Library Holiday Hours
All three Lakeland Library locations will be closed Tuesday, November 11th for the Veterans Day holiday.
We will reopen Wednesday, November 12th at 9 AM.
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Lakeland History & Culture Center Lecture Series
Join us at the Lakeland Public Library on Thursday, November 13th at 5:30 PM as the Florida Department of Citrus presents "Fresh-Squeezed to Frozen Concentrate: The History of Florida Orange Juice"
From fresh-squeezed to frozen concentrate, breakfast wasn’t the same without a glass of Florida Orange Juice. Learn more about the history of how this state beverage developed through time as an icon of Florida.
Find out more information about "Fresh-Squeezed to Frozen Concentrate: The History of Florida Orange Juice". No registration is required. All ages welcome.
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Estate Planning Workshop at Main Library
Not quite sure where to begin when planning for your future? Join us in the Meeting Room at the Lakeland Public Library on Monday, November 10th from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM for an estate planning seminar led by licensed attorney Natalie Wilson. Learn about wills, trusts, and strategies to safeguard your assets.
No registration required. All ages welcome.
Questions? Contact Ángeles Otero at 863.834.4276 or Ángeles.Otero@lakelandgov.net
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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.
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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:
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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.
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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.