Voting at the Library

Primary Election Early Voting and Election Day voting will take place at select OCLS locations. Early Voting will be held from Monday, August 3 to Sunday, August 16, 2026, from 9 a.m.–7 p.m., and Election Day voting will take place Tuesday, August 18, 2026, from 7 a.m.–7 p.m. During this time, you may notice increased activity at participating locations and parking may be limited. Learn more about voting at the library ›

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  • What are the library’s Rules of Conduct?

    | 🇪🇸 Español | Read the Orange County Library System’s Rules of Conduct. Effective: November 15, 2024 The Orange County Library System has adopted the Rules of Conduct to protect the right of individuals to access library materials, services, and programs; to protect the right of library staff to conduct library business and pursue the…

  • Does the library have any computers available just for children or teens?

    Yes. Every library location has designated computer stations for children.

  • Guidelines for Computer Use

    Computers are available for use at all library location. Computer use is free for all library cardholders who are residents or property owners in the Orange County Library District. Cardholders must have an account in good standing. Residential, property and fee cardholders may have up to three free one-hour sessions per day. Adult non-cardholders can…

  • Which locations have public computers?

    All OCLS locations have computers available for public use.  Read more about computer use at OCLS.

  • What is a Kids’ Learning Station?

    Also known as “AWE” stations or “ELS” (Early Literacy Stations), these computers are self contained, without internet connection, and provide access to a wide variety of award winning learning software in English and Spanish to help children develop early literacy skills in the areas of English, math, science, and the arts. They do not have…

  • LEAP (Library eBook Accessibility Program)

    Through our downloadable media service, OverDrive, our resident patrons may qualify for LEAP. This service provides DAISY and Braille formats that can be read with computers, assistive reading devices, Braille printers, and even MP3 players, free Victor Reader Soft and Read:OutLoud reading software that you can install onto your home computer. Please note this service…

  • Can PC Pass holders use the Melrose Center and Studios?

    No. PC Pass will only provide access to the public computers at branch libraries and on the 4th floor of the Orlando Public Library.

  • What if I’m a Maitland or Winter Park Reciprocal Borrower or an Out-of-County Resident and I want to use the Common Areas of the Melrose Center?

    These users will begin by scheduling a free Melrose Center General Orientation. At the end of the orientation, they receive a Melrose Center card at no cost. Melrose cardholders will use the card number associated with their Melrose Center card to reserve computers in the common area, sign up for classes, or book studios or…

  • Can I use the computers in the Melrose Center to write emails or letters?

    Computers are only to be used for working on projects associated with Melrose Center type activities such as video, audio, graphic design and photo editing. Users cannot use these computers to read emails, write letters, browse the Internet and social networking sites such as Facebook or to watch movies. Users can bring their own laptops…

  • I don’t have a laptop! Does OCLS provide laptops?

    No, but you can sign up to use one of over 500 computers available to the public in one of our 16 Library locations.

  • I’m connected to “OCLS-Guest” (the OCLS Wi-Fi), but I’m having trouble…

    Our wireless network "OCLS-Guest" is only available during the Library's normal hours of operation. Note: Some laptops have a switch to enable or disable the wireless adapter. Macintosh computers use Airport's software to turn on/off the adapter. Verify that the switch or Airport is enabled. Because of the differences in configurations, hardware and software, the…

  • What types of Microsoft Office applications are available on Library computers?

    The Library's internet computer stations have the following Microsoft Office applications: Access, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher, and Word.

  • Can I view PDFs on library public computers?

    Each library computer has a version of Adobe Reader for reading PDFs.