Pick up your seeds from the Fall Seed Library! While supplies last, visit any library location and check out up to five seed packets per month using your library card, or three packets per month without a library card. Don’t have a library card or need a replacement? Register online for a library card today.

Residents of all ages are invited to submit artwork for our upcoming exhibit, Cultura Tallahassee: The Beauty of Our Heritage, in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Artwork will be showcased at four Leon County Public Library locations from September 14 to October 14. Submit your artwork by August 28 at 5 p.m. EDT. Visit any library location for assistance with the online application.

Join Leon County and Envision Credit Union for the next exciting topic in our ongoing Family Financial Education Series, How to Qualify for a Mortgage. Learn what factors lenders consider when reviewing mortgage applications and tips for how to make your application stronger. Food will be served, and attendees will have the chance to win prizes.

•Lake Jackson Branch Library on Saturday, August 17, from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
•Eastside Branch Library on Thursday, August 29, from 5:30-7 p.m.
•Woodville Branch Library on Saturday, August 31, from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

This series rotates between library locations.

Enjoy engaging virtual Author Talks with bestselling authors from a wide range of fiction and nonfiction genres. Tune in for these live events with interactive Q&As, or watch the recording afterward. 

Upcoming virtual Author Talks include:

• Thursday, August 15, at 2 p.m.: Author Talk with Irena Smith, former Stanford admissions officer, independent college counselor, and author of Golden Ticket: A Life in College Admissions Essays.
• Wednesday, August 21, at 7 p.m.: Author Talk with Shelby Van Pelt, New York Times bestselling author of Remarkably Bright Creatures.