DATE: September 16, 2014
MEDIA CONTACT: Catherine McElrath
Libraries Division
PHONE: 954-357-7402
EMAIL: cmcelrath@Broward.org
BROWARD COUNTY, FL - Public libraries in the United States have always served a wide variety of functions, from simply offering free books and DVDs to check out to presenting educational and entertaining workshops and events. Additionally, public libraries step up when their communities are in need. Library Journal reports that the Ferguson Library in Ferguson, Missouri provided “ad hoc school on the fly" when public schools were closed due to the demonstrations in response to the shooting death of Michael Brown.
Closer to home, when Hurricane Wilma left numerous Broward County citizens without power for weeks, Broward County Library staff were mobilized to provide phone support and to deliver meals and water where needed. After the devastation of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Pompano Beach Library provided free telephone and internet access to customers could get in touch with their friends and family.
On an annual basis, Broward County Libraries provide free income tax preparation and sites for early voting. Our librarians assist customers every day with essential online E-government tasks such as applying for food stamps or Medicaid, getting information on the Affordable Care Act or applying for a job. Libraries act as a safety net for the community, providing vital services when they are needed the most.
Public libraries are truly community centers for education, entertainment, cultural and civic resources. Broward County Libraries is pleased to continue in this vein, with several upcoming events that address specific needs and issues in our diverse community.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month Events
- October 1st - Breast Health Awareness, 6 to 7:30PM, Northwest Regional Library, 3151 University Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33065, 954-357-7990
- October 6th - Nutrition and a New You: Learn how to navigate through a food label and about nutritional steps to prevent breast cancer, Noon to 1PM, Main Library, 100 S Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, 954-357-7444
- October 15th - Nutrition - A Step Ahead: Learn the nutritional steps to promote overall health & decrease your risk for breast cancer and other illnesses, 12 to 1:30 PM, North Regional/Broward College Library, 1100 Coconut Creek Blvd., Coconut Creek, FL 33066, 954-201-2600
- October 16th - Breast Cancer 101 with Dr. Reshma L. Mahtani, 12 to 1PM, Main Library, 100 S Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, 954-357-7444
Breast Cancer Awareness Month Information Tables/Displays/Exhibits
- Information Table and Book Display, Hallandale Beach Library, 300 S Federal Highway, Hallandale, FL 33009, 954-357-6380
- Information Table, Main Library, 100 S Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, 954-357-7444
- Book Display, South Regional/Broward College Library, 7300 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines, FL 33024, 954-201-8825
- Book Display, Stirling Road Library, 3151 Stirling Road, Hollywood, FL 33312, 954-357-7550
Domestic Violence Awareness Month Events
- October 15th - "It's Time to Talk": Domestic Violence Awareness! 6 to 7:30PM, Jan Moran Collier City Learning Library, 2800 NW 9 Court, Pompano Beach, FL 33069, 954-357-7670
- October 15th - Intimate Partner Violence and Teen Dating Violence, presented by Women In Distress, 2 to 3PM, Main Library, 100 S Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, 954-357-7444
Domestic Violence Awareness Month Book Displays/Exhibits/Information Tables
- Main Library, 100 S Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, 954-357-7444
- North Regional/Broward College Library, 1100 Coconut Creek Blvd., Coconut Creek, FL 33066, 954-201-2600
- Northwest Regional Library, 3151 University Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33065, 954-357-7990
The Courage to Remember Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
On Thursday, October 30, 2014 at 11AM, a ribbon-cutting ceremony for The Courage to Remember, a historical exhibit of the Holocaust (1933-1945), will be held at the gallery six at Main Library, 100 S Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, 954-357-7444.
The exhibit is presented by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) - The French National Railway Corporation, and the Foundation for California and is co-sponsored by Broward County Libraries and the Office of Broward County Commissioner Dale V.C. Holness.
Broward County Libraries Division provides convenient access to a full range of innovative and cost-effective services that satisfy the changing needs of the people of Broward County for information, education and recreation at our 39 locations. Visit our Web site, Broward.org/Library or follow Libraries on Facebook and Twitter. Libraries Division also administers the services, programs, collections and exhibits of the Broward County Historical Commission.
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