You name it. Family-friendly fun. Yoga. Educational workshops. Tutoring. Technology & digital equipment. Take-home tablets. Language lessons. Entertainment.
It’s likely offered at a Broward library. Or, online via the website, which is especially useful for social distancing.
Most everything offered from Broward Library is free.
Some online resources do not require a library card. If you need a library card, obtain it for free, including online versions. Read our feature, Register online for free e-card.
In-person & outdoor pick-ups
Libraries in Broward are open select days for inside use, while also offering virtual events & resources. Outside pick-ups and drop-offs for reserved items. In-person schedules vary for different libraries, and distancing requirements are in effect. Outdoor pick-ups is offered at a variety of branch libraries except Galt Ocean Mile Reading Center & Nova Southeastern University Library. Outdoor pick-ups are offered for reserved books, DVDs, tablets with internet service and other library items. Reserve materials using online catalog or by calling your local library
In-person schedules vary for different libraries, and distancing requirements are in effect.
Facial masks are required.
If you’d rather not venture inside, libraries offer virtual resources & events, and offer outdoor pickups and drop-offs for reserved items.
Online Events include
- Business Workshops January 21 & January 28, including workshops on Instagram & SEO, register for 1-21, register for 1-28
- Online photography workshops for entrepreneurs from African American Research Library in Fort Lauderdale, information & registration online
- 2 p.m. Tuesdays Anime for Tweens & Teens, register
- January 19 4 p.m. Online ukulele play & sing-along register
- On-demand videos from live-streamed events on Facebook, including
- Livestream from Flamingo Gardens
- Engineer from NASA Artemis Program
- magician Danny H
- 12 p.m. Tuesdays chair yoga from Broward Library, register online
- Read about live online events for all ages, including workshops, lectures & fun for youngsters
- Youtube channel includes librarian-led storytimes, film reviews, study tutorials, arts-and-crafts & other videos
- online resources and eMedia, including TV shows, songs and albums; language-learning apps, movies, live, online tutoring and job/career counseling, classes, eBooks, eAudiobooks and eMagazine
Online resources include
- Free electronic media, including ebooks, movies, music, classes, language lessons
- Stream movies, TV & audiobooks free with Broward Library number
- Download films, TV shows & e-books from Broward library
Obtain library cards for free, including online. Read our feature, Register online for free e-card. Information about Broward libraries is on the website.
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- Free income tax assistance, offered in February, March & April at various libraries
- Broward libraries loan fitness gear and electronic devices, including pedometers, Playaway Launchpad Learning Tablets, digital tablets for adults & others
- Use electronics equipment free at Broward Main Library and branches
- Events including festivals, book fairs, belly dancing, computer classes & workshops — read examples in our article
- Borrow digital equipment, computer equipment, fitness equipment various other items. Different items offered in different libraries. Read about it online
- Virtual reality & holographic devices on loan from various Broward Library branches
- Free lunches for kids during summer
- Broward Library offers play area for pre-schoolers
- Broward libraries loan gear, including pedometers, Playaway Launchpad Learning Tablets & digital tables for adults & others
- Free WiFi Internet
- Wireless printing at select venues
- Free mobile hotspot connection on loan for veterans with ID
- Adobe Creative Cloud software offered for free use at several libraries, includes features for video, design, photography and web design