Public libraries and learning your way around Central Palm Beach County.

Have you ever been to the public library in the Village of Palm Springs?

This Saturday the Village will kick off their Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations and activities at the Palm Springs Public Library with Remembering My Country, Part 1. And Eduardo Hernández de la Pava will be in Palm Springs to join the festivities as well. 

The Palm Springs Public Library is located at 217 Cypress Lane in the Village.

On the topic of libraries the Village of Palm Springs, Town of Lantana and the City of Lake Worth still have the traditional public library in their municipalities and the Palm Beach County Public Library System is also available for everyone in the public. And the Little Free Libraries too, learn more about that below as well.


Do you know where all these libraries are?

All that information is below and learn how to use the Geo Nav mapping tool as well, a detailed online user-friendly map provided by the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser of this place called Palm Beach County for the view of this entire County in perspective, e.g., where Palm Springs is in relation to all the other municipalities in the region. After a few tries you’ll become an expert and be able to find any location in the County in just a few moments. Click on this link to learn more.

Putting things in perspective,

the coastal region in Central PBC.

Click on map to enlarge:

Now to the news from the Coastal & Greenacres Observer* about Hispanic Heritage Month:

Official celebrations will begin at the Palm Springs Public Library Saturday, Sept. 22 at 3:30 p.m. with Remembering My Country, Part 1.

This Cultural Tapestry Series presentation will continue the following Saturday, Sept. 29 including an outside family fun event from Noon to 2 p.m. That afternoon will close with a performance by La Tuna† from Okeeheelee Middle School at 4:30 p.m.

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month the Library will hold an art exhibit and present the book Clonarte by Eduardo Hernández de la Pava‡ on October 6. In the book, Hernández de la Pava interviews ten artists with Hispanic backgrounds. Several of the artists will be present to discuss their art.


For more information click on this link for the Village of Palm Springs’ official website or to download the Hispanic Heritage Month flyer use this link.

What about other public libraries in CPBC?

Here they are:

From the Village of Palm Springs further west is the County’s Greenacres Branch, Royal Palm Beach Branch and the Wellington Branch too.

The Greenacres Branch of the Palm Beach County Public Library System is located at 3750 S. Jog Rd. And Greenacres is the latest municipality in Palm Beach County to join the growing movement of Little Free Libraries as well.

Do you live in the City of Lake Worth? There is the Lake Worth Public Library in the Downtown located at 15 North ‘M’ St. and the County Library System is also available for the public. Nearby County branches are the Main Branch at 3650 Summit Blvd. in WPB, the Greenacres Branch and Lantana Rd. Branch.

The Little Free Libraries in Palm Beach County first got started in January 2015 in the City of Lake Worth. Read about City resident Mary Lindsey in an article titled, “One Small Town, Over 100 Little Free Libraries” by reporter Megan Blake-Horst.

Live in Town of Lantana? You have the Lantana Public Library, “A place for serious readers” at 205 W. Ocean Ave. and the nearby Lantana Road Branch at 4020 Lantana Rd. in unincorporated PBC.

In the Town of Lake Clarke Shores? Your nearby branches of the PBC Library System is the Main Library at 3650 Summit Blvd. in WPB and the Greenacres Branch as well.

In the Great Walled City of Atlantis? Nearby is the County Greenacres’ and Lantana Rd. branches.

Thank You for visiting today and hope you found this information helpful. Now go and visit your local public library and Little Free Library too!



*To download the Coastal & Greenacres Observer click on this link and then go to “Options” for PDF. The Observer is FREE and published by The Lake Worth Herald Press.

†In Spanish “La Tuna” is students in traditional dress, singing serenades and playing traditional instruments.