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COVID-19 Take Home Rapid Test Kits Available at twenty-seven (27) Miami-Dade Public Library Locations beginning Monday, December 27 at 9:30 a.m. until supplies last

Test kits will help meet the recent surge in demand for COVID-19 testing

MIAMI ( December 26, 2021 )

In the continued effort to meet the rapid rise in demand for COVID testing and keep our community safe through the holidays, Miami Dade County will expand its offering of free take home rapid test kits at Miami-Dade County Public Libraries to 27 library locations on Monday, December 27. Residents can pick up a take home rapid test beginning at 9:30 a.m. while supplies last. There is a limit of up to three tests per household.

“As we tackle the spread of Omicron and the recent surge in demand for COVID testing, Miami-Dade County is doing everything we can to make testing as accessible as possible across our community – including by distributing free take home rapid test kits to residents,” said Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. “We’re proud that we distributed over 12,000 tests at our libraries on Christmas Eve and that we’re expanding the available supply and opening more locations this week. By taking the simple precautions that we all know work, we can get through this holiday season safely together.”

For the latest COVID-19 updates, information and resources, visit www.miamidade.gov/coronavirus. For a list of participating library locations and test instructions, visit www.mdpls.org/covid-test-kits. If you need more information, please email [email protected] for assistance.

The following are the twenty-seven (27) library locations where residents can pick up the take home tests on Monday, December 27:

Allapattah Branch
1799 NW 35 Street
Miami, FL 33142

Arcola Lakes Branch
8240 NW 7 Avenue
Miami, FL 33150

California Club Branch
700 Ives Dairy Road
Miami, FL 33179

Coconut Grove Branch
2875 McFarlane Road
Miami, FL 33133

Concord Branch
3882 SW 112 Avenue
Miami, FL 33165

Coral Reef Branch
9211 SW 152 Street
Miami, FL 33157

Country Walk Branch
15433 SW 137 Avenue
Miami, FL 33177

Edison Center Branch
531 NW 62 Street
Miami, FL 33150

Fairlawn Branch
6376 SW 8 Street
West Miami, FL 33144

Golden Glades Branch
100 NE 166 Street
Miami, FL 33162

Hialeah Gardens Branch
13451 NW 107 Ave
Hialeah Gardens, FL 33018

Hispanic Branch Library
1398 SW 1 Street
Miami, FL 33135

International Mall Branch
10315 NW 12 Street
Doral, FL 33172

Kendale Lakes Branch
15205 SW 88 Street
Miami, FL 33196

Main Library
101 West Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33130

Miami Beach Regional Library
227 22nd Street
Miami Beach, FL 33139

Miami Lakes Branch
6699 Windmill Gate Road
Miami Lakes, FL 33014

Naranja Branch
14850 SW 280 Street
Miami, FL 33032

North Dade Regional Library
2455 NW 183 Street
Miami Gardens, FL 33056

North Shore Branch
7501 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33141

Northeast Dade - Aventura Branch
2930 Aventura Boulevard
Aventura, FL 33180

Palm Springs North Branch
17601 NW 78 Avenue
Hialeah, FL 33015

South Dade Regional
10750 SW 211 Street
Cutler Bay, FL 33189

South Miami Branch
6000 Sunset Drive
Miami, FL 33143

Westchester Regional Library
9445 Coral Way
Miami, FL 33165

West Flagler Branch
5050 West Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33134

West Kendall Regional Library
10201 Hammocks Boulevard
Miami, FL 33196

Please note that facial coverings are required at County facilities. Additionally, take home tests may not be administered inside the library. Instructions to utilize a take home test will be provided at each location, and are available at the following link: www.mdpls.org/covid-test-kits

About the Miami-Dade Public Library System
The mission of the Miami-Dade Public Library System (MDPLS) is to provide extraordinary services, spaces and experiences that promote literacy and learning, personal growth and limitless opportunities. MDPLS is recognized as an Autism Friendly Partner by the University of Miami-Nova Southeastern University Center for Autism and Related Disabilities. MDPLS has been honored with an Urban Libraries Council 2020 Innovation Award as Top Innovator in the Civic and Community Engagement category and awarded 59 National Association of Counties (NACo) Achievement Awards over the past five years. MDPLS has also received the Florida Library Association (FLA) Award for Exemplary Instructional Programs or Services for its Climate of Art Program in 2021 and Homework Help and Tutoring Program in 2020, FLA Library Innovation Award for its Technobus in 2019 and the FLA Award for Excellence in Marketing and Public Relations in 2018. Learn more at www.mdpls.org.