This Month @ BCL

Explore Your Library
October is a great month to explore your Broward County Library with great locations throughout the county. During October, visit a Broward County Library on a college campus or explore a library that you have not visited before. All Broward County Library materials can be returned to any Broward County Library. Plus, two new library locations just officially opened in September. Your library offers even more convenience throughout Broward County – no matter where you are.

The New Tyrone Bryant
Branch Library
Click here to view an online photo album from the opening of the new Tyrone Bryant Branch Library, and look for information about the new Miramar Library and Education Center in our November E-Newsletter.

Teen Read Week
Celebrate Teen Read Week during October 12 through 18. The theme this year is “Read for the Fun of It” with a promotional theme of “Books with Bite @ Your Library.” Click here to find out how you can nominate books to be on a special Teens’ Top Ten list.

Bilingual Book Month
During Bilingual Book Month, take a look at the wide array of materials available to you in an array of languages at your Broward County Library. Click here for more information about the library’s collection to enjoy during Bilingual Book Month.

Ghostly Matters
Read an assortment of interesting coincidences and ghostly matters that are sure to get you in the Halloween spirit. From strange stories of unnatural occurrences at the White House to quotes from Charles Dickens and Mark Twain, these musings will have you thinking twice about things that go bump in the night. Click here to download this .pdf (92 KB) and read about suspicious incidents and ghastly ordeals.

Leaf Peepers
It’s that time of year, when the leaves change colors and people from all over flock to view nature’s spectacular palette of colors. Want to know more about how exactly the leaves change color, where you can get the best views for leap peeping, or how to preserve leaves? Click here to find out more about leaf peeping and also view a list of great books for adults and children, plus audio visual materials available in the Broward County Library catalog.

Click here to find out how you can be part of the new Young Literary Professional group on October 7. Meet and mingle with the most trendy literary professionals in town.