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Happy Holidays from your Lake Wales Library Staff!
Melissa, Kristina, Mona, Camaryn, Jeff, Sydney, Diana, Kara, Joshua, Rebecca, Marcia, Lynn, Dorinda, Tina, Lisa, Angela, Margie, Sheree, Marie, Lisa, Kara and Belle.
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Lake Wales Public Library is excited to announce our very first book vending machine. This book vending machine will be located outside by the City Hall of Lake Wales' entrance.
The machine will vend DVDs, Adult fiction and Children materials.
Wrap designed by the LWPL staff (Kristina, Angie and Sydney)!
*This project was funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Florida’s LSTA program is administered by the Department of State’s Division of Library and Information Services.
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Just in time for Holiday cooking - check out our collection on Culinary Arts
The Culinary Arts collection includes 150 of the major cooking and nutrition magazines. Coverage includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information.
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November & December classes and events
Coloring for Grownups – Mondays @ 11:30am-1pm
Break up a long Monday with stress-relieving coloring at lunchtime.
Chair Yoga – Tuesdays & Wednesday @12-1pm
Chair Yoga for all experience levels. $5 per class.
Genealogy @ the Library – 1st Fridays @ 11:30am-1pm
Sponsored by the Dr. J. A. Wiltshire Foundation. Free Genealogy information sessions.
Jigsaw Puzzle Group – 1st & 3rd Fridays @ 10:30-11:30am
Come collaborate with other puzzlers! New members are welcome!!!
Needlework Arts Group – Fridays @ 9:30 – 11:30am
Chatty Crafters – Fridays @ 1:30-4pm
Come practice your favorite fiber art with like-minded individuals! This is a club, not a class. Open to the Public.
Free Adult Craft, DIY Pumpkin Wreath - Wednesday, Nov. 9th @ 5:00 pm-7:00 pm. Sign-up at Front Desk.
Board Game Day for Kids & Adults - Saturday, Nov. 19th All Day
Free, drop in activities.
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The LW Library Association, our non-profit support group, has kicked off their 2022 End of the Year fund drive. Over 400 letters went out on Friday, October 27, to members, donors and other supporters requesting tax deductible donations to support the LWPL. LW Library Association brochures and donation envelopes are located throughout the library's information racks and displays.
The LW Library Association was founded in 1957 to advocate for publicly funded library service. They now raise funds, manage trusts and support library staff, programs and collection development, approximately $55,000 a year is raised or through trust revenues to directly support the LW Public Library.
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Library Staff Reading Recommendations
Located in the Lake Wales Public Library's front lobby is a table filled with books that our library staff have read, loved and now recommend to you.
Recent additions to the Staff Recommendation table include:
- The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
- Family by Ron and Clint Howard
- The Reckoning by Mary Trump
- Creepy Cat Manga Series by Cotton Valent
- 2034 by Elliot Ackerman
- The Rent Collector by Camron Steve Wright
- The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris by Jenny Colgan
- Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
- Anne of West Philly by Ivy Noelle Weir
- A Canine Casper Cozy Mystery by Sophie Love
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BMail is a home delivery service available to all library patrons who reside within Polk County. Library materials are mailed to patrons whose library card is in good standing. Some restrictions may apply. Read BMail Policy
BMail delivery is free!
• Requested library items are delivered to the address associated with the patron’s library card.
• Address and contact information must be kept current.
• The return of library materials is the responsibility of the patron.
• Returns are accepted at any PCLC library, the PCLC Bookmobile and Visit Central Florida Information Center, 101 Adventure Ct in Davenport.
Contact:
(863) 679-4441 (866) 679-4441
FAX: (863) 678-4051
Email: bmail@mypclc.org
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The Lake Wales Public Library invites library patrons, 18 years of age and older to participate in the READ Lake Wales 2022 Challenge.
The READ Lake Wales 2022 Challenge requires that participants complete fifty books between January 1, 2022 and December 9, 2022. Print, electronic and audio books are all accepted for entries.
Download a reading log at READ Lake Wales 2022. READ Lake Wales 2022 is made possible by the generous sponsorships of the Lake Wales Library Association and Florida’s Natural Growers Foundation.
For information, to request the complete READ Lake Wales rules and Reading Log, call 863-678-4004 or email library@lakewalesfl.gov.
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Support the organization that makes so much possible at the Lake Wales Public Library. Consider a membership or donation to the Lake Wales Library Association.
For over 60 years the Lake Wales Library Association has provided financial support, volunteer assistance and political advocacy for the LW Public Library.
Join the LW Library Association by visiting their website and clicking the Join Us button.
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