Join us at the Lakeland Public Library on Friday, December 13th at 3:30 PM as we create, learn, and explore the world around us through hands-on science, technology, engineering, art, and math: STEAM! Each week, come enjoy Beakers & Books, Tech-Know Time, or Wonder Robotics! STEAM Explorers is designed for children ages 7-12. No registration required.
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.
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
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
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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.
Explore news and events with direct access to the Lakeland Ledger, Tampa Bay Times, and USA Today collections for free with your library card! Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online available 24/7 on any device. All you need is your library card!
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