One of Lakeland’s public libraries is getting a glow up —and will be better lit for the public’s use.
The Larry R. Jackson Branch Library at 1700 N. Florida Ave., will begin major renovations to its lighting and public restrooms shortly, according to city librarian Stephanie Brown. The project has gone out for bid, but no date has been set for construction to begin.
Brown said the library’s lighting fixtures will be updated, as many of them are original to the branch’s opening in 1995. The goal is to use the lighting to better define the use of different spaces and help guide patrons’ movement through the building, Brown…