10/29/2025 UPDATE: Change of hours for Miramar Branch Library and Education Center

BROWARD COUNTY, FL - Hurricane Melissa is nearing landfall in the Caribbean and is expected to affect islands throughout the region. Broward County has launched a Countywide relief effort to support the Caribbean facing the storm's potential impact.

Broward County is calling on residents and businesses to join in a united relief effort to collect essential supplies to the impacted islands and victims of Hurricane Melissa, ensuring that critical resources are ready to be sent following the storm. Items needed include tarps, water, flashlights, sleeping bags, batteries, trash bags, tents, work gloves, nonperishable food, solar-powered lights, personal care items, baby diapers, and first aid kits. No used clothes or linen will be needed.

"Victims of Hurricane Melissa throughout the Caribbean need and deserve our support," said Broward County Mayor Beam Furr. "I encourage every Broward County resident to consider donating items they will need for the foreseeable future."

• South Regional/Broward County Library
  7300 Pines Boulevard Pembroke Pines, FL 33024
  Mon-Wed: 10am - 8pm, Thurs-Sun: 10am - 6pm
  
  
• Miramar Branch Library and Education Center
  2050 Civic Center Place, Miramar, FL 33025
  Wed: 10am-8pm, Thurs-Sat: 10am-6pm
  Beginning Nov 3: Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm
  
  
• West Regional Library
  8601 W. Broward Boulevard, Plantation, FL 33324
  Mon-Wed: 10am - 8pm, Thurs-Sun: 10am - 6pm
  
  
• Southwest Regional Library
  16835 Sheridan Street, Pembroke Pines, FL 33331
  Mon-Wed: 10am - 8pm, Thurs-Sun: 10am - 6pm

Broward County Parks:

• Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium
  3700 NW 11th Place, Lauderhill, FL 33311
  Daily: 9am-5pm

• Tradewinds Park & Stables
  3600 W Sample Rd, Coconut Creek, FL 33066
  Daily: 9am-5pm 

"The devastation that Hurricane Melissa caused in the Caribbean is heartbreaking and it is our duty to help families in desperate need of support, said District 7 County Commissioner, Alexandra P. Davis. That is why I have urged my County leadership to initiate a collection drive of supplies for our neighbors and families most impacted by the deadly hurricane." 

"As a daughter of Jamaica, the devastation expected to be caused by Hurricane Melissa is deeply personal," said Commissioner Hazelle P. Rogers. "Yet in the face of destruction and devastation, I am reminded of the extraordinary resilience of the Jamaican people and the unwavering strength of our diaspora." 

The devastating impacts of Hurricane Melissa will linger on for months and even years as communities struggle to rebuild. Residents and businesses are encouraged to donate supplies at any of the designated locations. For more information, visit Broward.org.

October 28, 2025