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Services for the Voters
Pick up your Polk County Voter's Registration application at the Lake Wales Public Library. We distribute applications and deliver completed applications to the Supervisor of Elections. Voter's Registration applications must be turned in at any public library by October 11, or postmarked by October 11 to vote in the General Election on November 8.
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Lake Wales Public Library Staff are reading....
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The Holy Spirit & His Gifts by Kenneth E. Hagin.
Carolyn P., Circulation Services
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What Was Mine by Helen Klein Ross.
Melissa M., Circulation Services
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Always a Cowboy by Linda Lael Miller,
Marcia L., Reference Services
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The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman.
Kristina N., Circulation Services
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The Red House Mystery by A.A. Milne, Lisa E., BMail
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Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor.
Carol M., Reference Services
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Mum's the Word by Dorothy Cannell.
Marilyn R., Reference Services
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The City Baker's Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller.
Margaret B., Bookmobile
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Invitations from God: Accepting God's Offer to Rest, Weep, Forgive, Wait, Remember and More by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun
. Angie F., BMail
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News from the LW Museum & Cultural Center
In May 2016 the Lake Wales Museum & Cultural Center received a grant from the Florida Humanities Council to develop a Community Audio Walking Tour to explore the rich history of downtown Lake Wales.
On Saturday, October 29 the Museum will host an event to celebrate the launch of the walking tour application called Florida Stories. Lake Wales joins Bartow as the two newest additions to the Florida Stories app. Download
Florida Stories from the Android Play Store or the iTunes Store. Lake Wales and Bartow join good company, St Augustine and Ybor City whose tours are already available.
The launch party begins at 9 a.m. with giveaways, an ice cream truck and live music! It will be an exciting day for Lake Wales.
The Lake Wales Museum & Cultural Center is a division of the City's Department of Library & Historic Resources.
The Lake Wales Museum & Cultural Center is located at 325 South Scenic Highway.
The Museum's hours of operation are Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
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October Book Discussions
Night Owls Book Discussion
Tuesday, Oct. 25
, 6 p.m.
Lake Wales Public Library
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
Thursday Morning Book Discussion
Thursday, Oct. 27, 11 a.m.
Lake Wales Public Library
In the Unlikely Event
by Judy Blume
"Truth is Stranger Than" Non-Fiction Book Discussion
Wednesday, Oct. 26, 12 Noon
Lake Wales Museum & Cultural Center
The Everglades: River of Grass
by Marjorie Stoneman Douglas
Book Discussion Groups are s
ponsored by the
Lake Wales Library Association - Friends of the Library.
Other Polk County Library Cooperative locations offering book discussions include:
Lakeland Public Library's
Books Sandwiched In group
Tuesday, Oct. 4 - 12:15 p.m. - Main Library- 100 Lake Morton Drive
October Title - To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
Lakeland Public Library's
LitFlix
Thursday, Oct. 20 - 6:30 p.m.
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Book Discussion
Thursday, Oct. 27 - 6:30 p.m. - Movie
Main Library - 100 Lake Morton Drive
October Title - The Shining by Stephen King
Latt Maxcy Memorial Library's
Books with Friends group
Thursday, Oct. 6 - 6 p.m. - Latt Maxcy Memorial Library,
15 N. Magnolia Ave. - Frostproof
October Title - Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
Haines City Public
Library's
Literati Book Club
Thursday, Oct. 20 - 2 p.m.
October Title - The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
111 N. 6th St. - Haines City
Bartow Public Library's
Family Book Discussion
Thursday, October 27 - 3:30 p.m.
2150 S. Broadway Ave. - Bartow
October Title - The Candymakers by Wendy Mass
Follow Our Book Discussions on the
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October Closings
The Lake Wales Public Library will close for Staff Training, Monday, October 10.
The Library will reopen on Tuesday, Tuesday, October 11, 9 a.m.
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Register for New Library Classes
Windows 10 Class - Thursday, October 20 - 2 p.m.
Pre-Registration required - $25 class fee
iPad Class - Thursday, November 3 - 2 p.m.
Pre-Registration required - $25 class fee
Spanish for Beginners - Tuesdays, 6 weeks beginning on October 18 - 12 Noon
Pre-Registration required - $20 for all six classes
Holiday Card Making Class - Thursday, October 27 - 2 pm
Pre-Registration required - $10 class fee
Yoga at the Library - Mondays & Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m.
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What's Happening At the Library
Classes & Educational Opportunities
- Mondays & Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m.- Yoga- Class is led by certified instructors. Schoenoff Meeting Room - Class fees apply
- Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. - Coloring for Grown Ups - Weekly lunch hour program. Schoenoff Meeting Room
- Thursdays, 2:30 p.m. - eBook & Device Support - weekly, library's main lobby
- Fridays, 9 a.m.- Open Knitting & Crochet Morning Group - Join this group each Friday. Schoenoff Meeting Room
- Fridays, 5:30 p.m.- Open Knitting & Crochet Evening Group- Join this group each Friday in the library's main lobby.
- Saturday, Oct. 1 - 8 a.m. - Coast Guard Auxilary Safe Boating Class - Schoenoff Meeting Room
- Friday, September 2, 11:30 a.m. - Genealogy at the Library - Schoenoff Meeting Room
- 2nd Saturday of each month, September 10, 10 a.m.- MidFlorida Scribes Writer's Support Group-Schoenoff Meeting Room
- 1st Thursday of each month, September 1, 6:30 p.m. - LW Public Library Camera Club - Schoenoff Meeting Room -- NEW MEETING TIME
- Thursday, September 29, 6 p.m. - Author at the Library - Florida Mystery Writer, Tim Dorsey - sponsored by the Lake Wales Library Association - Friends of the Library
~ Information & Assistance~
For a complete Library calendar of events Click Here
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Author at the Library - Florida Mystery Writer, Tim Dorsey
Tim Dorsey will appear at the Lake Wales Public Library, Thursday, September 29, 6 p.m. This program is free, and is sponsored by the Lake Wales Library Association - Friends of the Library.
Tim Dorsey's Website
Become a Library "Friend"
The Lake Wales Library Association - Friends of the Library invites you to become a member for as little as $10 per year.
The Lake Wales Library Association was founded in 1957 when a group of citizens joined forces to encourage the City of Lake Wales to fund library services. This group financially supports the library's youth and adult programs, new books and materials, equipment, staff educational opportunities, provides volunteer service to the Lake Wales Public Library and advocates for the Lake Wales Public Library.
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