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Children’s Summer Reading Club 2024 Adventure Begins at Your Library
Our summer reading club for children is the perfect antidote to summer learning loss and is a great way for students to prepare for a successful school year ahead.
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Teen Summer Reading Club 2024 Adventure Begins at Your Library
Our summer reading club for teens entering sixth through twelfth grade is the perfect antidote to summer learning loss and is a great way for students to prepare for a successful school year ahead.
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Adult Summer Reading Club 2024 Adventure Begins at Your Library
Each time you enjoy a book, eBook, audiobook or graphic novel, enter to win a prize. Winners will be drawn weekly. You can enter online or at the Main Library and Madison Branch.
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Programs for Infants
Join us for engaging story times while encouraging your infant’s social, emotional and cognitive development. Enjoy books, songs and finger plays while meeting with other parents.
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Programs for School-Age Students
Lakewood Public Library provides a wide variety of extended learning opportunities for elementary school children. Quality programs that provide positive child development and a wide range of age-appropriate programming choices are available and accessible when students are not in school.
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Programs for Teens
Lakewood Public Library offers a wide range of quality programs for teens that provides them with a place to explore their interests, spark conversation and allow their creativity to flourish.
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Story Time Programs
Did you know that the ability to learn language skills is greatest before the age of six and that children who are read to at an early age are more successful in school? Join us for engaging story times while encouraging your child’s social, emotional and cognitive development.
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Make the Library a part of your weekend family time with story time programs, crafts and free entertainment.
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Vietnamese Boat People Photographs by Les Bird
We are honored to exhibit a selection of photographs of Vietnamese Boat People taken by Les Bird, a former Commander of the Royal Hong Kong Marine Police.
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Celebrate National Photography Month with Octavio Noda
Immerse yourself in this informative presentation on basic photo composition by photographer, film importer and distributor, and retired librarian, Octavio Noda.
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Dealing With Disinformation in a Democracy
Dealing With Disinformation in a Democracy was a Library program which addressed the important and serious issue of disinformation in a democratic society, and how citizens can discern and protect themselves from misinformation.
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Northstar Digital Literacy
Want to improve your computer, software, or technology skills? Our library has a new resource: Northstar Digital Literacy, where you can learn and practice basic to advanced digital literacy skills.
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Read and Grow: 1000 Books Before Kindergarten
Sign up your child to read 1,000 books together with you!
Read MoreDrop-In Family Weekend Wonders
Your whole family will enjoy these programs full of enthusiastic stories, engaging activities, entertaining music and clever crafts.
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Ukrainian Architecture: Pride of Place In a Nation Under Siege
Join Professor Stephen Rugare, College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Kent State University, in an exploration of the rich – and sometimes conflicting – traditions of Ukrainian architecture.
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Prepare For the Jobs of the Future With Fiero Code
Learn to innovate, problem-solve, set goals, and think creatively with Fiero Code.
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Proctoring Services Available
Lakewood Public Library continues to offer proctoring services. Please complete a form for each course requiring proctoring services. Once your request is submitted, a Library staff member will contact you to schedule your proctored exam.
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Storytime at Home With Your Child – Early Literacy
TumbleBooks adds music, narration, games, puzzles, quizzes and movement to classic fiction and nonfiction titles to create a new book experience for your child.
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Storytime at Home With Your Child – Early Numeracy
TumbleMath is a comprehensive collection of animated, talking math story books and nonfiction math books available in the TumbleBook format.
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Learn a New Language at Home
We offer three portals to learning foreign languages quickly and easily. Each option provides a fun, effective, and engaging experience for learners of all levels looking to build their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in a foreign language.
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