Library · Miami
Main Library, Miami-Dade Public Library System
Miami’s library is the Main Library, Miami-Dade Public Library System, a branch of Miami-Dade Public Library System, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Miami’s branch belongs to Miami-Dade Public Library System, which serves 2,406,299 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Main Library, Miami-Dade Public Library System
101 West Flagler Street, Miami 33130
48 hrsopen a week
236,560sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Miami-Dade Public Library System
3.7M
visits
1.5 per resident
3M
loans, print + digital
1.2 per resident
28K
programs & events
483K attended
1.6M
library cards
67% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 100,000+ people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
1.5 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.2 print items · typical 3.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Cardholders
67% of residents
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3M loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
27,996 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$39 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $94M.
Local 96%State 1%Federal 0%Gifts & other 2%
Locations
Other Miami-Dade Public Library System branches in Miami
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.