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| About the Lakeland Public Library |
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The Lakeland Public Library has been open and operating since 1927. It has been at the current location since 1966. In the years 1983 to 1985, the library underwent extensive expansion and renovation. Again in 2006, the Main Library underwent an expansion and renovation of the Youth Services Rooms (an additional 2,500 sq.ft was added). In 1995, the Larry R. Jackson Branch opened for business at 1700 N. Florida Avenue. In July 2007 eLibrary South Lakeland opened as a storefront express public library location, operated by Lakeland, but funded through Polk County's Community Investment Dollars (MSTU). The Library has been a member in the Polk County Library Cooperative since its inception in October of 1997.
The mission of the Lakeland Public Library is to make high quality public library services available in response to the pursuit of education, recreation and information.
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The Lakeland Public Library issues FREE library cards to any resident of Polk County. To obtain a library card, provide identification with your name and current address. For example, a City of Lakeland Electric bill, a Florida Driver's License, or a Voter's Registration card are preferred sources of identification. Children aged 15 and under are required to have a parent's signature on their application for responsibility of overdue fines and/or lost materials.
Borrowing Privileges
Adults - 15 year and up
Unlimited adults and young adult books
20 juvenile books; 6 compact disks; 6 audiobooks; 3 videos or 3 DVDs
Children
20 juvenile books; 2 audiobooks; 3 compact disks; 3 videos or 3 DVDs
Non Fiction: Patrons are limited to 4 books on one subject
Checkout Period: 2 weeks for all materials: 2 renewals unless the item is on reserve
New Books: 4 per card
Overdues: $.10 per day per item. Date due receipts are provided at each visit.
Overdue notices are not provided.
Returns: Videos, DVDs, audiobooks, compact discs and books can be returned to the circulation desk or the outside drop box. Books, audiobooks and compact discs may be returned to any of the public libraries in Polk County.
Phone renewals are accepted. Call 834-4263 to renew over the phone or you can renew online with your library card number and borrower ID. Renew books
Your borrower ID is unique to your library record and is generated when you applied for a card. If you do not know your borrower ID number please ask the circulation desk staff to give you the number on your next visit. For privacy reasons, borrower ID cards are not given out over the phone.
Reference and periodical materials do not circulate.
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Readers may choose from large-print or hard-bound books, paperbacks, or books on CD. They may also choose from the following book categories: fiction, mystery, adventure, historical novels, romance, science fiction, westerns, classics, humor, science, nature, travel, self-help, Spanish language, hobbies, art, music, sports, religion, and biographies. DVDs and music CDs are also available.
Federal Depository Collection
Fine Arts Collection includes music CDs, books-on-CD, fine arts books and Fine Arts Programming showcases various poets, reading groups, musicians and authors.
Interlibrary Loan
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a service that provides access to materials (books, magazine articles, etc.) that are not part of the Polk County Library Cooperative collection. Interlibrary Loan Policy
Special Collections
Housed in the Lakeland Room, this is the only repository devoted solely to the history of Lakeland. Materials that are by or about the people, organizations, and industries in and around Lakeland are the main focus of the collection. Some of these materials include: city directories, city records, maps, photographs, archival materials, ephemeral materials, and newspaper clippings.
Item Reserve
Reserves for specific titles within our collection may be placed online or at all Polk County Library Cooperative service points by county library cardholders. Reserve requests are batched county-wide with the first title available being sent out to the corresponding request. To reserve online you must have your card number and borrower ID number available. Borrower ID numbers are issued in person at the circulation desk.
Users will be notified through a phone call that the item placed on reserve is available for pick-up. Users are responsible for providing updated phone numbers to circulation staff.
Polk County Library Cooperative Bookmobile provides free library service at select locations in Polk County; check the calendar to see when it will be in your area of town.
Youth Services responds to the needs of our youngest patrons in the children's room and to the junior and senior high students in the Young Adult or YA Room.
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Patrons may utilize the following services:
Computer Services (Internet, Word Processing, etc.) - .10 fee for each black and white page printed; .25 fee for each color page printed. Facilities are on a first-come, first-serve basis, but reservations for future time slots may be permitted. The Library has rules and restrictions concerning computer usage; filters are employed.
Black and White Photocopier - $.10 per page
Color copier is $.50 per page
Microfilm Reader/Printer - $.25 per page copied
Meeting Rooms are available to non-profit organizations.
Tutor Rooms for literacy instruction are available in Youth Services and near the Reference Desk.
Participation in the Tax Forms Outlet Program, a voluntary program created to provide taxpayers with access to tax forms and related products in their local communities.
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