(Instrumental theme music)
- We are at the Miami-Dade Public Library.
We have to be very quiet in a library,
do you know why?
- Because some people are reading
and they don't want to get messed up.
- And they don't want to hear loud noise
like a rock star.
- That's right. So let's shake our sillies out, ready?
(Children and woman yelling)
Shake, shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it!
Get all your sillies out!
(All yelling)
Freeze!
Take a big, deep breath.
("Skip to My Lou")
Beautiful, hold hands.
Now we're ready.
- [Girl] All in together!
- [Adult Woman] Perfect, there we go.
- Hi! Welcome to the Coral Gables branch
of the Miami-Dade Public Library System!
My name is Carmen and I'm one of the librarians here.
- Thank you very much for having us today.
- Excellent, well before we start on our tour,
let me first tell you about how the library works.
We have books for kids and for adults,
we have computers, laptops, free internet,
audiobooks, they have DVDs including children's games.
But first, you need to get a library card.
Would you like to get a library card today?
- [All] Yes!
- [Carmen] Alright, follow me then!
("Skip to My Lou")
This is Gracelyn and she's going to help us
get a library card.
- Hello, welcome.
In order to get a library card,
your parent must fill out this library card application
and show ID with proof of address,
such as a light bill or phone bill.
And the reason why they have to fill this application out
is for the library to keep a record of the items
that are checked out.
So what I'm gonna do is hand you an application
as well as a library card
but first, you have to tell me
what are the library rules?
Yes?
- You need a library card to buy a book.
- [Gracelyn] You need a library card to check out
the book, yes!
And, can you tell me another rule?
- That when you get a book, you have to take
very good care of it.
So then when you bring it back
and someone else gets it, it'll be as good as new.
- Absolutely. And, last but not least, the last rule?
- You need to bring it back in time.
- That's right, you have to bring the book back
in 28 days, or four weeks. Welcome to the library!
- Boys and girls, are you ready to see
the Children Department?
- [All] Yes!
- Alright let's go!
I'm sure we're gonna find some great books
that you can take home today.
This is our reading area.
Okay, and over here, this is where we do story time.
You and your parents are always welcome to join us,
we sing songs, we read stories, we do arts and crafts.
(Cheerful flute music)
This is our computer center.
- Wow!
Hey, I recognize that field trip!
- That's Penny!
- [Woman] Yeah, what are you doing here?
- We're watching a video.
- [Woman] You are? That's the animal shelter video!
- Yeah!
- [Father] She likes watching the KidVision videos.
(Woman laughs)
- After, we get books about the video.
- That is a great idea.
What kind of animal is that?
- [Children] Cat!
- It's a cat!
Wow, Grant what's your favorite animal?
- Dog!
- A dog, how about you, Randy?
- Turtles!
- Turtles? And how about you?
- Cats and dogs.
- You like cats and dogs, two animals, that's great!
Can we find books about animals?
- Sure, I can help you find some, come with me.
Okay, fiction books are organized by the author's last name-
first letter of the author's last name.
If you look inside this book
you will see
the name of the author. What is the first letter
of the author's last name?
- [Children] F
- [Carmen] Good job! Now if you look at the spine,
what letter does it start with?
- [Children] F
- Very good, and that is the letter that we use
to put our books in alphabetical order.
- Randy, what's the first letter of your last name?
- C
- C, let's find a book that starts
with the letter C!
- Good idea, follow me! Let me show you.
(Fun, upbeat music)
- What letter is that?
- [Children] C
- C! Do you see any interesting books?
Look down there.
The author is Jane Clarke.
Do you like that book?
Do you wanna check it out?
- Yes.
- [Carmen] Okay good!
- [Woman] Excellent! How about you?
What books do you want to check out?
- The book that I saw earlier.
- [Woman] And how about you?
- I wanna check out the dog book.
- [Carmen] That's a great choice!
- [Woman] Okay!
Let's go!
- I'll show you where we can
check out your books.
- Hi
- Hi, are you ready to check out?
- [All] Yeah!
- Okay, I'll help you!
First, do you have your library card?
- [Children] Yeah!
(Upbeat music)
- [Woman] Hey!
Great!
Okay...
Wow!
- [Carmen] Good job!
- [Gracelyn] Here you go.
Here's your receipt, and your item is due back
on Tuesday, February 22nd.
Okay?
- Thank you!
- You're welcome, enjoy your books!
- [All] Thanks.
- Now remember, you can go on the internet
to find your nearest library
by typing the city where you're from
and the word 'Library' next to it so that you
can find your local branch.
Bye bye!
- Thank you, bye! Thank you!
- Bye!
(Fun, lighthearted music)
(Instrumental theme music)