Free Comic Book Day

Free Comic Book Day

Two thousand stores across the US will give away free comics to kids on Saturday, May 1st. Visit Freecomicbookday.com to find a participating merchant near you.

Michael's The Knack event this weekend

Michael's The Knack

Make It Take It Mother's Day Mug Event

Sunday, May 2nd, 1 pm until 3 pm
Turn an ordinary mug into a work of art. Join us to make a personalized mug for Mom. Requires purchase of mug with markers.

Home Depot Building workshop for kids

Home Depot Building workshop for kids this Saturday.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
9 am until noon
Come build a Picket Fence Planter.

Museums on Us!!

Bank of America - Museums on Us!

Get Free General admission to over 100 Museum, Zoo, Science Center, Botanical Gardens and More with your Bank of America Credit Card, ATM, or Check Card and your ID.

Locate a Museum Location in your area!

Bank of America - Museum on Us!

Camp Ready!!! for Rising Kindergarteners or Repeating Kindergarteners

Learning Resource Center
Presents Camp Ready!!

Program Goals: This successful summer program for Rising-K and Repeating Kindergartners offers a month of daily interactive sessions at child-friendly Family Fundamentals located in Lakeland to enhance readiness and social skills. Also, two new locations for the summer of 2010...Ft. Meade -Help of Ft. Meade (formerly Riverside Elementary) and Hillcrest Elementary in Lake Wales.

Who: Students entering or repeating Kindergarten
When: Four weeks beginning in June or July Where: See above
What: Awareness: 47 sounds; Vocabulary: Receptive and Expressive; Participation: Cooperative Learning Groups; Reinforcement: Following Directions
How: Highly qualified teachers will lead the exciting parade
of themed rich language-laden lessons with movement and music, color and art, taste and cooking, providing learning opportunities for parent involvement at camp and at home.

WHEN: July 5-July 30; 8:30 am until 11:30 am
PRICE: ONLY $20 flat fee for the whole month.

Sign up on their website: http://www.lrcpolk.com/
Learning Resource Center
1628 South Florida Ave.
Lakeland, FL 33803
863-688-9477

Library Happenings this week!

• Auburndale Library Join us for crafts, music, and stories at storytime, this Thursday. Children age 2 meet at 9:30 am and children ages 3-5 meet at 11 am . This week the theme is "Fun on the farm".
• Bartow Library Story times this weeek are 3:30 pm on Tuesday for ages 6-8, 10 am Wednesday for ages 3-5 and 10:30 am for Book babies which is ages birth-2 years old.
• Haines City Library We're "Going Buggy" this week at story time 10:30 am on Wednesday.
• Lakeland Library Story times this week are; Pre-school story time meets 10 am on Tuesday, Toddler time meets 10 am Wednesday, Mother goose time for babies meets 11am on Thursday.
• Larry R. Jackson Library Storytime meets 10:30 am on Wednesdays.
• Winter Haven Library Preschool story hour for ages 5 and under starts 10 am on Tuesday and Wednesday. Each week we have themed reading activities including puppets, music, and story telling to enhance young learners' reading skills.
  

Pics on the Promenade!

Pics on the Promenade!

Friday, April 30, 2010

Presents Indiana Jones

FREE Admission
Movie at Dusk
Lake Mirror Downtown Lakeland


Upcoming Movie:
May 14, 2010 The Blind Side