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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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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Author Talk with Madeline Martin at Lakeland Public Library
The Lakeland Public Library is excited to host New York Times Bestselling author, Madeline Martin, on Thursday, November 6th at 5:30 PM in the Meeting Room! Martin is known for her historical fiction and historical romance novels. She will be giving a presentation on her writing process and books, including her most recent release: The Secret Book Society. Local bookstore, Pressed Books & Coffee, will be on site selling some of Martin's books for the book signing afterwards!
All ages welcome. No registration required.
Questions? Contact Emilee Addair at 863.834.4267 or email Emilee.Addair@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.