Editing Miami Shores, Florida (section)

==Public library==
[[File:Brockway memorial library.jpg|thumb|Front of the Brockway Memorial Library building]]
Brockway Memorial Library was founded in 1949.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miamishoresvillage.com/village-department/library?sid=35:field_name&secid=5&menuheader=3 |title=The Brockway Library Story |publisher=Miamishoresvillage.com|access-date=March 21, 2016|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131102100150/http://www.miamishoresvillage.com/village-department/library?sid=35:field_name&secid=5&menuheader=3|archive-date=November 2, 2013}}</ref> While over the years the countywide [[Miami-Dade Public Library System]] has taken over the libraries of most of the cities in the county, the Miami Shores public library has remained independent.

This independent public library first opened in February 1949 due to the generosity of George A. Brockway, an industrialist and part-time South Florida resident, who donated the funds to build the library. The land the library was built on was donated by Bessemer Properties under the management of Roy H. Hawkins. This library is considered the central cultural and educational hub of Miami Shores. Brockway Memorial Library offers patrons a large and diverse collection of materials that contain, print books, magazines, newspapers, online databases, eBooks, multimedia resources, such as computers, DVDs, music, and a diversity of social clubs and activities to serve the patrons and the community at large.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miamishoresvillage.com/village-department/library?sid=35:the_brockway_library_story&secid=5&menuheader=7 |title=The Brockway Library Story |publisher=Miamishoresvillage.com|access-date=March 21, 2016|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150423104940/http://www.miamishoresvillage.com/village-department/library?sid=35:the_brockway_library_story&secid=5&menuheader=7|archive-date=April 23, 2015}}</ref>

In 2002, funds were raised to add 2,500 square feet to the library. "This new addition was a multimedia room housing, electronic books, dedicated spaces for videos and audio books, reference materials, a computer center and the Miami Shores Archives." The Miami Shores Archives is a special collection of local area history. The library's schedule is available online.<ref name="Heart of the Community:Libraries We Love">{{cite book|editor1-last=Christensen|editor1-first=Karen|editor2-last=Levinson|editor2-first=David|title=Heart of the community: Libraries We Love|publisher=Berkshire Publishing Group|pages=50–51}}</ref>