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  • 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.

  • Red and green diagonal striped border around red background with text Sewing Saturday, Larry R. Jackson Branch; link to Library events calendar

    Youth Intermediate Sewing Saturday on December 13th at Jackson Branch

    We've got sewing machine basics, where can we go? Join us on Saturday, December 13th at 10:00 am at the Larry R. Jackson Branch Library for projects to sew!

    Older kids and teens ages 9-17 who have taken our Spools Out for Summer sewing series or have hands-on experience using a sewing machine independently are invited to join us for a free 90-minute class. Sewing Saturday is limited to eight (8) participants and registration is required. Each participant must be registered separately.

    December's Project: Drawstring Fabric Gift Bag

    **Please note, this is not an introduction to sewing or sewing machines. Students need to have some basic experience using a sewing machines to participate.**

    **NOTE: This December project is the same as the Sewing Saturday class on November 8, 2025. If you attended the November 2025 Sewing Saturday, you are not eligible to register for this class. Any repeat registrants will be removed from the class list.**

    Find out more information or register beginning at 10 AM on December 6th.

  • Gift wrap, twine, evergreen branches, and ornaments on green background with text "Gift-wrapping workshop, Larry R. Jackson Branch Library, Mon., December 8 at 5 PM; instructions in English and Spanish"; Link to Library events calendar

    Gift Wrapping Workshop at Jackson Branch

    Join us Monday, December 8th from 5-6:30PM at the Larry R. Jackson Branch Library for a fun, hands-on gift-wrapping workshop! Learn simple techniques and creative tips to level up your gift decor for any occasion.

    Bring gifts to wrap or use our boxes to learn the techniques. We’ll provide the tape, twine, wrapping paper, and ribbon. You are also welcome to bring your own materials for wrapping. 

    This workshop will cover how to wrap a basic square/rectangular gift, how to wrap an oddly shaped gift, and basic bow making techniques. 

    This event is intended for adults 18 or older. No registration required!

    Acompáñenos el lunes 8 de Diciembre de 5:00pm a 6:30pm en la biblioteca Larry R. Jackson para un divertido taller práctico de envoltura de regalos. Aprenda técnicas sencillas y consejos creativos para realzar la decoración de sus regalos para cualquier ocasión. Traiga sus regalos para envolver o use nuestras cajas para aprender las técnicas.

    Nosotros le proporcionaremos la cinta adhesiva, el cordel, el papel de regalo y el listón. También puede traer sus propios materiales para envolver.

    Este taller explicará cómo envolver un regalo básico cuadrado o rectangular, cómo envolver un regalo con formas inusuales y técnicas básicas para hacer moños.

    Este evento está dirigido a adultos mayores de 18 años. ¡No es necesario registrarse!

    Questions? Contact Marine Acosta Ponce at 863.834.1828 or email marine.acostaponce@lakelandgov.net

 

  • Libby logo on maroon background with text Getting to Know Libby

    Getting to Know Libby

    Have you met Libby yet? Access thousands of ebooks, audiobooks and magazines through the Libby app. Join us on Wednesday, December 10th at 5:30 PM at the Lakeland Public Library History Room to explore the Libby app and its features that deliver tons of library content to your favorite smartphone or tablet. Ipads will be provided for you to practice with. You are welcome to bring your own device. 

    *You must have a library card in order to use the Libby app.*

    Registration is required and opens on Wednesday, December 3rd at 5 PM. This class is for ages 15+.

  • 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 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  

  • The Lakeland High School marching band during the city of Lakeland's annual Armistice (later Veterans') Day parade in 1939 near Munn Park.; link to "I Love a Parade" Flickr album

    I Love a Parade

    Community celebrations, military events and holidays are best enjoyed with a processional parade of Lakeland's finest!

    Enjoy this "I Love a Parade" photographic stroll along with the marching bands, decorated floats, large balloons, and costumed characters that have marched through the historic downtown through the years, showcased from our Flickr digital collection.

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