Reading aloud to children from birth helps strengthen language skills and build vocabulary — two important tools for learning to read.
Key Largo Branch Library
Welcome to the Monroe County Public Library closest to the mainland. We’re located on the first key in Paradise!
101485 Overseas Highway
Key Largo, Florida 33037
(305) 451-2396
Mobile Printing Link
Manager: Christina Teasley
Hours of Operation
Monday: 9 am – 8 pm
Tuesday: 9 am – 6 pm
Wednesday: 9 am – 6 pm
Thursday: 9 am – 6 pm
Friday: 9 am – 6 pm
Saturday: 9 am – 5 pm
Sunday: Closed
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1,000 Books Before Kindergarden
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Key Largo Library Branch Monthly Calendar
Here’s how you can see and download our monthly calendar and sign up for the monthly email newsletter.
Key Largo Branch News
Key Largo Branch Events
October 22
6:00-7:45 p.m.
New Location: Num Thai Restaurant & Sushi
https://www.lyndarutledge.com/disc.htm
“Few true friends have I known and two were giraffes…”
Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. But when he learns giraffes are going extinct, he finds himself recalling the unforgettable experience he cannot take to his grave.
It’s 1938. The Great Depression lingers. Hitler is threatening Europe, and world-weary Americans long for wonder. They find it in two giraffes who miraculously survive a hurricane while crossing the Atlantic.
What follows is a twelve-day road trip in a custom truck to deliver Southern California’s first giraffes to the San Diego Zoo. Behind the wheel is the young Dust Bowl rowdy Woodrow. Inspired by true events, the tale weaves real-life figures with fictional ones, including the world’s first female zoo director, a crusty old man with a past, a young female photographer with a secret, and assorted reprobates as spotty as the giraffes.
Part adventure, part historical saga, and part coming-of-age love story, West with Giraffes explores what it means to be changed by the grace of animals, the kindness of strangers, the passing of time, and a story told before it’s too late.
Num Thai 103200 Overseas Hwy. Unit 3, Central Plaza
Book Titles Subject to Change Based on Book Club Kit Availability
*Except November and December when we meet the 1st Tuesday in December
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Friends of the Key Largo Library
Consider supporting Keys libraries by joining a Friends of the Library group.
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Key Largo Branch Technology
Need to check your email, apply for a job, or print a boarding pass? Any location. No library card required.
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Key Largo Branch Meeting Room
Learn more about meeting spaces available for nonprofit community groups and purposes.