Friends of the Jan Platt Library

07/24/2026

There's so much going on at JPL!! Click on the link below to find a list of activities for every member of the family. In fact, you'll find several activities sponsored by Friends of the Library!!

The Friends of the Library is able to sponsor activities through our Bookstore sales and donations. Make sure to stop in!!!

06/30/2026

Enjoy some magic with a sense of humor with Mr. Bones Magic, create an artistic masterpiece out of clay with The Color Express, make your own super hero comic, or learn about the links between the nation's architecture and culture from past to present at our libraries next week!
Catch these programs and more at a library near you before the July 4th festivities. See more at HCPLC.org/Summer

05/15/2026

05/15/2026

JPL has lots of great activities coming up in June. These four are Funded by JPL's chapter of Friends of the Library. Funds for these programs come from our FoL Bookstore. Please donate your gently used books so we can continue to serve the community with great programs!!

05/12/2026

Get ready for legendary stories at your public library this summer.
Visit HCPLC.org/Summer to join the fun.

04/17/2026

STORYTELLING JAMBOREE!
April 18, 2026 at 3pm
Seminole Heights Branch Library 4711 Central Ave, Tampa

Enjoy tales acted out by Storytelling Ambassadors from the library's storytelling workshops, PLUS a guest performance by award winning story teller, Robin Shulte.

04/04/2026

Here's what's coming up at JPL this month -

Register for Adult coloring at - https://attend.hcplc.org/event/15789197
Register for Origami at -
https://attend.hcplc.org/event/15444237
Register for Shore Birds at -
https://attend.hcplc.org/event/15530958