Florida Rural Legal Services and the Highlands County Bar Association are holding a free Ask-a-Lawyer clinic at the Avon Park Public Library on Thursday, October 29, 2015 from 12 pm to 3 pm. Florida Rural Legal Services is a private nonprofit organization
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Adult Coloring at the library
Join us at the library for adult coloring. Relax, reduce stress and have fun. The program is available at Glades, Hardee, Lake Placid, Okeechobee and Sebring.
Halloween at the Okeechobee Library
October 28th, at 3:30pm Come dressed in your Halloween costume. Trick or treating will follow story time !
Be All That You Can Be? by Frank Phillips
As our time on earth progresses, the voices of self-examination and woulda, coulda, shoulda become louder and more frequent. Why is that? Basically we can chalk it up to the human need for approval, even if it is us approving of us. In this sense we seek personal approval for the things we have accomplished […]
Prefer ebooks to printed books? Your library has both!
10? . . . 13? . . . 5? . . . How many reasons do you have for liking ebooks more than printed books, or vice-versa? What’s you’re number one reason, or do you like both? Tell us the next time you’re at the library. Check out the lists below. 10 reasons why you […]
Halloween Free Film Series — Avon Park Library
Come to the free Halloween Free Film Series Series at the Avon Park Library. On Saturday October 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th. The children’s movie starts at 11am and the matinee begins at 2pm. Call the library at 863-452-3803 for the movie titles.
10 Reasons Print Books Are Better Than E-Books
From the The National Book Review — “Last week, the book industry released figures showing that e-book sales were down so far this year — the first time they have declined — while print remained relatively steady.” Be sure to avoid number 10 if it’s a print book from your library! Read the whole […]
The Heart of a Community
“How have people benefitted from books and libraries? By gaining access to information, culture, and education. Libraries without Borders supports the same values of personal and community development in a modern way with their “Ideas Box. The “Ideas Box” is a portable multimedia library that ships easily to vulnerable populations around the world. From the […]
I Still Believe in Fairy Tales
Albert Einstein said, “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” From imagining princesses trapped in towers and kitchens or princes transformed into frogs and beasts; little girls on their way to grandmother’s house or little boys crying […]