News Articles About the Library

 The Orange County Library System will be celebrating Women’s History Month in March with library events and programs teaching the impact influential women have made.

Get ready, Orlando — the man who had you chuckling through An Abundance of Katherines and sobbing uncontrollably with The Fault in Our Stars is coming back to where it all began.

Orlando Game Jam is coming to the Melrose Center at Orlando Public Library later this month, giving participants a chance to create a complete video game in one weekend.

Libraries with Heart provides blood pressure-monitoring kits for people to check out and AEDs at libraries.

The South Creek branch of the Orange County Library System is one of 300 public libraries nationwide selected for the “Thinking Money for Kids” program, using games to teach financial literacy to children ages 3 to 12.

OCLS hosting ‘Meet the Author’ with New York Times Bestseller Jerry Craft, author of ‘New Kid’ series.

Nature Walk Book Club meets monthly at Orange County parks with discussion, nature walk.

Free classes offered at branches including container gardening and plant clinics with master gardener advice onsite.

Readers offered hundreds of suggestions for the 14th annual installment of this Thanksgiving tradition. Some are old favorites. Some you might want to look up or check out. All help make Central Florida unique.

Scheduled to open in late 2025, this new branch promises to become a cornerstone for educational growth, cultural enrichment, and community connection.