Lakewood Park Branch Library

The Lakewood Park Branch Library opens Tuesday through Saturday, with its latest hours, until 7 pm, on Wednesday and Thursday, according to the county's posted schedule read on October 22, 2026 (St. Lucie County Library Locations and Hours).

The Lakewood Park branch page repeats the same five days of service (Lakewood Park Branch page). The same county list gives Monday hours for the Kilmer and Lewis branches and none for Lakewood Park (county hours list for all branches). The same county page carries a list of system holidays, including Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, on which every branch closes; the dated list on that page is the place to check a holiday week.

The branch sits at 7605 Santa Barbara Drive, Fort Pierce, Florida 34951, next to the Fire House and Community Center, and its phone is 772-462-6870 (St. Lucie County Library Locations and Hours).

Fort Pierce is only the mailing city: the Census geocoder matches 7605 Santa Barbara Drive to the Lakewood Park census designated place, GEOID 1239062 (Census geocoder result for the branch address). The county facility directory lists the Lakewood Park Branch Library at 7605 Santa Barbara Dr with the same (772) 462-6870 number, next to entries for Lakewood Regional Park and the Lakewood Park Pool at 5990 Emerson Ave (St. Lucie County facility directory).

Several library services share or sit beside the Lakewood Park line. The county's library contacts list gives 772-462-6870 for Books by Mail, the same number as the branch, and separate lines for renewals and interlibrary loan at 772-462-2187 and for overdues and fees at 772-462-2787 (About the Library contacts). Book-a-Tech appointments at Lakewood Park are booked on the branch number too (Lakewood Park Branch page).

Every St. Lucie County resident, including those in Lakewood Park, is entitled to a free library card, issued in person at any branch with a signed application, a photo ID and proof of county residence (Library Cards and Circulation page).

Applicants 16 or older can call a branch such as Lakewood Park during open hours, or use the county's online form, for a temporary card (county card rules). That card lasts 30 days and covers online resources and up to 5 holds on physical items, but it cannot check out physical items until the holder visits a branch in person. Address and contact details must be confirmed every 3 years to keep an account in good standing.

Adult cards go to applicants at least 16 years old, and youth cards are issued from birth with a parent, guardian or responsible adult who lives in St. Lucie County, signs the application and takes financial responsibility for the account (Library Cards and Circulation page). A borrower who lives outside the county pays a $25 annual fee for a non-resident card, according to the same county page.

The Lakewood Park branch page lists three programs for young children: Storytime Jam, Pre-School Storybook Craft and Music and Motion for Kids (Lakewood Park Branch page).

The Lakewood Park page adds that events may be cancelled for holidays and other closures, and it points families to the branch calendar or to 772-462-6870 to confirm a session (Lakewood Park Branch page).

Like every St. Lucie County branch, Lakewood Park has public computers and document scanners, free Wi-Fi and wireless printing, with black and white printing at 10 cents per page and color at 50 cents per page (county Technology and Computers page).

Book-a-Tech gives 30 minutes of free help with a phone or tablet, reserved by calling the branch at 772-462-6870 or asking at the service desk (Lakewood Park Branch page). Both the branch page and the countywide technology page post Lakewood Park appointment times, and the technology page limits appointments to 2 per person per month (county Technology and Computers page).

The branch also hosts free technology classes with no reservation and limited seats; topics are on the Lakewood Park calendar (branch page). The technology page describes Book-a-Tech as informational help with everyday tasks, not maintenance or ongoing projects (technology page, Book-a-Tech).

Through the county Library of Things, a Lakewood Park cardholder can borrow laptops and WiFi hotspots for up to 30 days, along with kits for birding, disc golf, pickleball and book clubs (St. Lucie County Library of Things).

Hotspots are limited to one per adult cardholder 18 or older, and a 24 hour wait applies before checking out another; laptops go to cardholders of all ages in good standing, first come, first served, with no renewals (Library of Things, laptops and hotspots). Disc golf backpacks hold 7 to 9 discs and a QR code that locates the county's free courses, one of which is at Lakewood Regional Park on Emerson Avenue (Lakewood Park Preserve page).

For Lakewood Park book groups, Book Club in a Box packs 12 copies of a title with discussion questions, and the county lists 772-462-2199 for the available titles; the Home Energy Savings Backpack checks out on an adult card for 2 weeks with no renewals and requires a waiver (Library of Things). Birding kit backpacks include binoculars, a lens cleaning kit, a Florida bird checklist and a copy of Peterson's Field Guide to Birds.

Lakewood Park is one of six St. Lucie County branch libraries, alongside Kilmer, Hurston, Lewis, Morningside and Ravenswood, plus the Pruitt Campus Library run with Indian River State College (About the Library).

Ravenswood, the former Port St. Lucie branch, closed on August 30, 2025, for reconstruction as a larger facility, and services and hold pickups are unavailable there (Locations and Hours, Ravenswood notice). Administrative staff work from the Kilmer branch at 101 Melody Lane in downtown Fort Pierce, whose main line, 772-462-1615, is also the library administration number (About the Library).

Lakewood Regional Park and Preserve at 5990 Emerson Avenue covers 156 acres, 120 of them preserve, with nature trails totaling more than two miles, a disc golf course, pickleball courts, a playground and a swimming pool with a splash pad; the preserve is open daily from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Lakewood Park Preserve page). The county renamed the former Capron Trail Park for the historic Hernandez-Capron Trail, which linked Fort Capron to Fort Vinton in Indian River County. Last verified: October 22, 2026, against the county library hours, branch, about, card, technology and Library of Things pages, the facility directory, the Lakewood Park Preserve page and a Census geocoder match for 7605 Santa Barbara Drive.