We happily return to our six-days-a-week schedule, starting now! All five libraries–Key West, Big Pine, Marathon, Islamorada and Key Largo–will be open Mon.-Sat. until at least 6 p.m.  A huge thanks to the County Commission, our Budget office, Library Advisory Board and the supportive Keys residents who advocated for restoring the staffing needed to reopen on Mondays.
Stop by to say hello to our new staffers–Monday through Saturday. Click here to view our updated hours.

Our eBook partner, OverDrive has just launched the WIN program. Shop online at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books on Board, or Powell’s Bookstore via the link below, and our library receives a portion of the sale in credits towards purchasing eBooks and eAudiobooks for our collection.

In observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the libraries will be closed on Tuesday, January 17th
We will reopen Wednesday, January 18th at our regular time. Click here to view our usual schedule.

This holiday season we will be open until 6:00 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23, then close for the long weekend, reopening Tuesday, December 27 at our regular times.
For the New Year’s holiday, we will be open until 6:00 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, then close for the long weekend, reopening Tuesday, January 3rd at our regular times.
Whether you’ve been naughty or nice, we wish you a joyful holiday season and look forward to serving you in the coming year!

Residents of the Keys may soon add a new verb to their vocabulary–’geek.’ Monroe County Public Library is participating in Geek the Library, a community-based public awareness campaign. The campaign highlights what people are passionate about–what they ‘geek’– and how our libraries can support them.
Look for Geek the Library booths at many community festivals and fairs over the next year. We look forward to hearing all about what you Geek!
Learn more at www.geekthelibrary.org

Hungry? Well then, let’s get cooking! Our culinary arts collection includes 250 major cooking and nutrition magazines, updated daily.
Coverage includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information. Home cooks as well as culinary professionals will enjoy a hearty helping of inspiration and instruction. Just click this link to get started: Culinary Arts Collection
This service is brought to you by the Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services with the federal Library Services and Technology Act.

The Florida Commission on Human Relations is committed to addressing discrimination which impacts each and every one of us, whether in our communities or workplaces. Florida’s civil rights and fair housing laws say that it is illegal to discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, color, sex, disability, religion, age, marital or familial status.  The Commission is responsible for investigating complaints of discrimination in the areas of employment, housing, public accommodations, memberships in certain private clubs as well as state employee whistle-blower retaliation.
Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act …

Job & Career Accelerator™ combines everything you need for a successful job search into one easy-to-use online application. With this innovative job-hunting system, you can:

Explore detailed information on over 1,000 different occupations
 Match your interests and skills with the career that’s best for you
 Search over five million up-to-the-minute local and national job postings
Create professional resumes and cover letters
Practice and master interviewing skills
Get invaluable tips and advice every step of the way—from your initial search to accepting an offer
 Conveniently organize and track your job-search progress all in one place

 Job & Career Accelerator …

The libraries will close at 6pm this Wednesday, then remain closed Thursday and Friday, November 24th & 25th for Thanksgiving.  Library staff will be joining the Keys community in giving thanks for life’s abundance.
Libraries will reopen Saturday, November 26th at our regular time.

Even the smallest home improvement project can be daunting. Now,  with this collection of nearly 100 home improvement focused titles, hobbyists and professional carpenters alike will immediately put their projects on a more solid foundation. Coverage includes such topics as hints and tips, beginner to advanced techniques, tool and material selection, and many more.