentative change…
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Sorry, bookworms.In the minutes of last Tuesday’s meeting of the Miami-Dade Commission, it reads, “In libraries, these adjustments will result in the…
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What happens when you delete or block a web page?It gets deleted. Or blocked.What happens when you censor or ban a book? It becomes contraband, but the…
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With budget cuts impacting public libraries all over the country, this summer is not only your traditional reading season – it’s also a time for thinking…
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They can’t charge you late fees for this service.The Miami-Dade Public Library System now allows card holders to download up to three free songs a week,…