March & April 2021

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March/April 2021

You have access to the Lake Wales Public Library 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Visit our Website To See Our Digital Content.

Read Lake Wales 2021

There's still time to join the Read Lake Wales 2021 Challenge. Over 240 people have received reading logs and will attempt to read and record 50 books by December 10, 2021. Email library@lakewalesfl.gov to request your log and take the challenge!

April Book Discussions

The Lake Wales Public Library and Lake Wales History Museum's monthly book discussions are now available face to face and live virtual platforms.

Contact the library or museum to request an invitation to join the discussion online. If you attend face to face you are required to wear face covering. Seating is limited.

Tuesday, April 27, 2021, 6 p.m. Night Owls Book Discussion - A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway - LW Public Library, 678.4004

Wednesday, April 28, 2021, 12 p.m. History Book Discussion - River of the Golden Ibis by Gloria Jahoda - LW History Museum, 676.1759

Thursday, April 22, 11 a.m. Thursday Morning Book Discussion - Where the Crawdads Sing - by Delia Owens - LW Public Library, 678.4004

Our Intelligent Locker System is Available

The Lake Wales Public Library's Intelligent Locker System is up and running. Located at our Main Entrance, this locker system is connected to our library network and allows customers access to safely pick up the books, movies and audio books they've placed on hold 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Whether you place your own holds, or work with library staff, here are the four basic steps to use the system.

Select Lake Wales Lockers as your Pick-up Location when placing a hold.

Receive notification via text or email when your hold is available.

Pick-up your materials by entering your library card number at the monitor, the locker door will open.

Check out is complete when the locker door opens.

If you have questions call 863-678-4004, extension 0 or email library@lakewalesfl.gov

Polk County Library Cooperative's New Mobile App

The Polk County Library Cooperative has a new mobile app. Manage your library holds, checkouts and returns from your mobile device.

Recently added to the PCLC mobile app, Self Checkout. This allows customers to check out materials on their device via the app, without a trip to the Circulation Desk.

Available free at the PlayStore or Apple Store, search for Polk County Library Cooperative and download.

Email library@lakewalesfl.gov to request a copy of the Digital Scavenger Hunt game. Learn your way around the app.

If you need your library card number or PIN number, call us at 863.678.4004, ext. 0 and we can help!

Garden Lane Pass Program

Bok Tower Gardens and the Lake Wales Library Association have partnered to create a unique program that allows library patrons to check out passes to Bok Tower Gardens for up to four adults and up to six children.

The Garden Lane Pass provides a one week gate pass to adult card holders, in good standing. Restrictions on some services apply.

For details on additional discounts, or restrictions that apply to the Garden Lane Pass call 863.678.4004 or email library@lakewalesfl.gov.

Lake Wales Public Library's Local Artist Gallery

There's still time to view the amazing quilts in the Lake Wales Public Library's Local Artist Gallery through the end of March. All quilts were created by members of the Lake Wales Quilter's Guild.

The Local Artist Gallery will host the works of Frostproof artist, Vicki Alley throughout the month of April.

The LW Public Library's Local Artist Gallery is open during the library's regular hours of operation.

Join us in celebrating Libraries and the people who make them work during National Library Week April 4 - 10, 2021.

Support the Lake Wales Public Library, join the Lake Wales Library Association - Friends of the Library.

Visit www.lwlibraryassoc.org or call the library, 863-678-4004, to request a membership packet.

Call the Lake Wales Public Library, 863.678.4004, extension 0 with questions.