South Florida's oldest public library, dating back to 1892. Home to the Florida Keys History Center. [email protected]
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Large royal poinciana tree (Delonix regia) growing in front of the Mini Restaurant on Whitehead Street in Key West, circa 1990. The shade tree’s vibrant crimson flowers are iconic in Key West and throughout the Caribbean.
ALT 📸: Dale McDonald collection. State Archives of Florida, Image DM4866.
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Make sure you are getting the word from us when your holds are ready! Here’s a step-by-step guide to change your notifications to email on your library account. keyslibraries.org/post/email…
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The final installment of Southernmost Celluloid featuring "Reap the Wild Wind" will screen @TropicCinema on Wednesday, April 2nd at 4PM. Dr. Malcom of @keyslibraries will introduce and provide historical context for the film. Free. First-come, first-seated.
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"Mysteries Under Moonlight" features authors Lucy Burdette, Barbara Ross, & Elise Hart Kipness discussing their latest mystery novels in the Key West Library's Palm Garden on Wed., December 11th at 6PM. @booksandbookskw will be on hand for those interested in purchasing books.
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It might not be #MapMonday but it sure is #FloridaFriday! Check out these circa 1790 nautical charts for Tortugas and the Florida Keys which have been digitized and uploaded to @FLMemory: floridamemory.com/items/show…
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📢 "Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key" by @TOccomy is now available with unlimited access through #BigLibraryRead! From November 7–21, your family can enjoy this title with no waitlists or holds! 📚✨ #LibraryLove #CheckOutYourLibrary bit.ly/40HXIM9
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#OTD in 1915, M. Athalie Range was born to a family of Bahamian immigrants in Key West. Range made history as the first Black woman elected to Miami’s City Commission in 1965, and again as the first Black woman to serve as the head of a Florida state agency in 1970.
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Our first outdoor of the season is Walt Disney's Mary Poppins on November 16, shortly after sunset. FREE. Seating is limited, but attendees are encouraged to bring their own chairs. The screen is on Eaton St., in front of the @TropicCinema
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Due to potential flooding & other poor weather conditions expected from Hurricane Milton, we must postpone Wed. night’s author event w/ David James Poissant. We hope to reschedule in the coming months, but have no firm date as of this writing. Apologies for the short notice.
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KEY LARGO TRAFFIC ADVISORY FROM FDOT:
"The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is scheduled to begin a roadway project the week of AUGUST 26 on U.S. 1 from Jewfish Creek Bridge (MM 108.4) to the Miami-Dade County Line (MM 112.8). This project will last 15 months
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📚 The impact of public #libraries is endless!
📖 If you haven't visited the #library in awhile, ▶️ here are a few more reasons why you should: bit.ly/3W67jZg
#LibbyApp #CheckOutYourLibrary #Bookish #LibraryLove #BookTwitter
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Ready for the next #BigLibraryRead? The featured title “Twilight Territory” by Andrew X. Pham is available with no waitlists or holds July 11-25 from Libby.
BONUS: Use #biglibraryread for a chance to win a selection of bookish prizes! Go to keyslibraries.overdrive.com/
ALT Libby. The Library reading app. Images of a woman holding a mobile phone smiles at the screen and of a tablet screen with the cover of Twilight Territory.
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After diving to document a 19th century shipwreck at French Reef off Key Largo, members of Diving With a Purpose met June 13th at @keyslibraries-Key Largo with @FloridaKeysNMS to map their findings. 📷:JoNell Modys/Matthew Lawrence
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Photographer Ralph De Palma will give an illustrated talk about his new book, “The Soul of Key West: Volume III,” at 6:00 p.m. Wed., May 29, at the Key West Library auditorium, 700 Fleming St. Free. Seating is limited. For more information, call 305-292-3595.
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📅 It's the first day of spring! Tell us what you're looking forward to #reading this season!
Kids on #SpringBreak? 👀 Take a look at our #book recs for #MiddleGradeMarch at the link!
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#LibbyApp #BookTwitter #Bookish #LibrariesOfTwitter
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Friends of the KW Library Speaker Series continues on Mon., Feb. 5 @ 6P w/ acclaimed author ANN BEATTIE, whose extraordinary new story collection ONLOOKERS features Charlottesville, a genteel southern city in a historical moment of unrest. Free. Library Palm Garden at 700 Fleming
