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Are You Ready to Make Some
Changes in 2018?
New Year's Resolutions are often sincere and hopeful.
We take a good look at ourselves and evaluate what changes we would like to see in our lives.
The Lake Wales Public Library has wonderful resources that could help you succeed.
If you are interested in improving your overall health and well being we have a variety of books, DVDs, magazines and online classes that can support you. Gale Courses, one of our online training tools has a variety of classes and programs for healthy living. Visit
LW Public Library Resources and select the Gale Courses link to view these options.
We have a variety of health, fitness and leisure magazines in our Flipster Digital Magazine collection. These are nationally known periodicals in digital format. Check out the variety at
Downloadable Tools. Select Flipster.
The Lake Wales Public Library offers weekly creative programs. Your mental health and stress level improves when you take time for yourself. Our Yoga Classes, Coloring for Adults, needle art groups, gardening classes and Creative Crafting Circle are just the ticket.
Would you like to develop better control of your personal finances? Learn a new technology skill, better interviewing tools or explore new careers through Gale Courses or Lynda.com. Our free adult online learning tools can improve your skills from home or work. Visit
Lake Wales Public Library Resources to access Lynda.com or Gale Courses.
The LW Public Library begins a 6-week Lunch Hour Spanish Class in January. Sign up is required, and class size is limited. Spanish language courses are also available on Gales Courses, free of charge.
We can help you make those changes you've thought about at your library.
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January 2018 Book Discussions
Night Owls Book Discussion
Tuesday, January 23
, 6 p.m.
Lake Wales Public Library
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
Thursday Morning Book Discussion
Thursday, January 25, 11 a.m.
Lake Wales Public Library
My Name is Lucy Barton
by Elizabeth Strout
Truth is Stranger Than Non-Fiction Book Discussion
Wednesday, January 24, 12 p.m.
Lake Wales Museum & Cultural Center
Mirage: Florida & the Vanishing Water of the Eastern U.S.
by Cynthia Barnett
(Cynthia Barnett will present "Blue Revolution: A Water Ethic for Florida" at the LW Museum & Cultural Center, Thurs. Jan. 11 - 6 p.m.)
Books with Friends
Latt Maxcy Memorial Library - Frostproof
Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
Thursday, January 4 - 3 pm
Bartow Book Discussion
Bartow Public Library
The Malice of Fortune
by Michael Ennis
Wednesday, January 3 - 3 pm
LWPL & LW Museum Book Discussion Groups are s
ponsored by the
Lake Wales Library Association - Friends of the Library.
Follow Our Book Discussions and other 'book' news on the
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January Classes & Programs
- Yoga - Mondays & Wednesdays - 5:30 - 7 pm - (Class Fee applies, pay at class)
- Coloring for Adults - Wednesdays - 11:30 am - 1 pm (No registration & Free)
- Knitting & Crochet - Fridays - 5:30 pm - (No registration & Free. One on One instruction available in the 5:30 p.m. group. Call Dawn, 678-4004 for information.)
- Needlework Group - Fridays - 9 am - All forms of needlework & fiber art welcome. Bring your projects and work along with like minded people. (No registration & Free)
- Lunch Hour Spanish - Level 1 - Tuesdays - 12 Noon - 6-weeks - Jan. 16 through Feb. 20 - Class limited to 20 students, must register in advance - $5 for entire series. Call 678-4005 to register
- Genealogy at the Library - Friday, Jan. 5 - 11:30 a.m. (No registration & free) Please bring your personal laptop or tablet if available
- Museum Speaker's Series - Thursday, Jan. 11 - 6 p.m. - Environmental Journalist, Cynthia Barnett presents Blue Revolution: A Water Ethic for Florida (No registration & Free)
- CREATE! Crafting Circle - Friday, Jan. 12 - 5:30 p.m. - January Craft - Create Painted Rocks (Sign Up in advance, Free. Limited to 20 people)
- Lunch 'n Learn Gardening Class - Rose Gardening in Florida - Thursday, Feb. 8 - 12 noon - Class limited to 20 pre-registered participants. You must register in advance by calling 678-4005 or visit Eventbrite.com, and search events in Lake Wales. Presented by UF/IFIS Polk County Gardening & Landscaping
- Online Classes - Anytime, Day or Night -
- Lynda.com - Learn a new skill online FREE! (requires a library card from LWPL) Lynda.com and click on the same.
- Gale Courses - Free, online Adult Continuing Education classes, certificate at completion (requires a PCLC card) Gale Courses and click on the same.
Classes & Online Learning made possible by the generous support of -
Lake Wales Library Association - Friends of the Library ~
Florida's Natural Growers Foundation ~ The Jahna Foundattion
Mountain Lake Community Service, Inc.
