The Lake Placid Memorial Library is not just a place to check out books.
The Lake Placid Library hosts Story Time every Wednesday at 10 a.m. The Lake Placid branch is located at 205 W. Interlake Blvd., and current listed hours are Tuesday 10:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., closed Sunday and Monday.
For families with young children, Wednesday Story Time is one of those simple, local resources that is easy to overlook. It is free, close to home, and gives children a regular reason to visit the library.
But the library card itself may be the bigger story.
Through the Libby app by OverDrive, Highlands County library users can borrow eBooks and audiobooks. Highlands County’s library site says Libby is available through two provider pages: Tampa Bay Library Consortium and Southwest Florida Library Network.
That means your Lake Placid library card can give you access to audiobooks right from your phone. You can browse, place holds, borrow, and listen without buying every book. For people who drive, walk, clean house, work outside, or just prefer listening instead of reading, Libby is one of the most useful free tools connected to the library system.
Don’t have a card? That part is simple, too.
Highlands County library cards are free to anyone who lives in Highlands County and are valid at libraries in the Heartland Library Cooperative counties. Bring identification and proof of residency to the Lake Placid Memorial Library, and staff can help get you set up.
A library card is no longer just a card for borrowing books from a shelf. In Lake Placid, it can also mean weekly children’s programs, free audiobooks, eBooks, and access to more reading than most people realize.
And when you visit the library, check out the Friends of the Library Bookstore located next to the library. You’ll find great deals on paperbacks, hard backs, music and even DVDs! This is a volunteer run store that supports the many free programs offered at the library.
For mor information about the library: https://www.myhlc.org/lake-placid-memorial-library