Thanks John for being an amazing librarian. You are always a pleasure when coming to the library…read more Great selection and great service here. Free classes for kids and adults. You can even rent video games ! That is a great option if you aren't sure what games to buy. Crafts are available sometime as well as the ability to use computers and print what you need to. Love this library.

It's nicely organized and clean…read more Love the children's room, because it has lots of things for kids of all ages and activities throughout the week during summer months. Been there a few times and everyone that works there so far has been nice

Clean, fully stocked the majority of the time. Quality meat, produce and bakery products. Customer…read morefocused and works to not make grocery shopping a pain.

The Lake Wales Public Library has been serving the community of Lake Wales since 1919. Like many…read moresmall communities in Florida of this time, the library started out as a Woman's Club civic project. The women accepted books and magazines and set up the first library on a shelf in their clubhouse. After the library outgrew the club it was moved to the Dixie Walesbilt Hotel in downtown Lake Wales and then to a room in the Lake Wales City Hall. In 1957 the Lake Wales Library Association/Friends of the Library was formed to raise money to build a library building. In 1960 the town library opened on Cypress Garden Lane, on the shores of Crystal Lake in 1960. The library was further expanded expanded in 1991. Today the library collection includes over 80,000 books, audiovisuals, kits, archives, periodicals, maps, clippings, and software. I really like small town libraries like this one that are the heartbeat of their community. It lends materials but the Lake Wales Public Library is also gathering place. In the lobby of the library is a beautiful mural of lake Wales most famous attraction, Bok Tower. In front of it is a detailed model of the tower encased in glass. Also in this part of the library is Ye Olde Bookshop selling a large selection of secondhand books. On the wall of the library there are paintings by local artists and archival photographs. Some of the programs the library is hosting this month include celebrating Native American History Month, chair yoga, needlework arts, and a teen creative writing club. This library is so charming and a has a beautiful view of lake Crystal from the windows. It is a great resource for education and culture in Lake Wales.

LA Library is a good library for books, computers, DVD's and programs. The people that work there…read moreare very nice and helpful. They go out of their way to help you if you need to order something from the good size Polk County system. Love their decorations for every holiday, so cheerful! Love you guys!

Not a bad little library for the location and size of the town. There is story time for the kids,…read moreplenty of computer to work on, prices for printing and coping average, book selection on site is ok but they can order them for you from elsewhere so that is a good point. However, the women working there are horrible. One in particular is rude, has no knowledge of computers and needs to take a class in using her quiet voice when discussing personal problems (her doctors appoints). If you can malke the drive over to the next town - well it might be a smarter move. Happy Reading Folks

I do wish the library staff sang to me more. It frequently puts me to sleep which is nice and…read moredeeply appreciated. Sometimes I think the spirit of the past present and future visits me in the ancient chairs, it's comforting Such a lovely place to pretend to study, and I would recommend, especially when the lady sings. I love when she sings.

Disregard the old review from the guy in 2012. This is a wonderful rural library with a great…read moresummer Reading program & Children's story hour. It is run by two fantastic ladies. It offers computer use, copies, etc.

Small rural library. Good computer access, but it can be very noisy with a lot of socializing…read more Items are sometimes not checked back in properly.