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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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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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!
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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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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.