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  • Purple background with scattered colorful LEGO pieces, lego figurine face, and text LEGO Club at the Larry R. Jackson Branch 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, December 17th from 5PM 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. 

  • Tape, scissors, glue and brush on blue background with snowflakes and text "Larry R. Jackson Branch Library Winter Workshop"

    Winter Workshop at Jackson Branch

    The weather outside is delightful, but we can pretend it's frightful. We're ready to snip, glue, color, tape, and imagine our way into the winter season! On Saturday December 14th from 2-4 pm, drop-into the Larry R. Jackson Branch Library for a variety of seasonal crafts for kids and some delicious winter treats!

    The Winter Workshop is open to all ages, though crafts will be geared toward elementary and middle-school ages. No registration required.

    Questions? Contact Cassie Walters-Shantal (863) 834-4294 or email cassandra.walters-shantal@lakelandgov.net


 

  • 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 17

    Lakeland Public Library Storytimes (10 AM select Wednesdays) 
    December 11

    Larry R. Jackson Branch Storytimes (10 AM select Thursdays) 
    December 12, 19

    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  

  • Libby logo on maroon background with text borrow ebooks, audiobooks & magazines; Link to Libby digital collection

    Introducing Magazines on Libby!

    Your favorite magazines are now available on your device with Libby, the library reading app! Browse and borrow from an incredible array of magazines covering a wide range of interests with no wait lists. From fashion and finance to science and society, there’s something for everyone. Get started today for free with your library card on Libby!

  • A float carrying Miss Santa Claus Bowl and her court passes through the downtown Lakeland at Main Street and Florida Avenue during the annual Santa Claus Bowl parade in 1952.; link to I Love a Parade 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.