Library

LEGO Club at Jackson Branch

Calling all young builders, makers, architects, and engineers! The Larry R. Jackson Branch Library invites you to our LEGO club on Tuesday, November 4th from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM.

Beginners and experts ages 5-17 and their grown-ups are welcome to come work on their own LEGO creations or take our themed challenge. No registration required.

Playing with LEGO bricks promotes hand/eye coordination, enhances fine motor skills, develops problem solving skills, increases attention/concentration span, and unleashes creativity.

The library will provide the LEGO bricks, while the kids and teens provide the imagination! LEGO bricks will be sanitized after each use. All materials must stay in the library, so bring a camera to capture your creation. 

Sweet & Spicy Book Club

This is NOT your Mother’s Book Club! Join your favorite librarians at the Lakeland Public Library on November 4th at 5:30 PM to discuss "An Offer from a Gentleman" by Julia Quinn. 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.

Author Talk with Madeline Martin at Lakeland Public Library

The Lakeland Public Library is excited to host New York Times Bestselling author, Madeline Martin, on Thursday, November 6th at 5:30 PM in the Meeting Room! Martin is known for her historical fiction and historical romance novels. She will be giving a presentation on her writing process and books, including her most recent release: The Secret Book Society. Local bookstore, Pressed Books & Coffee, will be on site selling some of Martin's books for the book signing afterwards!

All ages welcome. No registration required.

Questions? Contact Emilee Addair at 863.834.4267 or email Emilee.Addair@lakelandgov.net.

Book Pumpkin Contest Results

The votes are in and the winners are:

1st place: Dog Man (Pumpkin A)
2nd place: ADHD (Pumpkin DD)
3rd place: Pete the Cat (Pumpkin H)

Thank you to all of our participants and congratulations to the winners!

Attention participants! If you entered a pumpkin into our Book Pumpkin Contest, stop by the Youth Services desk when you pick up your pumpkin for a little Halloween treat.

Find out more information and view the contest entries.

Hurricane Guide

Hurricane season begins June 1st and ends November 30th

Find  information about weather alerts, safety information, sandbags, shelters, updates about City services and closures and more from the City of Lakeland's Hurricane site and Polk County Hurricane Preparedness site. 

Additional hurricane preparedness resources from the National Weather Service include:

National Hurricane Center 

National Weather Service Hurricane Preparedness guide 

Safety Tips and Resources from the National Weather Service 

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.

Arts & Health Week at the Libraries

Help us build a community puzzle celebrating Watson Clinic’s Arts and Health Week 2025! Stop by any of the three Lakeland Libraries to take home a puzzle piece you can decorate and add to the puzzle. Return your decorated puzzle piece to any Lakeland Library by Monday, November 10th!

Arts and Health Week 2025 is an initiative of the Watson Clinic Foundation’s Arts in Medicine Program.