Miami-Dade Public Library System – Pinecrest Branch

Check the hours before going — the library system is being underfunded and many libraries are being slated to be closed. Hours for regionals may be reduced down to three days a week. Check
to see if they can survived this…

This is one of the newer libraries in the county. I live near by, so I tend to come here somewhat often. Parking here is great, you can always find a spot under the shade. Since this library is newer they put an emphasis on computers, so they have a lot of computer stations set up for people to browse the web. The library is a pretty decent size so you should never have a problem finding a place to sit and read a book or do some studying. The only negative about this library, is the book selection is much smaller than some of the other branches around the county.

Freegal.
If you never plan to read a library book, you still want a library card for Freegal. 3 free song downloads per library card, per week. In a household like mine, with 3 library cards, that is 9 free songs a week.
Now, the available library on Freegal is limited. But hey, it had Adele’s Skyfall and I’m in the midst of downloading and Aerosmith album and my husband has like, 9 pages of David Bowie to go through and it’s free so I’m not complaining.
The library also has free museum passes, free DVD rentals, ebooks, audiobooks (both online and physical) as well as old fashioned books and free wifi and computers to access.
The library discovered the 21^st century a while ago. It just took me a while to discover the library.

My favorite among the public libraries. Plenty of free parking, shaded under trees. The Britto flower near the entrance puts you in a good mood already. It’s spacious inside, with plenty of new and super fast computers (so fast I feel that my fingers are way too clumsy and slow). I never had to wait for one to be available, unlike many other branches. A nice selection of DVDs, CDs, manga and all that stuff. I believe there are rooms for borrowing too, though I’ve never tried to use one.

I stumbled into this library a few Saturdays ago when my original weekend study location was inaccessible. One look at this place makes it the perfect library to study for structural engineering exams!
It’s located in the same site as Pinecrest Gardens (née Parrot Jungle) and the Pinecrest Community Center. The library itself has a spacious central sitting room with about 8 ample tables at which to lay your books out. The tables — and «bar» sitting along one of the walls — have a built-​in electrical outlet where you can plug in. The high ceilings give you the feeling of being in one of the learning centers of Old Europe. There are also two meeting rooms and a kid’s study room off the main one.
The only reason I take away one star is because it’s only open until 6, and closed on Sundays.
Why is this the perfect library strictly for structural engineers? The exposed heavy timber and steel bolted connections at the entry walkway are simply inspirational!