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  • Ruth Elder, American Girl, Transatlantic Flight, with LuAnn Mims, Special Collections Librarian, Thursday, March 21st at 5:30 PM; link to Ruth Elder: American Girl event calendar page

    Lakeland History & Culture Center Lecture Series

    Join us at the Lakeland Public Library on Thursday, March 21st at 5:30 PM as Special Collections Librarian Supervisor LuAnn Mims presents the story of Ruth Elder, a pilot and actress who was also known as "Miss America of Aviation."

    Ruth Elder was the first woman to attempt a flight across the Atlantic from the United States to Europe, just five months after Charles Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic. Her airplane was a new Stinson 'Detroiter' - a single-engine, high-wing monoplane - that she called “American Girl.” On October 11, 1927, she and her co-pilot, Captain George Haldeman, took off for Paris from Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York.  The duo trained in Lakeland for this adventure and created a media stir leading up to their departure.  

    Find out more information about "Ruth Elder: American Girl."  No registration is required.

    This event is made possible by Geico Philanthropic Foundation.

  • Tablet and phone screens with text "Library App Available"

    PCLC Libraries App Available

    Good news! Our original Polk County Library Cooperative (PCLC) Libraries app is working once again and is available for use while we continue the process of replacing it with a new library app.

    If you still have the app installed on your device, you should now be able to log in and resume use with accurate, up-to-date information about your checkouts and holds. If you removed the app from your device, it is currently available in the Apple store and should be available in the Google and Android stores in the next few days.

    We are continuing to work with our vendor on our new, next-generation library app. When it is released, the new app will seamlessly upgrade and replace the PCLC Libraries app on any devices where it is already installed.


 

  • 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) 
    3/19
    4/2
    4/16

    Lakeland Public Library Storytimes (10 AM select Wednesdays)
    3/20
    3/27
    4/3

    Larry R. Jackson Branch Storytimes (10 AM select Thursdays)  
    3/21
    4/4
    4/11
    4/18

    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  

  • Illustration of two swans swimming with text Welcome Baby, Baby Storytime

    Baby Storytime at Lakeland Public Library

    Join us at 11 AM on select Thursdays at the Lakeland Public Library for an interactive lapsit Baby Storytime with songs, rhymes, and fingerplays! 

    Baby Storytime is designed for ages birth to 2 years old. 

    Lakeland Public Library Baby Storytime (11 AM Thursdays)
    3/21
    3/28
    4/4

    For more information, please contact Melissa Estrada at 863.834.4275.