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Build a Better World Summer Events
for Adults Continues with
Cultural Movie Marathon Day
Summer library programs are not just for kids, they're for grown-ups too.
During the month of July the Lake Wales Public Library will host classes, contests and crafting programs for grow-ups.
We are dedicating an entire day to films with a cross cultural theme. Building a better world begins with learning about others.
On Thursday, July 13 films will be shown in the library's main lobby beginning at 9 a.m. The first movie is Babies. Criss-Cross the globe observing the first two years in the lives of four infants and their families. Babies begins at 9:00 a.m.
At 11 a.m. we will screen the film The Sapphires. This is the story of a musical promoter's vision of an Australian girl group performing for American troops in Vietnam and looks back in time fifty years
The Queen of Katwe
is the third film of the marathon day and begins at 1 p.m. Phiona, a 10-year old resident of the Katwe slums in Ka
mpala, Uganda. Phiona's young life is changed when a missionary teaches her to play chess.
The final film of the day is Shalom Italia. A screening copy of Shalom Italia is provided to our library through a collaboration with POV, PBS' awarding-winning non-fiction series. This film begins at 3 p.m.
In Shalom Italia, three Italian Jewish brothers set off on a journey through Tuscany, in search of a cave where they hid as children to escape the Nazis. Shalom Italia will premier on PBS July 24, 2017. We are honored to be selected to screen this film in advance.
At 1 p.m., Friday, July 28 our Summer CREATE! class will feature
CREATE! Recycled Book Crafts.
We'll reuse discarded books to make crafts, while relaxing, unwinding and making new friends. This class is free, but please sign up as registration is limited to ten people.
Call the library at 678-4004 or email LW Public Library to register for the free
CREATE! Recycled Book Craft
Class
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July 2017 Book Discussions
Night Owls Book Discussion
Tuesday, July 25, 6 p.m.
Lake Wales Public Library
Devil the White City
Thursday Morning Book Discussion
Thursday, July 27, 11 a.m.
Lake Wales Public Library
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
by Gabrielle Zevin
Truth is Stranger Than Non-Fiction Book Discussion
Wednesday, July 26, 12 p.m.
Lake Wales Museum & Cultural Center
The Romanovs: 1613-1918
by Simon Sebag Montefiore
Books with Friends
Latt Maxcy Memorial Library - Frostproof
Boys in the Trees by Carly Simon
Thursday, July 6 - 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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July 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 - 9 am or 5:30 pm - (No registration & Free. One on One instruction available in the 5:30 p.m. group. Call Dawn, 678-4004 for information.)
- Genealogy at the Library - Friday, July 7 - 11:30 a.m. (No registration & free) Please bring your personal laptop or tablet if available
- Multi-culture Movies in the Lobby - Thursday, July 13 - begins at 9 a.m. and continues all day
- CREATE! Crafting Circle - Friday, July 28 - 1 p.m. - July Craft - Create Recycled Book Crafts (Sign Up in advance, Free. Limited to 10 people)
- 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 sponsored by
Lake Wales Library Association - Friends of the Library ~
Florida's Natural Growers Foundation ~ Mountain Lake Community Service
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What's Happening At the Library
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Information & Assistance~
- 1st Wednesday monthly, July 5 , 2 to 4 p.m. - Grief Support - Schoenoff Meeting Room
- Monday, July 10, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. - Central Florida Speech & Hearing Amplified Phone Distribution - Schoenoff Meeting Room
- Wednesday, July 12, 4 - 5 p.m. - Lake Wales City Library Board - Schoenoff Meeting Room
- 4th Monday of each month, July 24 - 1 to 2 p.m. - Alzheimer's Caregivers Support Group - Schoenoff Meeting Room
Meetings subject to cancellation or rescheduling.
For a complete Library calendar of events Click Here
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The LW Public Library & LW Museum & Cultural Center Join forces to present
The Way We Worked.....
... a Smithsonian Museum on Main Street exhibit and supporting programs documenting the way Americans, Floridians and Lake Waleans worked to build their communities.
Thank you to the Lake Wales Library Association - Friends of the Library for their sponsorship of the Florida Humanities Council grant that will make this program possible in August.
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July Local Artist Gallery
In July the Lake Wales Public Library's Local Artist Gallery will feature the works of Treefish Artistic. Treefish Artistic creates one of a kind sculptures of fish using palm fronds. Their creations may be viewed during library hours of operation.
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What the Library & Museum Staff is Reading ...
- Identical Twins by Elin Hilderbrand, Margaret, Bookmobile
- A Fine Retribution by Dewey Lambdin, Lynn, Reference Services
- Marathon by Brian Freeman, Dawn, Youth Services
- The Romanovs by Virginia Cowles, Bart, Museum
- Rough Cider by Peter Lovesey, Lisa, Books by Mail
- One Perfect Lie by Lisa Scottoline, Christy, Books by Mail
- Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, Sydney, Circulation Services
- Two by Two by Nicholas Sparks, Melissa, Circulation Services
- Georgia: A Novel of Georgia O'Keeffe by Dawn Tripp, Dorinda, Circulation Services
- Dangerous Minds by Janet Evanovich, Kristina, Circulation Services
- Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli, Jeff, Bookmobile
- The Last Letter from Your Lover by JoJo Moyes, Tina, Library Admin
- Angel Sister by Ann H. Gabhart, Carolyn, Circulation Services
- Wild Montana Skies by Susan May Warren, Kara, Youth Services
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The Lake Wales Library Association's Used Book Store is open year-round in our main lobby. There are great bargains for readers.
During the month of July all Mass Market Paperbacks in the Used Book Store will
be half price, Stock up on great vacation reads.
Our friends at the Lakeland Public Library provide a library app free of charge to all PCLC library card holders. You can access your library account, place holds, view your records even if your library card is from Lake Wales. Click Lakeland Public Library App scroll to the bottom of the page and download from the Google Play Store or the iTunes Store to your phone or device. It's a great way to manage your library biz through an app!
If you use the Polk Co. Library Cooperative's OverDrive service to check out and download eBooks and audio books try their new app
Libby. Libby is available on the iTunes Store and Google Play Store. It allows OverDrive users to register more than one library card. If you live locally part of the year and elsewhere the remainder of the year you can use library cards from both your home locations.
Libby is easier to use and navigate than the current OverDrive app.
Coming in mid-July,
Lake Wales Public Library's Seed Library. With seed donations from Bok Tower Garden UF/IFAS, Seed Savers, Burpee Seed
s and Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, volunteers are building a great collection of seeds. Patrons will be able to 'check them out' and plant them at home. Watch for the grand opening later this month!
Visit
Bookmobile Schedule for a list of PCLC Bookmobile stops.
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Library Closings
- Tuesday, July 4 - Independence Day
- Friday, July 14 - City Employee Summer Luncheon - 11:45 am until 2 pm
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Support the Lake Wales Library Association
Support the Lake Wales Library Association. Help us provide community programming at the Lake Wales Public Library and the Lake Wales Museum & Cultural Center. The library and museum are striving to provide educational, cultural and heritage programs to Lake Wales.
You contribution for as little at $10 a year to
Lake Wales Library Association will help us achieve this goal. You can donate to our organization at the LW Public Library or by mailing check to LWLA - 290 Cypress Garden Lane - LW 33853.
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Donate to the LW Library Association at LWLA GiveWell Foundation
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