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What's Happening At the Library
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Information & Assistance~
- 1st Wednesday monthly, Jan. 3 , 2 to 4 p.m. - Grief Support - Schoenoff Meeting Room
- 2nd Wednesday monthly, Jan. 10, 4 p.m. - Lake Wales Library City Board - Schoenoff Meeting Room
- 2nd Saturday monthly, Jan. 13, 10 a.m. - MidFlorida Scribes Writers Support Group
- Monday, Jan. 8, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. - Central Florida Speech & Hearing Amplified Phone Distribution - Schoenoff Meeting Room
- Wednesday, Jan. 24 - 7:30 a.m. - Family Literacy Academy Board - Schoenoff Meeting Room
Meetings subject to cancellation or rescheduling.
For a complete Library calendar of events Click Here
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Library & Museum December Closures
Monday, Jan. 1 - New Year's Day - Library
Tuesday, Jan. 2 - New Year's Day Observed - Museum
Monday, Jan. 15 -
Martin Luther King Day
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What the Library & Museum Staff are Reading ...
- Charlatans by Robin Cook, Marcia, Reference Services
- How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Victoria Henry, Marilyn, Reference Services
- The Viking Warrior: The Raiders, Pillagers, & Explorers Who Terrorized Medieval Europe by Ben Hubbard, Bart, Museum
- The Sorbonne Affair by Mark Pryor, Lisa, Books by Mail
- A Strange Scottish Shore by Julianna Grave, Sydney, Circulation Services
- All for One by Melody Carlson, Carolyn, Circulation Services
- The Water Will Come by Jeff Goodell, Lynn, Reference Services
- Eight Men & a Duck: An Improbable Voyage by Reed Boat to Easter Island by Nick Thorpe, Kristina, Circulation Services
- Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak, Melissa, Circulation Services
- Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, Dawn, Youth Services
- Deep Run Roots: Stories & Recipes From My Corner of the South by Vivian Howard, Tina, Library Administration
- The Dry by Jane Harper, Carol, Reference Service
- Christmas in London by Anita Hughes, Angie, Books by Mail
- Mrs. Lincoln& Mrs. Keckly: The Remarkable Story of the Friendship Between a First Lady and a Former Slave by Jennifer Fleischner, Dawn, Youth Services
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Lake Wales Museum & Cultural Center presents: Blue Revolution: A Water Ethic for Florida
Water defines us as Floridians no matter where we live: Idyllic beaches surround us on three sides. Rivers and streams flow for ten thousand miles through the peninsula. We're blessed with nearly eight thousand lakes and a thousand more freshwater springs, the largest concentration of artesian springs in the world. Yet, for the first time in state history, the latest generation of Floridians has not inherited waters as clean and abundant as when they were born.
The Lake Wales Museum & Cultural Center is honored to host award-winning environmental journalist,
Cynthia Barnett
as she presents her program,
Blue Revolution: A Water Ethic for Florida
. Ms. Barnett's program begins at 6:00 p.m., January 11 in the Museum's beautiful 1938 Freight Room.
Cynthia Barnett has reported on water and climate change around the world. Her works have received national awards and accolades.
Cynthia Barnett teaches environmental journalism and nature & adventure writing
at the University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communications in Gainesville, where she lives with her husband and children.
This program is sponsored through grants from the Florida Humanities Council and the Polk County Tourist Development Council's Arts & Culture Board.
New Museum Manager is Selected to
Lead the Lake Wales Museum & Cultural Center
The City of Lake Wales has selected the new Museum Manager for the Lake Wales Museum & Cultural Center. It is a familiar name to Lake Waleans, Jennifer Beam D'Hollander
Ms. D'Hollander has extensive experience in museum management, grant writing, fundraising and marketing. She comes to us from The Sample McDougald House, Pompano Beach, where she's served as the Executive Director.
Jennifer was the Director of Visitor Services and Programs at Bok Tower Gardens for ten years, beginning in 2006. Her stellar programming and capital fundraising experience includes work on the capital development plan that resulted in the new gardens and facilities at Bok Tower Gardens.
Before Bok Tower Gardens, Ms. D'Hollander served as Director of Education & Exhibits at Young at Art Children's Museum in Davie, Florida and the Education & Exhibits Coordinator for the Maitland Historical Society.
Jennifer replaces Monica Drake-Pierce who accepted the position of Registrar/Assistant Curator at the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse Museum. The Museum's Collections Specialist, Bart Delcamp will work with Ms. D'Hollander to continue the exhibitions, programming and services provided by the Lake Wales Museum & Cultural Center.
Ms. D'Hollander's first day at the Museum is Tuesday, January 16.
We welcome Jennifer D'Hollander to the LW Museum & Cultural Center and back to Lake Wales.
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January Local Artist Gallery
In January the Lake Wales Public Library's
Local Artist Gallery will feature the works of Lake Wales watercolor artist, Willa Campbell.
Willa's talents are well know in our community. She is a skilled water colorist and a wonderful teacher. Her paintings will be displayed on our Local Artist Gallery walls through January 31. The exhibit may be viewed during the library's regular business hours. We are very proud to provide a public art venue for local artists that is open to all.
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Donate to the LW Library Association at LWLA GiveWell Foundation
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