started and was fortunate enough to receive enough to get the system started. The latest branch, John F. Kennedy Library is now the main library for Hialeah and is easily recognizable for its grand murals. In 2017, the branch set out to renovate the entire library and they added new furniture, the art murals, polished terrazzo floors, and new sculptures. The library hosts a print collection, digital resources, and a Hialeah History Collection which collects, preserves and provides access to information about the City of Hialeah's history. Transportation In 2013, Hialeah was named a top five city with the worst drivers by Slate and Allstate. Rail Hialeah is served by Miami-Dade Transit along major thoroughfares by Metrobus, and by the Miami Metrorail, Tri-Rail, and Amtrak at: Metrorail: Tri-Rail/Metrorail Transfer (North 79th Street and West 37th Avenue) Hialeah (East 21st Street and East 1st Avenue) Okeechobee (West 19th Street and South Okeechobee Road) Tri-Rail: Tri-Rail/Metrorail Transfer (North 79th Street and West 37th Avenue) Hialeah Market (North 41st Street and West 38th Avenue) Amtrak: Amtrak-Miami: Silver Star and Silver Meteor service (North 79th Street and West 37th Avenue) Road "All Ways Lead to Hialeah" was one of the city's first slogans. At the time, Glenn Curtiss and James Bright could not have imagined the important link in the transportation chain provided by Hialeah's location. Sitting in the heart of northwest Dade, Hialeah has access to several major thoroughfares, linked by: Interstate 75 State Road 826 (Palmetto Expressway) Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike U.S. Route 27 (Okeechobee Road) State Road 924 (Gratigny Parkway) Notable people Alex Avila, Major League Baseball player for Arizona Diamondbacks, drafted by Detroit Tigers Terry Borcheller, racing driver Devin Bush, NFL free safety for Atlanta Falcons (1995–1998), St. Louis Rams (1999–2000) and Cleveland Browns (2001–2002) Maria Canals-Barrera, actress Rene Capo, U.S. Olympic representative as a judoka Harry Wayne Casey, lead singer of KC and the Sunshine Band, graduate of Hialeah High School Chris Corchiani, NBA guard for Orlando Magic picked in second round of 1991 NBA Draft from North Carolina State University; later with Boston Celtics, Washington Bullets Nestor Cortes, MLB pitcher for the New York Yankees, 2022 all-star Erik Courtney, Bravo TV personality on Newlyweds: The First Year, born in Hialeah and attended Mae M. Walters Elementary School Jack Daugherty, MLB first baseman for Texas Rangers, Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds and Montreal Expos Rohan Davey, NFL quarterback for