All three Lakeland Library locations will CLOSE early at 5 PM on Wednesday, December 24th and remain closed through Friday, December 26th for the Christmas holiday.
The Lakeland Public Library and Larry R. Jackson Branch Library will reopen on Saturday, December 27th at 9 AM.
The Kelly Branch Library will reopen Monday, December 29th at 9 AM.
Calling all young builders, makers, architects, and engineers! The Larry R. Jackson Branch Library invites you to our LEGO club on Tuesday, December 16th from 5:30 PM 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.
Early dismissal from school and don't know what to do? Come create with us! We'll supply the materials; you just bring your imagination. On Friday, December 19th from 2:30-3:30 pm, we will be making ugly sweater ornaments or magnets!
Crafternoon is a monthly, drop-in craft program for kids ages 5-12 and their grownups at the Larry R. Jackson Branch Library, falling on Polk County Public Schools' Early Dismissal Days. No registration required, but things could get messy, so please wear appropriate clothing! Children under the age of 10 must remain with their grown-up in the library throughout the program.
Crafting boosts fine motor skills, improves coordination, allows for creativity and self-expression, and teaches flexibility.
Questions? Contact Cassie Walters-Shantal at 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 16
Lakeland Public Library Storytimes (10 AM select Wednesdays)
January 7, 14, 21, 28
Larry R. Jackson Branch Storytimes (10 AM select Thursdays)
January 8, 15, 22
Larry Jackson Branch Library Bilingual Storytime (10 AM last Thursday of the month)
December 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
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.
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