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  • Multicolor pink, blue, and yellow swirls and squiggles background with a red and green pepper forming a heart in center, with text Lakeland Public Library, Sweet & Spicy Book Club; link to Library events calendar

    Sweet & Spicy Book Club

    This is NOT your Mother’s Book Club! Join your favorite librarians at the Lakeland Public Library on December 2nd at 5:30 PM to discuss "Wreck the Halls" by Tessa Bailey. Each month, we will explore new genres, share recommendations, and make friends.

    The Sweet & Spicy Book Club meets at the Lakeland Public Library on the first Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. This event is for ages 18+. No registration required.

  • Weathered headstones in field of grass and small yellow flowers and gray skies with text "Stories & Stones walk and talk tour of Roselawn Cemetery, Saturday, December 6 @ 9 AM"; link to library events calendar

    Stories & Stones Walking Tour

    Join us on Saturday, December 6th at 9 AM for a walking tour of one of Lakeland’s oldest cemeteries, Roselawn Cemetery. Explore local history through the stories of past residents and learn about the meanings behind funerary symbols.

    Stories and Stones Historic Cemetery tours are offered monthly, alternating between Lakeview, Tiger Flowers, and Roselawn Cemeteries. Tours run October through March and are for ages 13+. Registration is required.

    Find out more information and register beginning two weeks prior to the tour.

  • Four holiday sweaters and large red bow with text Ugly Sweater Party, Lakeland Public Library

    Ugly Sweater Party

    Get into the holiday spirit at the our Ugly Sweater Party! Wear your best (or worst!) holiday sweater and join us for a jolly afternoon of creativity and fun on Saturday, December 6th at 2PM in the Lakeland Public Library Meeting Room. We’ll be painting wooden Christmas village houses to add a touch of homemade holiday charm while we jingle and mingle. All craft materials are included, but feel free to bring your favorite festive sweater flair!

    This event is for ages 18+. Registration is not required, but space is limited to first come first serve for the craft.


 

  • Five seated children looking off screen smiling; link to Lakeland Libraries' Storytime Programs event calendar

    Preschool Storytimes at Lakeland Libraries

    All three Lakeland Library locations have preschool storytimes for children ages 2-5 and their grownups! With stories, songs, rhymes, and activities, storytimes promote the development of preliteracy, verbal and listening skills, and socio-emotional skills.

    Kelly Branch Library Storytimes (10:15 AM select Tuesdays) 
    December 2, 16

    Lakeland Public Library Storytimes (10 AM select Wednesdays) 
    December 3, 10

    Larry R. Jackson Branch Storytimes (10 AM select Thursdays) 
    December 4, 11

    Larry Jackson Branch Library Bilingual Storytime (10 AM last Thursday of the month) 
    December 18

    For more information, please contact the Kelly Branch Library 863.834.4286, Lakeland Public Library 863.834.4268, or Larry R. Jackson Branch Library 863.834.4288  

  • 1950 exterior photo of The Cadet Restaurant, which opened in 1939 and soon became one of Lakeland's most popular restaurants; link to "Good Eats!" Flickr album

    Good Eats!

    Lakelanders have a long history of enjoying food and restaurants have not let them down.

    Enjoy this "Good Eats!" photographic stroll through Lakeland's local restaurants, eateries, diners, pubs, cafeterias, sweet and soda shops through the years, showcased from our Flickr Digital Collection.

  • Pumpkins, apples, and latte surrounding ereader tablet with OverDrive logo and OverDrive/Libby apps on screen link to OverDrive digital collection

    eBooks, Audiobooks, and Movies Anytime!

    Download and enjoy up to 10 ebooks, audiobooks, and movies on your tablet or mobile device for free with OverDrive.

    Create a free account with your library card and browse hundreds of titles, with new content added all the time. Plus, Lakeland users have access to additional OverDrive ADVANTAGE titles too!

    For a quick and easy way to borrow and read from your library, download and try the Libby app, brought to you by Overdrive!